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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 focusing on React and TypeScript within the Discovery Applications team.
  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including backend, ML engineers, designers, and product managers to deliver end-to-end features.
  • Contribute to full-cycle software development including design, architecture, implementation, code reviews, and mentoring.
  • Build high-quality interactive experiences powered by Machine Learning and Generative AI with attention to UX polish and web performance.
  • Work in a shared codebase environment with monorepos and shared UI libraries, emphasizing collaboration and communication.

What you should know

  • Applicants should be comfortable working in a remote, documentation-driven culture with strong written and verbal communication.
  • This role offers the chance to work on cutting-edge AI and ML-powered user experiences in a high-impact, customer-facing environment.
  • Candidates will face the challenge of balancing frontend expertise with full-stack understanding, collaborating across multiple disciplines.
  • The position requires occasional onsite presence in specified US, Canada, or Mexico cities due to Scribd Flex policy.
  • There are generous benefits and equity opportunities, including healthcare, parental leave, learning allowances, and wellness stipends.

About the company

  • Scribd Inc. is a mission-driven company focused on democratizing knowledge and empowering collective expertise through multiple products.
  • The company culture values GRIT: Goals, Results, Innovation, and Team collaboration, encouraging boldness and realness.
  • Scribd supports a flexible work environment balancing individual flexibility with intentional in-person collaboration moments.
  • They emphasize diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity, fostering a workplace welcoming to all backgrounds.
  • Scribd operates in the digital content and machine learning industry, with a mid-sized team focused on innovative AI-powered products.

Key required skills

ReactTypeScriptREST APIGraphQLRailsWeb performanceAccessibilityTesting

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