Senior Android Engineer

About The Company

The Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit organization that supports Wikipedia and other free knowledge projects. Its work helps people around the world access, contribute to, and share knowledge. The Foundation’s products serve a global audience with varied languages, needs, devices, and connectivity conditions, making thoughtful and reliable mobile experiences an important part of its mission.

About The Role

The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Android, to join the App Experience and App Growth teams within the Core Experiences engineering group. In this role, you will help improve the mobile Wikipedia experience for people around the world. You will lead medium-sized Android projects from technical design through implementation, working with colleagues to deliver maintainable, scalable solutions that support the app’s continued development.

You will contribute to architecture decisions and build reusable components that help the Android application evolve effectively. The role involves close collaboration with product managers, designers, and native app teammates to understand user needs, clarify requirements, and turn product goals into thoughtful technical solutions. This is a remote-first position with an expected daily collaboration overlap of approximately four hours between 15:00 UTC and 21:00 UTC.

Qualifications

You bring substantial professional experience building Android applications and can take ownership of projects that involve multiple technical and product considerations. You are comfortable evaluating architectural approaches, explaining trade-offs, and creating components that are scalable, understandable, and maintainable. You can work independently while keeping collaborators informed and engaged throughout delivery.

You communicate clearly with technical and nontechnical partners, and you are able to work constructively with product and design colleagues. You approach software development with care for the people who use the product, including a large and diverse international audience. You can collaborate effectively across time zones and maintain regular availability during the required UTC overlap. Experience contributing to a mature mobile product or working on features with broad user impact will help you succeed in this role.

Responsibilities

Lead medium-sized Android engineering projects, coordinating technical work from planning and design through implementation and delivery. Design and develop scalable Android architecture and reusable components that support a reliable, adaptable Wikipedia app. Evaluate implementation options, identify technical risks, and communicate decisions and trade-offs to engineering and cross-functional partners.

Work with the App Experience and App Growth teams to improve mobile product experiences and support meaningful app development. Partner with product managers and designers to translate user and product needs into clear engineering plans. Collaborate with native app teammates on shared technical considerations, and contribute to team discussions, code reviews, and engineering practices that promote quality and maintainability. Consider the needs of a global audience when making decisions about usability, performance, and the overall app experience.

Benefits

This remote-first role offers the opportunity to contribute to a widely used knowledge product and work with colleagues across disciplines and locations. You will help shape Android experiences that support the Wikimedia Foundation’s mission, while taking meaningful ownership of technical projects. The position also provides opportunities to collaborate with experienced product, design, and engineering teammates on challenges that affect a global community. Specific employment benefits and compensation details should be confirmed with the Foundation during the hiring process.

Equal Opportunity

The Wikimedia Foundation is committed to building an inclusive environment where people with different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences can contribute. Employment decisions should be based on role-related qualifications and organizational needs. Applicants are encouraged to review the Foundation’s current hiring information for details about its equal opportunity policies and applicable accommodations.