Scribd, Inc. · 17 hours ago
Senior Android Engineer
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$146K/yr - $228K/yrScribd Inc. is dedicated to sparking human curiosity through its innovative products. As a Senior Android Engineer, you will design and build high-quality Android experiences for the Everand team, focusing on enhancing the reading and listening experience for users.
AudiobooksBooksEBooksFile SharingNewsPodcastPublishing
Responsibilities
Your main focus will be to design and build high-quality Android experiences that make reading and listening more personal, discoverable, and organized across Everand’s audiobook and eBook
Collaborate with product, design, QE, and engineers to deliver features that are performant, intuitive, and visually polished
Strengthen the app’s architecture and performance, ensuring smooth playback, fast load times, and a reliable offline experience
Contribute to technical direction, helping evolve Everand’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 reading and listening experience
Qualification
Required
Significant experience in Android development with a strong track record of building and shipping high-quality consumer apps at scale
Ability to write clean, maintainable Kotlin code and have deep experience with Jetpack Compose, Coroutines/Flows, and modern Android architecture patterns such as MVVM or MVI
Keen eye for usability, accessibility, and performance, and care about the craft of building intuitive, beautiful interfaces
Experience in media or streaming apps (e.g., ExoPlayer or Media3) and understand the nuances of delivering seamless playback and offline experiences
Thrive in cross-functional collaboration, communicating early and often with product, design, and QA partners to align on goals and tradeoffs
Take ownership from concept to release and value long-term thinking over short-term fixes
Enjoy mentoring, knowledge-sharing, and helping the team move as a cohesive unit
Care deeply about the users; understanding what makes Everand impactful in their daily lives and translating that empathy into the features you build
Preferred
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
Benefits
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.
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Company
Scribd, Inc.
We're on a mission to spark human curiosity.
Founded in 2007
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$106.75MKey Investors
Spectrum EquityKhosla VenturesCRV
2019-11-25Series E· $58M
2015-01-02Series D· $23M
2011-01-18Series C· $12M
Leadership Team
Tony Grimminck
Chief Executive Officer
Adrian Lienhard
VP, Infrastructure Engineering
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