Staff Android Prototyping Engineer - Innovate Mobile UX

Leadout Capital; California; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Slack's mobile team seeks a Staff Engineer to shape the future of the mobile product. As a Prototyping Engineer, you’ll lead greenfield initiatives, building first working versions and steering product direction through engineering work.

You will collaborate with Product, Design, Backend, and other mobile engineers to craft intuitive, high-performance experiences for millions of users worldwide. The role demands hands-on leadership, ability to navigate ambiguity, and a track record of shipping

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering with Android at scale.
• Proven track record of starting new initiatives and moving them to production.
• Experience in fast-paced, dynamic environments.
• Demonstrated ability to influence across senior stakeholders and teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering development of Android experiences used by millions of users.
• Drive cross-functional initiatives from exploration to production rollout.
• Prototype mobile features to define the user experience for Slack on mobile.
• Collaborate with Product and Design to balance user needs with technical constraints.
• Mentor senior engineers and contribute to mobile engineering growth.
• Set best practices for mobile feature development and reliability.

Skills

Android dev

Kotlin

Android architecture

Performance optimization

Mentorship

Cross-team leadership

Product collaboration

Engineering leadership

Education

Technical degree

Tools

Jetpack Compose

Combine Concurrency

Dependency Injection

Job description

Slack's mobile team seeks a Staff Engineer to shape the future of the mobile product. As a Prototyping Engineer, you’ll lead greenfield initiatives, building first working versions and steering product direction through engineering work.

You will collaborate with Product, Design, Backend, and other mobile engineers to craft intuitive, high-performance experiences for millions of users worldwide. The role demands hands-on leadership, ability to navigate ambiguity, and a track record of shipping