Senior Android Engineer — Remote, Global Wiki Apps

Wikimedia Foundation; Bristol (RI); Remote; USD 56,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Android to support the App Experience and App Growth teams within the Core Experiences engineering group. This fully remote role requires daily overlap between 15:00 UTC and 21:00 UTC to ensure effective communication.

You will design and deliver medium-complexity Android features, improve performance, and collaborate cross-functionally with product and design teams to grow active readership worldwide.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 5-10+ years of professional Android app development experience.
• Strong Kotlin, XML, Jetpack Compose, and architectural pattern knowledge.
• Experience optimizing Android performance across conditions.
• Ability to work in a self-driven, lean environment.
• Commitment to Wikimedia Foundation's mission and values.

Responsibilities

• Delivery of medium complexity initiatives from discovery through delivery, breaking down into features and managing scope.
• Improve the mobile Wikipedia product experiences for a global, multilingual audience on Android.
• Lead system design for medium-sized projects and build accessible, scalable components.
• Ensure software is easy to test, observe, and debug with instrumentation for analytics.

Skills

Android development

Kotlin

Jetpack Compose

XML

Architecture patterns

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Android to support the App Experience and App Growth teams within the Core Experiences engineering group. This fully remote role requires daily overlap between 15:00 UTC and 21:00 UTC to ensure effective communication.

You will design and deliver medium-complexity Android features, improve performance, and collaborate cross-functionally with product and design teams to grow active readership worldwide.