Staff Prototyping Engineer, Android

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Lead the development of mobile experiences for Slack, impacting millions of users daily.

• Manage intricate, ambiguous, cross-departmental projects from technical investigation to production implementation and ongoing evolution.

• Direct feature prototyping to shape the mobile user experience for Slack’s most significant opportunities.

• Collaborate with Product and Design teams to balance user requirements, technical limitations, and sustainable maintenance.

• Impact engineering decisions beyond your team through technical guidance, product evaluations, and mentorship.

• Establish and promote best practices for mobile feature development and operational excellence throughout the engineering department.

• Guide senior engineers and engage with the wider mobile engineering community.

• Define unclear challenges, align stakeholders, and transition from concepts to functional prototypes to delivered experiences.

• Work alongside Backend and fellow mobile engineers on innovative initiatives from inception to completion.

⛳️ Requirements

• A relevant technical degree is mandatory.

• At least 8 years of professional experience in software engineering.

• Extensive experience in developing intricate, high-quality Android applications at scale.

• Proven ability to navigate organizational boundaries to launch new initiatives, prototype pathways to production, and realign the organization.

• Experience in dynamic environments such as startups, incubators, or zero-to-one teams within larger enterprises.

• Demonstrated success in leading large, ambiguous, cross-organizational technical projects with substantial business impact.

• In-depth knowledge of the Kotlin framework and contemporary Android development practices.

• Strong understanding of Android architecture, application lifecycle, concurrency, networking, and performance enhancement.

• Proven capacity to influence both product and technical directions while ensuring alignment among executive stakeholders and various teams.

• A proactive approach to ownership, execution, and continuous improvement, with the ability to prioritize impactful work.

• Preferred: Familiarity with Jetpack Compose and modern Android architectural patterns.

• Preferred: Knowledge of Combine Concurrency (async/await, actors) and dependency injection frameworks like Needle or Resolver.

• Preferred: Experience in leading large-scale product launches, feature developments, or product transformations.

• Preferred: Background in utilizing research, usability testing, data analysis, and experimentation.

• Preferred: Contributions to open-source projects or recognition of technical leadership within the Android community.

• Preferred: Experience in developing collaboration, productivity, messaging, AI, or enterprise software solutions.

• Preferred: Exceptional communication skills.

• Preferred: Strong product intuition and a passion for delivering outstanding user experiences.

🏝️ Benefits

• Time off programs.

• Medical insurance.

• Dental insurance.

• Vision insurance.

• Mental health support.

• Paid parental leave.

• Life insurance.

• Disability insurance.

• 401(k).

• Employee stock purchasing program.

• Incentive compensation may be available for certain roles.

• Equity may be available for certain roles.

• Reasonable accommodations during the application or recruitment process.