Senior Android Engineer

Senior Android Engineer – Scribd, Inc.

Apply for the Senior Android Engineer role at Scribd, Inc.

At Scribd, our mission is to spark human curiosity. We create a world of stories and knowledge, democratize the exchange of ideas, and empower collective expertise through four products:
Everand, Scribd, Slideshare, and Fable.

We support a culture where employees can be real and bold, debate and commit, and prioritize the customer. We balance individual flexibility and community connections; occasional in‑person attendance is required for all employees.

We hire for “GRIT”: goals, results, innovative ideas, and teamwork.

As a Senior Android Engineer on the Everand team, you’ll shape how people discover, organize, and enjoy books. You’ll own core consumption areas:
Home, Discover, Saved, and the Audio Player.

• Design and build high‑quality Android experiences.
• Collaborate with product, design, QE, and engineers to deliver performant, intuitive, visually polished features.
• Strengthen app architecture and performance: smooth playback, fast load times, reliable offline.
• Contribute to technical direction, evolving Everand’s Android foundations and best practices.
• Partner with engineers to improve code quality, test coverage, and release reliability.
• Participate in code reviews, mentorship, and design discussions.
• Champion a user‑first mindset.

• Experience in Android development with a strong track record of shipping high‑quality consumer apps at scale.
• Clean, maintainable Kotlin code; deep experience with Jetpack Compose, Coroutines/Flows, and modern architecture patterns.
• Strong usability, accessibility, and performance focus.
• Experience in media or streaming apps and delivering seamless playback and offline experiences.
• Cross‑functional collaboration: communicate early and often with product, design, and QA.
• Ownership from concept to release; long‑term thinking over short‑term fixes.
• Mentoring, knowledge‑sharing, and helping the team grow.
• Deep empathy for users and translating that into features.

• Improving app reliability, load performance, or crash metrics.
• Dependency injection (Hilt/Dagger) and Compose Navigation.
• Auth0 or similar authentication frameworks.
• Cross‑platform collaboration with iOS or React Native.

Base pay is determined within a range based on location. For San Francisco, the range is $146,000–$227,500. Outside California, $120,000–$216,500. In Canada, $152,500 CAD–$202,000 CAD. Equity and benefits are included.

• Health insurance (Medical/Dental/Vision) 100% paid.
• 12 weeks paid parental leave.
• Short‑term/long‑term disability.
• 401k/RSP matching.
• Home‑office stipend.
• Learning & Development allowance and programs.
• Wellness stipend.
• Mental health support.
• Free subscription to Scribd.
• Referral bonuses.
• Book benefit.
• Sabbaticals.
• Company events and team engagement budgets.
• Vacation & personal days.
• Paid holidays.
• Flexible sick time.
• Volunteer day.
• Employee resource groups.
• Access to AI tools.

Scribd is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status. We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.

Accessibility: email  for reasonable adjustments.

Seniority level:
Mid‑Senior;

Employment type:

Full‑time.