Senior Android Engineer - Remote, Wiki Apps & Growth

Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 56,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

The Wikimedia Foundation is hiring a Senior Software Engineer, Android (Contract) to reinforce the App Experience and App Growth teams. This fully remote role requires overlapping hours with 15:00–21:00 UTC, enabling global collaboration.

You will drive mid-sized Android initiatives, design scalable components, ensure testable & observable software, and collaborate across product, design, and analytics teams to ship high-impact features.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 5–10+ years building Android apps.
• Strong Kotlin, XML, Jetpack Compose skills and Android patterns.
• Experience optimizing Android performance and scalability.
• Self-driven, collaborative in a lean environment.
• Commitment to Wikimedia Foundation mission and values.

Responsibilities

• Deliver medium complexity Android initiatives from discovery to delivery.
• Lead system design for medium projects and build accessible components.
• Create testable, observable, debuggable software with good quality.
• Collaborate with product, design, analytics, and other engineers.
• Identify high-impact opportunities and align team priorities.
• Follow team standards for code review, design, testing, and docs.
• Work with awareness of downstream and upstream effects.

Skills

Kotlin

XML

Jetpack Compose

Android architecture

Performance optimization

Autonomy

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

The Wikimedia Foundation is hiring a Senior Software Engineer, Android (Contract) to reinforce the App Experience and App Growth teams. This fully remote role requires overlapping hours with 15:00–21:00 UTC, enabling global collaboration.

You will drive mid-sized Android initiatives, design scalable components, ensure testable & observable software, and collaborate across product, design, and analytics teams to ship high-impact features.