Wikimedia Foundation
Senior Android Engineer (Contract)
Remote · Ghana, Kenya, South Africa · EU / UK hours · ContractPay not disclosedAbout a minute here, then a few on Wikimedia Foundation's site. Your application is saved on Tamborin first.
What this role offers
Verified candidates onlyNeeds a passed Tamborin skills check
EU / UK hoursCore overlap around 9:00–15:00 UTC
- Type
- Contract
- Pay
- Pay not disclosed
- Where
- Remote · Ghana, Kenya, South Africa
- Length
- —
- Who can apply
- EU / UK hours
- Apply by
- Open until filled
- Experience
- Senior
- Openings
- 1
About the role
What you'll do
The Wikimedia Foundation is hiring a contract senior Android engineer to improve the Wikipedia app for readers around the world in many languages. You'll lead technical design for medium-sized projects, break work into deliverable pieces, add instrumentation so analysts can study each feature, and work closely with product, design and iOS colleagues.
Requirements
- 5-10+ years of professional experience with deep Android expertise
- Strong Kotlin, XML and Jetpack Compose skills
- Experience tuning Android app performance
- Comfort working autonomously on a lean team
- Bonus: webview integrations, MediaWiki or open-source contributions
Open to remote hires in Ghana, Kenya (citizens/permanent residents only), South Africa and Morocco, among other listed countries, via an Employer of Record; local work authorization required. At least four hours of your workday must fall between 15:00 and 21:00 UTC.
Skills
AndroidKotlinJetpack ComposeMobile PerformanceOpen Source
About Wikimedia Foundation
San Francisco, USAWebsite ↗Pay not disclosedWikimedia Foundation · EU / UK hours