Senior Software Engineer - Android
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Wikimedia FoundationMobile software
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Salary56.07 - 87.13 USD per hour
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Job Details
- Experience
- 5-10+ years related professional experience
- Required Skills
- AndroidKotlin
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree and 5-10+ years of related professional experience.
- Significant experience building Android applications.
- Professional experience and proficiency with Kotlin, XML, and Jetpack Compose.
- Familiarity with architectural patterns in Android.
- Experience with Android performance optimization techniques.
- Experience working in a self-driven, lean environment.
- Commitment to the Foundation's Mission and Values.
- At least four hours of the workday must overlap with 15:00 UTC to 21:00 UTC.
- Additional relevant experience may include webview-wrapped experiences in native apps, cross-platform mobile applications, or mobile games and interactive experiences.
- Additional relevant experience may include data science, machine learning, AI, prompt engineering, or Jupyter notebooks.
- Familiarity with Wikipedia, wikitext, markdown editing, content management systems, MediaWiki, or Drupal or WordPress is welcomed.
- Experience leveraging agentic coding, prior Wikimedia project experience, or open-source contributions is welcomed.
- A master's or doctorate in computer science, management information systems, or a STEM field (or equivalent certification) is also listed as relevant.
Responsibilities
- Deliver medium-complexity initiatives from technical discovery through delivery.
- Break initiatives into features, drive estimation, manage scope, and identify risks early.
- Lead system design for medium-sized projects and build accessible, adaptable, scalable Android components.
- Improve mobile Wikipedia product experiences for Android.
- Build software that is testable, observable, and easy to debug.
- Instrument features to support deeper analysis by Product Analysts.
- Partner with product managers, designers, analysts, and native app engineers to shape solutions.
- Identify technical opportunities and risks, and help clarify priorities and sequencing.
- Keep the team aligned on outcomes, capacity, and shared goals.
- Plan work with awareness of upstream and downstream effects.
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