What you'll do
- Lead development of customer-facing frontend applications using React and TypeScript within the Discovery Applications team.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional squads including backend, ML engineers, designers, and product managers to deliver end-to-end features.
- Contribute to full software development lifecycle including design, architecture, code reviews, mentoring, and deployment.
- Focus on building interactive, high-quality user experiences powered by machine learning and generative AI technologies.
- Drive improvements in web performance, scalability, and observability while working in a shared codebase and monorepo environment.
What you should know
- This role requires onsite presence in specific metro areas in the US, Canada, or Mexico with a flexible work model.
- Candidates should be comfortable working in a documentation-driven, collaborative culture with strong communication skills.
- Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI and machine learning features impacting real customer experiences at scale.
- Applicants will engage in mentoring and technical leadership activities beyond coding, influencing product and architecture.
- Expect to work in a high-visibility, high-traffic environment requiring attention to UX polish and performance optimization.
About the company
- Scribd, Inc. is a mission-driven company focused on advancing human understanding through digital content platforms.
- The company values GRIT—goal setting, results delivery, innovation, and team collaboration—as a core cultural framework.
- Scribd supports a flexible work model balancing individual flexibility with intentional in-person collaboration.
- It operates in the digital publishing and AI-powered discovery industry, serving billions globally with multiple products.
- Scribd emphasizes diversity, equity, and inclusion and provides comprehensive benefits including equity ownership and wellness support.
Key required skills
ReactTypeScriptREST APIGraphQLRailsWeb performanceFrontend testing