Senior Staff Android Prototyping Engineer

Slack Enterprise; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 197,000 - 314,000; Full time

Job summary

Slack is seeking a Staff Prototyping Engineer, Android, to drive greenfield mobile features at scale. You will lead engineering from exploration to shipped experiences, partnering with Product, Design, and Backend teams to create fast, reliable, and intuitive mobile experiences for millions of users.

You will mentor engineers, define mobile best practices, and influence product direction while operating across multiple teams in a high-velocity environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Proven track record of starting new initiatives and prototyping paths to production.
• Experience leading large, ambiguous, cross-team initiatives.
• Strong expertise in Kotlin and modern Android development.

Responsibilities

• Shape the future of Slack on mobile by leading engineering development of experiences used by millions daily.
• Lead complex, cross-functional initiatives from exploration to production rollout.
• Lead feature prototyping to define the mobile user experience for Slack's opportunities.
• Collaborate with Product and Design to balance user needs and technical constraints.
• Influence decisions beyond your team through leadership and reviews.
• Set and evangelize best practices for mobile feature development and operations.
• Mentor senior engineers and contribute to the mobile community.

Skills

Android development

Kotlin

Android architecture

Code optimization

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Jetpack Compose

Dependency injection

Combine Concurrency

Job description

Slack is seeking a Staff Prototyping Engineer, Android, to drive greenfield mobile features at scale. You will lead engineering from exploration to shipped experiences, partnering with Product, Design, and Backend teams to create fast, reliable, and intuitive mobile experiences for millions of users.

You will mentor engineers, define mobile best practices, and influence product direction while operating across multiple teams in a high-velocity environment.