Staff Software Engineer, Android

Salesforce

Staff Android Engineer at Salesforce leading mobile productivity initiatives for Slack. Shape the future of mobile productivity and enhance user experiences for millions of users.

Posted 6/16/2026full-timeAtlanta • California, New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $197,300 - $313,700 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AndroidKotlin

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Shape the future of productivity on mobile by leading the architecture and technical strategy behind experiences used by millions of Slack users every day.
Lead complex, cross-functional initiatives from early technical exploration through production rollout and long-term evolution.
Partner closely with Product and Design to shape experiences that balance user needs, technical constraints, and long-term maintainability.
Identify platform-wide opportunities to improve performance, reliability, accessibility, and developer productivity.
Influence engineering decisions beyond your immediate team through technical leadership, design reviews, and mentorship.
Establish best practices for Android development, testing, observability, and operational excellence.
Help evolve Slack's mobile architecture and infrastructure to support future product investments, including AI-powered experiences.
Mentor senior engineers and contribute to the growth of the broader Android engineering community within Slack.

Requirements

What you’ll need

6+ years of professional software engineering experience, including significant experience building Android applications at scale.
Deep expertise in Kotlin and modern Android development.
Strong understanding of Android architecture, application lifecycle, concurrency, networking, and performance optimization.
Strong product intuition and a passion for creating exceptional user experiences.
Excellent communication skills and experience working across Engineering, Product, and Design organizations.
A bias toward ownership, execution, and continuous improvement.

Benefits

Comp & perks

time off programs
medical, dental, vision
mental health support
paid parental leave
life and disability insurance
401(k)
employee stock purchasing program

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Hard Skills & Tools

KotlinAndroid developmentperformance optimizationapplication lifecycleconcurrencynetworkingtestingobservabilityoperational excellenceAI-powered experiences

Soft Skills

communication skillstechnical leadershipmentorshipproduct intuitionownershipexecutioncontinuous improvement