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Staff Software Engineer, Android - Slack

Slack is a messaging app for business that organizes conversations into channels, connecting employees, customers, and partners securely while integrating with everyday work apps.
$211,500 - $334,600
Android
Staff Software Engineer
Hybrid
5,000+ Employees
6+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS

Description For Staff Software Engineer, Android - Slack

Slack, a Salesforce company, is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join their Core Mobile team focusing on Android development. This role is crucial in making Slack the best mobile app for work productivity, serving millions of weekly users. The position offers the opportunity to work on a platform that delivers 300k+ messages per second and serves 77% of Fortune 100 companies across 150+ countries.

The ideal candidate will be instrumental in shaping the engineering culture, working with cross-functional teams, and building ambitious technical roadmaps. They will focus on creating efficient, performant, and delightful user experiences while maintaining high standards for code quality and technical excellence. The role requires deep expertise in Android development, particularly with Kotlin and Java, and a strong understanding of mobile architecture and performance optimization.

Working at Slack means joining a positive, diverse, and supportive culture that values curiosity, inventiveness, and continuous improvement. The company offers competitive compensation ranging from $211,500 to $334,600 (depending on location), along with comprehensive benefits including parental leave, fertility benefits, and wellness reimbursement.

The position offers the flexibility of a hybrid work environment across multiple locations including San Francisco, Atlanta, and Seattle. This is an excellent opportunity for experienced Android developers who want to impact how millions of people work and communicate while being part of a company that emphasizes both technical excellence and work-life balance.

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Responsibilities For Staff Software Engineer, Android - Slack

  • Shape the engineering culture of the team
  • Work closely with managers and engineers in making trade-offs
  • Build ambitious technical & product roadmaps
  • Provide coaching for engineers
  • Drive alignment between cross-functional stakeholders
  • Ship features that delight users and improve productivity
  • Partner with Product and Design to craft efficient, performant user experiences

Requirements For Staff Software Engineer, Android - Slack

Kotlin
Java
  • At least 6+ years of mobile engineering experience, ideally in a team environment
  • Experience developing with Kotlin
  • Extensive understanding of Android framework components and their respective lifecycles
  • Strong computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms and programming languages
  • Current and detailed knowledge of the capabilities of different Android API levels
  • Experience developing highly performant Java code and view layouts
  • A disciplined approach to development, testing, documentation and code structure
  • A familiarity with the Android tool ecosystem
  • An excellent understanding of best practices for concurrency and threading
  • A related technical degree required

Benefits For Staff Software Engineer, Android - Slack

Medical Insurance
Parental Leave
Vision Insurance
Dental Insurance
  • Wellbeing reimbursement
  • Generous parental leave
  • Adoption assistance
  • Fertility benefits

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