Staff Software Engineer, Mobile Apps

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Poznań, Wielkopolskie, POL
In-Office
252K-252K Annually
Senior level
Digital Media
The Role
Lead technical strategy, architecture, and cross-team initiatives for scalable mobile applications using Kotlin Multiplatform and Jetpack Compose. Partner with Product and Design on roadmaps, mentor engineers, establish engineering best practices, and ensure system quality, maintainability, and resilience. The role also involves using and critically auditing generative AI tools, with backend Java Spring experience considered beneficial.
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About this Role

Fandom is the largest Fan platform in the world with over 2.5 billion page views and 300 million users a month! Our Community Platform underlies some of the world's most iconic fan knowledge bases, including communities built around pop culture phenomena like Star Wars, Minecraft, Marvel Comics, and thousands of others. We are looking for a Staff Mobile Software Engineer to serve as a technical cornerstone of our mobile domain, providing architectural ownership and driving innovation in a highly scalable and concurrent environment.

In this role, you will help define the technical strategy for our mobile applications, championing our modern stack centred on Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) and Jetpack Compose. You will work autonomously within a Scrum environment, helping guide a team of engineers to deliver high-impact features while ensuring long-term system maintainability and resilience. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of Fandom's mobile experience through strategic technical influence and architectural excellence.

You Will...
  • Lead the long-term technical strategy and vision for the mobile domain, ensuring architecture is scalable and future-proof
  • Own and drive complex, cross-team strategic initiatives that span multiple systems and organisational boundaries
  • Partner closely with Product and Design to define roadmaps, surfacing technical constraints and alternative solutions early to improve business outcomes
  • Scale your impact through formal mentorship of engineers and by establishing engineering-wide best practices for KMP and Compose
You Have...
  • At least 4+ years of experience in Cross Platform Mobile Engineering, preferably in Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) and Jetpack Compose.
  • Proven track record of architectural leadership and end-to-end ownership of critical, high-impact systems
  • Strong soft skills with a demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and mentor emerging leaders
  • Experience driving technical quality, maintainability, and resilience across large-scale mobile applications
  • A collaborative mindset, thriving in cross-functional environments and solving complex, ambiguous problems
  • Demonstrated capability using generative AI tools (e.g., ClaudeCode, GitHub Copilot) to enhance productivity, paired with the ability to critically audit and verify outputs for accuracy, security, and context.
Bonus Points...
  • Proven track record of driving cross-team strategic initiatives and organisational-level technical impact.
  • Proven track record of, or ability to be self-sufficient in, backend architecture and implementation using Java Spring.
  • Are passionate about pop culture (Movies, Games, TV Shows, Anime, etc.)
Benefits & Perks
  • Entry Salary = 252k PLN 
  • MacBook Pro and all the gear you need for work
  • Free access to a multitude of popular online courses and books sponsored by our company
  • Company stock options
  • Company swag packages
  • Cafeteria Benefit Program (including private medical care, gym membership, shopping/wellness bonus, etc.)
  • VTO (Voluntary Time Off) - a day off every quarter for volunteering non-profit
  • Frequent team bonding events
  • Flexible work hours & time-off
  • Employee Interest and Hobby Groups supported by our company
  • Open, energetic and fan-focused, international work environment
About Fandom

Fandom is the world’s largest fan platform where fans immerse themselves in imagined worlds across entertainment and gaming. Reaching more than 350 million unique visitors per month and hosting more than 250,000 wikis, Fandom is the #1 source for in-depth information on pop culture, gaming, TV and film, where fans learn about and celebrate their favorite fandoms. Fandom’s Gaming division manages the online video game retailer Fanatical. Fandom Productions, the content arm of Fandom, enhances the fan experience through curated editorial coverage and branded content from trusted and established publishing brands Gamespot, TV Guide and Metacritic, along with its Emmy-nominated Honest Trailers and the weekly video news program The Loop. For more information follow @getfandom or visit: www.fandom.com.

Fandom is an equal opportunity employer. Fandom values diversity, and all employment decisions are made on the basis of job requirements and individual qualifications.

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Skills Required

  • At least 4 years of experience in cross-platform mobile engineering, preferably with Kotlin Multiplatform and Jetpack Compose
  • Proven architectural leadership and end-to-end ownership of critical, high-impact systems
  • Strong communication and stakeholder-influence skills, including mentoring emerging leaders
  • Experience driving technical quality, maintainability, and resilience across large-scale mobile applications
  • Ability to collaborate cross-functionally and solve complex, ambiguous problems
  • Demonstrated ability to use generative AI tools and critically verify their accuracy, security, and context
  • Experience driving cross-team strategic initiatives and organizational-level technical impact
  • Experience with, or ability to independently develop, backend systems using Java Spring
  • Passion for pop culture, including movies, games, television, or anime

Fandom Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Fandom and has not been reviewed or approved by Fandom.

  • Healthcare Strength Health coverage is described as robust, including medical, dental, vision, disability, and mental-health support. Employee-facing materials and third-party listings consistently highlight comprehensive healthcare.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Time-off offerings span flexible time off, paid holidays and sick time, paid parental leave, and paid volunteer time. Public materials and listings also reference generous or unlimited PTO in recent periods.
  • Retirement Support Retirement programs include a 401(k) with company match. Additional financial benefits such as an employee stock purchase plan are also cited on company and aggregator pages.

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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
505 Employees
Year Founded: 2006

What We Do

Fandom is a global entertainment media brand powered by fan passion. The fan-trusted source in entertainment, Fandom provides a home to explore, contribute to, and celebrate the world of pop culture. Whether looking for in-depth information on favorite fandoms or what’s buzzing in entertainment, Fandom has your pop culture curiosities covered through fan-expert knowledge and carefully curated and fun, original multi-platform content. Fandom has a global audience of 200 million monthly uniques and encompasses over 400,000 fan communities. We currently feature more than 55 million pages of content, inclusive of video.

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