Staff Android Prototyping Engineer — Lead Mobile Innovation

Slack; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 197,000 - 314,000; Full time

Job summary

Slack is seeking a Staff Engineer for the Slack Mobile team to shape the future of our Android experiences. You will own prototype development and lead zero-to-one initiatives that impact millions of users, collaborating closely with Product, Design, and Backend teams to deliver intuitive, high-performance mobile features.

We value strong leadership, ownership, and the ability to drive product direction through technical excellence.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, including significant experience building complex, high‑craft Android applications at scale.
• Deep expertise in Kotlin and modern Android development.
• Experience leading large, ambiguous initiatives with business impact.
• Ability to influence product and technical direction across senior stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of Android lifecycle, concurrency, networking, and performance optimization.
• Bias toward ownership, execution, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering development of mobile experiences used by millions of users across Slack.
• Drive complex, cross‑functional initiatives from exploration to production rollout.
• Prototype mobile features and shape the mobile user experience for major opportunities.
• Collaborate with Product and Design to balance user needs with technical constraints.
• Influence engineering decisions beyond your team through reviews and mentorship.
• Set and evangelize best practices for mobile feature development and operational excellence.
• Mentor senior engineers and help grow the Slack mobile engineering community.

Skills

Android development

Kotlin

Jetpack Compose

Android architecture

Leadership

Cross-team collaboration

Ownership

Education

Related technical degree

Tools

Android Studio

Job description

Slack is seeking a Staff Engineer for the Slack Mobile team to shape the future of our Android experiences. You will own prototype development and lead zero-to-one initiatives that impact millions of users, collaborating closely with Product, Design, and Backend teams to deliver intuitive, high-performance mobile features.

We value strong leadership, ownership, and the ability to drive product direction through technical excellence.