Software Engineer, Android

at  Wikimedia Foundation

Come build the premier mobile Wikipedia experience! The Wikimedia Foundation is looking for an Android Software Engineer to join our team, reporting to the Mobile Apps Engineering Manager. You will work closely with the rest of our small, collaborative group to iterate on new ideas for the Wikipedia Android app. In this role, you will create new features, fix bugs, and define the future of Wikipedia on mobile devices.
Each day, millions of people use the open source Wikipedia app in over three hundred languages. Help us thoughtfully craft user experiences that empower and delight our users as they read and contribute to the world’s largest resource for free knowledge.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• At least 1 year of professional Android development experience in Kotlin. (Our Android engineers are excited to share knowledge and tips they’ve picked up over the years - and also look forward to learning from you!)
• At least one app in Google Play Store that you’ve contributed to. (We’d love to see what you’ve been working on.)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (Our team is remote, but we still enjoy close collaboration!)

• Writing clean, concise code in Kotlin
• Working with other engineers through discussions, code review, and more
• Collaborating with designers, product managers, and other engineers to iterate on new features
• Ensuring the quality of the app through thoughtful code architecture decisions and automated testing
• Triage issues reported by our users and debug, track or resolve them