Staff Prototyping Engineer – Mobile Android Innovator

Slack; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Slack is seeking a Staff Engineer for its mobile product to shape future experiences. As a Prototyping Engineer, you’ll lead greenfield, zero-to-one initiatives and influence product and design directions through hands-on engineering that ships first versions of new features for Slack’s mobile platform.

You will collaborate with Product, Design, Backend, and other mobile engineers to deliver intuitive, high-performance experiences for millions of daily users worldwide.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, with significant Android-scale apps.
• Proven track record leading cross-functional, org-spanning initiatives.
• Experience in fast-paced environments (startup/incubator/zero-to-one in enterprise).
• Deep Kotlin and modern Android development expertise.
• Ability to influence product and technical direction with stakeholders.
• Ownership mindset and prioritization across the org.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering development of experiences used by millions of users.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives from exploration to production rollout.
• Prototype features to define the mobile user experience.
• Partner with Product and Design to balance user needs and constraints.
• Influence engineering decisions beyond your immediate team.
• Set and evangelize best practices for mobile feature development.
• Mentor senior engineers and contribute to the mobile engineering community.

Skills

Android development

Kotlin

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentorship

Education

Technical degree

Tools

Jetpack Compose

Combine Concurrency

Dependency Injection

Job description

Slack is seeking a Staff Engineer for its mobile product to shape future experiences. As a Prototyping Engineer, you’ll lead greenfield, zero-to-one initiatives and influence product and design directions through hands-on engineering that ships first versions of new features for Slack’s mobile platform.

You will collaborate with Product, Design, Backend, and other mobile engineers to deliver intuitive, high-performance experiences for millions of daily users worldwide.