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 by developing Fable, a popular app that helps people build a reading habit, find books, 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 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 position is between $124,000 and $214,500, depending on experience and location.

Schedule

This position 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. Surrounding metro areas or locations within a typical commuting distance are also acceptable.