Senior Android Engineer — Remote, Kotlin & Global Apps
Wikimedia Foundation
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Job summary
Wikimedia Foundation is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Android to strengthen the App Experience and App Growth teams. This remote role serves a global audience and requires daily overlap with 15:00–21:00 UTC.
You will drive medium-sized Android projects, optimize performance, and collaborate with product, design, and analytics to deliver accessible, scalable experiences across multilingual apps.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of professional Android development experience.
- Strong Kotlin, XML, Jetpack Compose skills and Android architecture knowledge.
- Experience with performance optimization and responsive UI.
- Experience adding webview-wrapped experiences to native apps.
- Experience maintaining cross‑platform mobile applications.
- Familiarity with Wikipedia/wikitext or CMS systems is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Identify early risks and tradeoffs across quality, velocity, and maintainability.
- Lead design for medium-sized Android projects and build scalable components.
- Write testable, observable code and instrument features for analytics.
- Collaborate with product, design, analytics and other engineers to deliver solutions.
- Prioritize high-impact opportunities and align with project timelines.
- Uphold Wikimedia Foundation's mission and values.
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Job description
Wikimedia Foundation is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Android to strengthen the App Experience and App Growth teams. This remote role serves a global audience and requires daily overlap with 15:00–21:00 UTC.
You will drive medium-sized Android projects, optimize performance, and collaborate with product, design, and analytics to deliver accessible, scalable experiences across multilingual apps.
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