Staff Software Engineer, Android - Slack Productivity Mobile

Salesforce; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 197,300 - 313,700; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental benefits

401(k)

Employee stock purchasing program

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a Staff Android Engineer to shape productivity on mobile. This role involves leading architecture, collaborating across teams, and improving performance for millions of users. Candidates should have a strong background in Android development and the ability to influence technical directions.

The typical base salary for this position ranges from $197,300 to $313,700 annually, depending on experience and location, with comprehensive benefits offered.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience, including experience building Android applications at scale.
• Deep expertise in Kotlin and modern Android development.
• Strong understanding of Android architecture, application lifecycle, concurrency, and performance optimization.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and technical strategy for Slack’s Android application.
• Influence engineering decisions and establish best practices for Android development.
• Mentor senior engineers and contribute to the growth of the Android engineering community.

Skills

Kotlin

Android development

Technical leadership

User experience design

Collaboration

Job description

Job Category

Software Engineering

About Slack

Slack is your Digital HQ — bringing people, apps, customers, and AI agents together in one place. Millions of people use Slack every day to communicate, collaborate, and get work done. As work becomes increasingly distributed and AI‑powered, Slack is redefining how teams operate and how productivity happens at scale.

The Team

The Productivity Mobile team builds many of Slack's most important mobile experiences, including Canvas, Lists, Huddles, Clips, Files, and other emerging collaboration surfaces. Our mission is to help users create, organize, share, and act on information wherever they are. We operate at the intersection of product innovation, mobile platform excellence, and large‑scale engineering. The systems we build support millions of daily users and require deep investments in performance, reliability, accessibility, and user experience.

The Role

We're 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. You'll drive architecture and engineering strategy, influence product direction, and help solve some of the most challenging technical problems in Slack's Android application. You'll work closely with Product, Design, Backend, Infrastructure, iOS, and fellow mobile engineers to deliver experiences that are intuitive, performant, and reliable for millions of users worldwide. This role combines hands‑on technical leadership with broad organizational influence.

What You'll Do

• Shape the future of productivity on mobile by leading the architecture and technical strategy behind experiences used by millions of Slack users every day.
• Lead complex, cross‑functional initiatives from early technical exploration through production rollout and long‑term evolution.
• Partner closely with Product and Design to shape experiences that 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.

What We're Looking For

• 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.

Posting Statement

Salesforce is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a policy of non‑discrimination with all employees and applicants for employment. We believe in equality for all and create a workplace that is inclusive and free from discrimination. You will be assessed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications – without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, transgender status, age, disability, veteran or marital status, political viewpoint, or other classifications protected by law. Recruiting, hiring, and promotion decisions at Salesforce are fair and based on merit.

Compensation

The typical base salary range for this position is $197,300 – $313,700 annually. In select cities within the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan area, the base salary range for this role is $237,700 – $344,700 annually. The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable. Various benefits are offered, including time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program.