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Senior Software Engineer - Slideshare (Fullstack)

Posted 1 month ago
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Ruby on RailsReactNext.jsTypeScriptJavaScript

About the role

What you'll do

  • Design, build, and improve full-stack features for Slideshare using Ruby on Rails backend and Next.js/React frontend.
  • Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to deliver user-focused, high-quality experiences.
  • Integrate machine learning and large language models to enhance product capabilities and user workflows.
  • Lead technical decisions, code reviews, and architectural discussions to promote engineering excellence.
  • Optimize performance, reliability, and observability using tools like Datadog and Sentry, and contribute to CI/CD pipelines.

What you should know

  • This role requires 8+ years of experience with strong full-stack skills and leadership capabilities.
  • Candidates should be comfortable working in a fast-moving, remote-first team with occasional onsite presence.
  • Expect to work on high-traffic, globally distributed applications requiring performance and scalability optimizations.
  • Opportunity to collaborate closely with machine learning teams and contribute to AI-powered product features.
  • Strong communication skills are essential to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

About the company

  • Scribd Inc. is a mission-driven company focused on democratizing knowledge and empowering collective expertise.
  • The company values GRIT: Goals, Results, Innovation, and Team collaboration as core cultural principles.
  • Scribd supports a flexible work environment balancing individual flexibility with intentional in-person collaboration.
  • Offers a comprehensive benefits package including 100% paid healthcare, parental leave, and learning allowances.
  • Scribd fosters an inclusive and diverse workplace with employee resource groups and equal opportunity commitment.

Key required skills

Ruby on RailsReactNext.jsJavaScriptGraphQLAWSDatadogSentry

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