Senior Android Engineer - Remote, Shape Wikipedia Apps

Wikimedia Foundation

Butlerville (IN)

Remote

USD 56,000 - 87,000

Full time

7 days ago

Be an early applicant

Get a reply from this employer

Your resume and cover letter, tailored to exactly what they’re hiring for.

Get past ATS filters

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 presence during 15:00–21:00 UTC to enable team communication across time zones.

You will design and implement scalable Android components for the Wikipedia app, lead medium-sized projects, and collaborate with product, design, and analytics to deliver multilingual experiences for readers worldwide.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree and 5–10+ years building Android apps.
Strong Kotlin, XML, Jetpack Compose, and Android architecture pattern experience.
Experience with performance optimization across devices and conditions.
Experience in a self-driven, lean environment.
Commitment to Wikimedia's Mission and Values.

Responsibilities

Delivery of medium complexity initiatives from technical discovery through delivery.
Lead design and implementation of Android components for Wikipedia app experiences.
Build software that is easy to test, observe, and debug with good instrumentation.
Collaborate with product managers, designers, analysts, and native app engineers.
Proactively identify high-impact opportunities and align priorities.
Follow team standards in code review, design, testing, accessibility and observability.
Plan work with awareness of downstream or upstream effects.