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Senior Frontend Engineer (Discovery Applications), React

Posted 1 month ago
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Ruby on RailsReactNext.jsTypeScript

About the role

What you'll do

  • Lead development of customer-facing frontend applications using React and TypeScript within the Discovery Applications team.
  • Collaborate closely with backend, ML engineers, designers, and product managers to deliver end-to-end features powered by machine learning and generative AI.
  • Own full-cycle software development including architecture, implementation, testing, and operation with a focus on scalability and performance.
  • Contribute to team growth through code reviews, mentoring, and technical design advisement.
  • Work in a flexible onsite environment with a culture emphasizing communication, collaboration, and customer prioritization.

What you should know

  • Ideal candidates should have 3-5 years of experience building React-based frontend applications with strong fundamentals.
  • The role requires comfort working in a Rails-backed environment and collaborating across multiple teams.
  • Applicants should be prepared to contribute beyond coding, including technical leadership and mentoring.
  • The position involves working on cutting-edge AI-powered user experiences with opportunities for end-to-end product impact.
  • Candidates must reside near specified major metro areas in the US, Canada, or Mexico due to onsite attendance requirements.

About the company

  • Scribd Inc. is a mission-driven company focused on democratizing knowledge and empowering collective expertise through multiple products.
  • The culture values GRIT: setting goals, delivering results, innovating, and positively influencing teams.
  • Offers a flexible work model balancing individual needs with intentional in-person collaboration.
  • Provides comprehensive benefits including full healthcare coverage, parental leave, learning allowances, and wellness stipends.
  • Committed to diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity, fostering an environment where all backgrounds are welcomed.

Key required skills

ReactTypeScriptREST APIGraphQLRuby on RailsFrontend performanceTesting

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