Faire

Senior Android Engineer - Discovery

Faire$156K — $195K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of Android development experience with multiple apps published to the app store.
  • Experience in shipping and maintaining mobile apps for a large user base.
  • Strong programming passion coupled with problem-solving skills and architectural knowledge.
  • High standards for engineering quality and excellence.

Responsibilities

  • Develop new features for the Android app.
  • Implement experience updates through controlled experiments.
  • Enhance the core foundation of the Android app for faster and stable feature deployment.
  • Collaborate with a team of top-tier developers on a high-visibility application.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work in a fast-growing start-up that empowers entrepreneurs.
  • Use of advanced technology and data to positively impact small businesses.
  • Engagement in product development that aims to ease small business operations.
  • A culture of curiosity and innovation that encourages exploration of ideas.
Full Job Description
About Faire

Faire is an online wholesale marketplace built on the belief that the future is local - independent retailers around the globe are doing more revenue than Walmart and Amazon combined, but individually, they are small compared to these massive entities. At Faire, we're using the power of tech, data, and machine learning to connect this thriving community of entrepreneurs across the globe. Picture your favorite boutique in town - we help them discover the best products from around the world to sell in their stores. With the right tools and insights, we believe that we can level the playing field so that small businesses everywhere can compete with these big box and e-commerce giants.

By supporting the growth of independent businesses, Faire is driving positive economic impact in local communities, globally. We're looking for smart, resourceful and passionate people to join us as we power the shop local movement. If you believe in community, come join ours.

About this role

The Discovery team is responsible for helping retailers on Faire find products to bring to their customers. We create experiences, surfaces, recommendations and search systems that enable users to find products that meet their desired attributes and that they can have high confidence will sell to their customer base. Our mobile apps facilitate a casual browsing and brainstorming experience for retailers as well as enable them to checkout and manage orders from their phones. This role will join the Discovery Android developer team to create a world-class app that delivers value to our customers and their customers.

What you'll do
  • Develop new features on Android
  • Deliver experience updates via experiment rollout
  • Improve the foundation of our Android application to ensure rapid feature development and high stability
  • Work with a team of best in class developers building a high visibility Android application.

Qualifications
  • 4+ years of Android experience having worked on multiple apps shipped to the app store
  • Experience shipping and maintaining a mobile app over an extended period of time - working with mobile apps at scale or having helped apps scale to millions of users is a plus!
  • A passion for programming alongside strong problem solving and architecture abilities
  • A high bar for engineering excellence

Technology we use
  • Kotlin as the primary programming language.
  • Android Jetpack libraries (including Navigation, Lifecycle, WorkManager, and Compose).
  • Dagger Hilt for dependency injection and modular architecture.
  • RxJava 3 for reactive programming and asynchronous workflows.
  • SQLDelight for type-safe, multiplatform database access.

Salary Range

Canada: the pay range for this role is $156,000 - $195,000 per year.

This role will also be eligible for equity and benefits. Actual base pay will be determined based on permissible factors such as transferable skills, work experience, market demands, and primary work location. The base pay range provided is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

Hybrid Faire employees currently go into the office 2 days per week on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Effective starting in January 2026, employees will be expected to go into the office on a third flex day of their choosing (Monday, Wednesday, or Friday). Additionally, hybrid in-office roles will have the flexibility to work remotely up to 4 weeks per year. Specific Workplace and Information Technology positions may require onsite attendance 5 days per week as will be indicated in the job posting.

Applications for this position will be accepted for a minimum of 30 days from the posting date.

Why you'll love working at Faire
  • We are entrepreneurs: Faire is being built for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs. We believe entrepreneurship is a calling and our mission is to empower entrepreneurs to chase their dreams. Every member of our team is taking part in the founding process.
  • We are using technology and data to level the playing field: We are leveraging the power of product innovation and machine learning to connect brands and boutiques from all over the world, building a growing community of more than 350,000 small business owners.
  • We build products our customers love: Everything we do is ultimately in the service of helping our customers grow their business because our goal is to grow the pie - not steal a piece from it. Running a small business is hard work, but using Faire makes it easy.
  • We are curious and resourceful: Inquisitive by default, we explore every possibility, test every assumption, and develop creative solutions to the challenges at hand. We lead with curiosity and data in our decision making, and reason from a first principles mentality.

Faire was founded in 2017 by a team of early product and engineering leads from Square. We're backed by some of the top investors in retail and tech including: Y Combinator, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Forerunner Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund, and DST Global. We have headquarters in San Francisco and Kitchener-Waterloo, and a global employee presence across offices in Toronto, London, and New York. To learn more about Faire and our customers, you can read more on our blog.

Faire provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.

Faire is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process and applicants with a disability may request to be accommodated throughout the recruitment process. We will work with all applicants to accommodate their individual accessibility needs. To request reasonable accommodation, please fill out our Accommodation Request Form (https://bit.ly/faire-form)

About Faire

Faire is an online wholesale marketplace that connects independent retailers with small and medium-sized brands. The company offers a range of products such as home decor, jewelry, and accessories. Faire was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. The company has over 600 employees and operates in the United States, Canada, and Europe. Faire has raised over $400 million in funding and has partnerships with over 150,000 retailers and 15,000 brands.
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600 employees
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2017

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