Staff Software Engineer, Android - Slack Productivity Mobile

100 Salesforce, Inc.; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 197,300 - 313,700; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid parental leave

401(k)

Employee stock-purchasing program

Job summary

100 Salesforce, Inc. is seeking a Staff Android Engineer to shape productivity on mobile. In this role, you'll lead architecture and strategy for experiences impacting millions. Collaborating with Product, Design, and various engineering teams, you will ensure high-quality Android applications.

The ideal candidate has over 6 years of experience, deep expertise in Kotlin, and a strong understanding of Android development. Benefits include comprehensive medical coverage and an employee stock-purchasing program.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience, including significant experience building Android applications at scale.
• Deep expertise in Kotlin and modern Android development.
• Strong understanding of Android architecture, application lifecycle, concurrency, networking, and performance optimization.
• Excellent communication skills and experience working across Engineering, Product, and Design organizations.

Responsibilities

• Shape the future of productivity on mobile by leading the architecture and technical strategy.
• Lead complex, cross-functional initiatives from early technical exploration through production rollout.
• Mentor senior engineers and contribute to the growth of the Android engineering community.

Job description

About the Role

We are looking for a Staff Android Engineer to help shape the future of productivity on mobile. As a Staff Engineer, you’ll serve as a technical leader across multiple teams and initiatives, drive architecture and engineering strategy, and influence product direction while managing challenging technical problems in Slack’s Android application. You will collaborate closely with Product, Design, Backend, Infrastructure, iOS, and fellow mobile engineers to deliver intuitive, performant, and reliable experiences for millions of users worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Shape the future of productivity on mobile by leading the architecture and technical strategy behind experiences used by millions of Slack users.
• Lead complex, cross‑functional initiatives from early technical exploration through production rollout and long‑term evolution.
• Partner closely with Product and Design to balance user needs, technical constraints, and long‑term maintainability.
• Identify platform‑wide opportunities to improve performance, reliability, accessibility, and developer productivity.
• Influence engineering decisions beyond your immediate team through technical leadership, design reviews, and mentorship.
• Establish best practices for Android development, testing, observability, and operational excellence.
• Help evolve Slack’s mobile architecture and infrastructure to support future product investments, including AI‑powered experiences.
• Mentor senior engineers and contribute to the growth of the broader Android engineering community within Slack.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of leading large, ambiguous technical initiatives with measurable business impact.
• Experience designing systems and architectures that scale across multiple teams and long‑lived codebases.
• Ability to influence technical direction through collaboration rather than authority and drive alignment across diverse stakeholders.
• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience, including significant experience building Android applications at scale.
• Deep expertise in Kotlin and modern Android development.
• Strong understanding of Android architecture, application lifecycle, concurrency, networking, and performance optimization.
• Strong product intuition and a passion for creating exceptional user experiences.
• Excellent communication skills and experience working across Engineering, Product, and Design organizations.
• A bias toward ownership, execution, and continuous improvement.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Jetpack Compose and modern Android architecture patterns.
• Experience building shared platforms, design systems, or developer infrastructure.
• Expertise in application performance, startup optimization, reliability, and observability.
• Experience leading technical migrations or large‑scale architectural transformations.
• Contributions to open source projects or the Android community.
• Experience building collaboration, productivity, messaging, AI, or enterprise software products.

Benefits & Compensation

Base salary range: $197,300 – $313,700 annually. In select cities (SanFrancisco & NewYorkCity metro areas) the range is $237,700 – $344,700 annually. The range represents base salary only and does not include additional bonus, incentive compensation for sales roles, equity or other benefits.

Benefits include medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock‑purchasing program. Additional time‑off programs are also available.

Accommodations

If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please submit a request via the Accommodations Request Form.

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