Senior Android Engineer

About The Company:

At Scribd (pronounced scribbed) our mission is to spark human curiosity. Join our team as we create a world of stories and knowledge democratize the exchange of ideas and information and empower collective expertise through our four products: Everand Scribd Slideshare and Fable.

We support a culture where our employees can be real and be bold; where we debate and commit as we embrace plot twists; and where every employee is empowered to take action as we prioritize the customer.

When it comes to workplace structure we believe in balancing individual flexibility and community connections. Its through our flexible work benefit Scribd Flex that employees in partnership with their manager can choose the daily work-style that best suits their individual needs. A key tenet of Scribd Flex is our prioritization of intentional in-person moments to build collaboration culture and connection. For this reason occasional in-person attendance is required for all Scribd employees regardless of their location.

So what are we looking for in new team members Well we hire for GRIT. The textbook definition of GRIT is demonstrating the intersection of passion and perseverance towards long term goals. At Scribd we are inspired by the potential that this can unlock and ask each of our employees to pursue a GRIT-ty approach to their a tactical sense GRIT is also a handy acronym that outlines the standards we hold ourselves and each other to. Heres what that means for you: were looking for someone who showcases the ability to set and achieve Goals achieve Results within their job responsibilities contribute Innovative ideas and solutions and positively influence the broader Team through collaboration and attitude.

About the team and role

As a Senior Android Engineer on the Everand team youll help shape the future of how people discover organize and enjoy books. Everand is growing and were evolving our reading and listening experiences to make stories more accessible personal and engaging for our readers.

Youll play a vital role in connecting readers with the stories they love by owning the core consumption areas of the app including Home Discover Saved and the Audio Player. Youll work closely with engineers designers QA and product partners to align technical decisions with user needs and platform capabilities. Along the way youll build features that drive performance personalization and reliability - while helping shape the technical direction of our Android team.

We value quality over speed thoughtful planning over short-term hacks and continuous improvement over just good enough. Were looking for engineers who share these values and who are energized by writing clean scalable code trying new technologies and collaborating with diverse teams.

We believe the best mobile experiences come from teams who care deeply about the people they build for and each other.

About the Role

• Your main focus will be to design and build high-quality Android experiences that make reading and listening more personal discoverable and organized across Everands audiobook and eBook.

• Collaborate with product design QE and engineers to deliver features that are performant intuitive and visually polished.

• Strengthen the apps architecture and performance ensuring smooth playback fast load times and a reliable offline experience.

• Contribute to technical direction helping evolve Everands Android foundations and development best practices.

• Partner with other engineers to improve code quality test coverage and release reliability.

• Participate in code reviews mentorship and design discussions to help the team grow and move cohesively.

• Champion a user-first mindset grounding technical decisions in how they enhance the reading and listening experience.
  

Were excited about you because

• You bring significant experience in Android development with a strong track record of building and shipping high-quality consumer apps at scale.

• You write clean maintainable Kotlin code and have deep experience with Jetpack Compose Coroutines/Flows and modern Android architecture patterns such as MVVM or MVI.

• You have a keen eye for usability accessibility and performance and care about the craft of building intuitive beautiful interfaces.

• Youre experienced in media or streaming apps (e.g. ExoPlayer or Media3) and understand the nuances of delivering seamless playback and offline experiences.

• You thrive in cross-functional collaboration communicating early and often with product design and QA partners to align on goals and tradeoffs.

• You take ownership from concept to release and value long-term thinking over short-term fixes.

• You enjoy mentoring knowledge-sharing and helping the team move as a cohesive unit.

• You care deeply about the users; understanding what makes Everand impactful in their daily lives and translating that empathy into the features you build.

Its a plus if you also have - (Optional)

• Experience improving app reliability load performance or crash metrics in large-scale Android apps.

• Familiarity with dependency injection (Hilt/Dagger) and Compose Navigation.

• Exposure to Auth0 or similar authentication frameworks.

• Interest in cross-platform collaboration with teams working in iOS or React Native.

At Scribd your base pay is one part of your total compensation package and is determined within a range. Our pay ranges are based on the local cost of labor benchmarks for each specific role level and geographic location. San Francisco is our highest geographic market in the United the state of California the reasonably expected salary range is between $146000 minimum salary in our lowest geographic market within California to $227500 maximum salary in our highest geographic market within California.

In the United States outside of California the reasonably expected salary range is between $120000 minimum salary in our lowest US geographic market outside of California to $216500 maximum salary in our highest US geographic market outside of California.

In Canada the reasonably expected salary range is between $152500 CADminimum salary in our lowest geographic market to $202000 CADmaximum salary in our highest geographic market.

We carefully consider a wide range of factors when determining compensation including but not limited to experience; job-related skill sets; relevant education or training; and other business and organizational needs. The salary range listed is for the level at which this job has been the event that you are considered for a different level a higher or lower pay range would apply. This position is also eligible for a competitive equity ownership and a comprehensive and generous benefits package.

Working at Scribd inc.

Are you currently based in a location where Scribd is able to employ you
Employees must have their primary residence in or near one of the following cities. This includes surrounding metro areas or locations within a typical commuting distance:

United States:

Atlanta Austin Boston Dallas Denver Chicago Houston Jacksonville Los Angeles Miami New York City Phoenix Portland Sacramento Salt Lake City San Diego San Francisco Seattle Washington D.C.

Canada:

Ottawa Toronto Vancouver

Mexico:

Mexico City

Benefits Perks and Wellbeing at Scribd

*Benefits/perks listed may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Scribd and the geographical location where you work.

• Healthcare Insurance Coverage (Medical/Dental/Vision): 100% paid for employees

• 12 weeks paid parental leave

• Short-term/long-term disability plans

• 401k/RSP matching

• Onboarding stipend for home office peripherals accessories

• Learning & Development allowance

• Learning & Development programs

• Quarterly stipend for Wellness WiFi etc.

• Mental Health support & resources

• Free subscription to the Scribd Inc. suite of products

• Referral Bonuses

• Book Benefit

• Sabbaticals

• Company-wide events

• Team engagement budgets

• Vacation & Personal Days

• Paid Holidays ( winter break)

• Flexible Sick Time

• Volunteer Day

• Company-wide Employee Resource Groups and programs that foster an inclusive and diverse workplace.

• Access to AI Tools: We provide free access to best-in-class AI tools empowering you to boost productivity streamline workflows and accelerate bold innovation.

Want to learn more about life at Scribd want our interview process to be accessible to everyone. You can inform us of any reasonable adjustments we can make to better accommodate your needs by emailing about the need for adjustments at any point in the interview process.

Scribd is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race color religion national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status veteran status disability status or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply and believe that a diversity of perspectives and experiences create a foundation for the best ideas. Come join us in building something meaningful.

Required Experience:

Senior IC