Senior Android Engineer (Fable Core)

About the role

Scribd, Inc. is seeking a Senior Android Engineer to join the Fable team. The ideal candidate will help shape the future of reading, working on Fable, a successful app that helps people build a reading habit, find their next book, and connect with other readers.

Responsibilities

• Design and build high-quality Android experiences.
• Collaborate with product, design, QE, and engineers to deliver features that are performant, intuitive, and visually polished.
• Strengthen the app’s architecture and performance.
• Contribute to technical direction, helping evolve Fable’s 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 experience.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in Android development with a strong track record of building and shipping high-quality consumer apps at scale.
• Writes clean, maintainable Kotlin code and has deep experience with Jetpack Compose, Coroutines/Flows, and modern Android architecture patterns such as MVVM or MVI.
• Has a keen eye for usability, accessibility, and performance, and cares about the craft of building intuitive, beautiful interfaces.
• Thrives in cross-functional collaboration, communicating early and often with product, design, and QA partners to align on goals and tradeoffs.
• Takes ownership from concept to release and values long-term thinking over short-term fixes.
• Enjoys mentoring, knowledge-sharing, and helping the team move as a cohesive unit.
• Cares deeply about the users; understands what makes Fable impactful in their daily lives and translates that empathy into the features you build.
• Keen to apply AI coding tools to increase development velocity, and automate various parts of the software development process.

Qualifications

• Experience improving app reliability, load performance, or crash metrics in large-scale Android apps.
• Exposure to Firebase or similar authentication frameworks, and subscription-oriented flows.
• Proficiency applying agentic / AI coding tools to Android development is a big plus.

Skills

• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Passion for user-centered design and technology.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive and generous benefits package, including:

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage.
• Mental health support and disability coverage.
• Generous paid time off, including vacation, sick time, holidays, winter break, volunteer time, and sabbaticals.
• Paid parental leave and family support benefits.
• Retailer retirement matching and employee equity.
• Learning and development programs and professional growth opportunities.
• Wellness and home office stipends.
• Complimentary access to the Scribd, Inc. suite of products.
• Enterprise access to leading AI tools.

Pay

The salary range for this role is between $124,000 and $214,500, depending on experience and location.

Schedule

This role offers a flexible work schedule, known as Scribd Flex, which allows employees to choose the workstyle and location that supports their best performance, while committing to intentional in-person moments that strengthen collaboration and culture.

Location

Employees must have their primary residence in or near one of the following cities: 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., Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Mexico City. This includes surrounding metro areas or locations within a typical commuting distance.