What you'll do
- Lead development of the core reading experience for 10M+ daily users, impacting how documents are explored and learned.
- Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and AI/ML teams to prototype and launch innovative features enhanced by generative AI.
- Modernize the tech stack by decomposing a Ruby on Rails monolith into a modular microfrontend architecture using Next.js.
- Build and maintain full-stack features spanning React/Next.js frontend and distributed backend services including Python microservices.
- Improve SEO and AEO performance in partnership with SEO product management to drive search and answer engine traffic.
What you should know
- This role offers a unique chance to work at the intersection of product, AI, and engineering on impactful features.
- Candidates should be comfortable working across a wide tech stack from frontend React to backend Python and Ruby on Rails.
- Requires strong collaboration skills to partner effectively with design, product, data/ML, and infrastructure teams.
- The position is onsite with a flexible work benefit but requires primary residence near specified major cities in the US, Canada, or Mexico.
- Opportunity to contribute to modernizing legacy systems and influencing the future architecture of a major platform.
About the company
- Scribd is a mission-driven company focused on democratizing knowledge and empowering collective expertise through multiple products.
- The culture values GRIT—goal setting, results, innovation, and positive team influence—as a core standard for employees.
- Offers a flexible work model balancing individual flexibility with intentional in-person collaboration moments.
- Provides a comprehensive benefits package including 100% paid healthcare, parental leave, and learning allowances.
- Committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, fostering an environment welcoming to all backgrounds and perspectives.
Key required skills
ReactNext.jsRuby on RailsPythonPostgreSQL - databaseGraphQLAWSCI/CD