About the TeamDiscovery Applications is the face of Scribd's Machine Learning and Discovery Engineering Division. It is dedicated to building the customer-facing web experiences that power our cutting-edge search, recommendations, and generative AI features. This full stack team builds and owns the end-to-end discovery experience across Scribd and Everand, turning machine learning capabilities into intuitive, customer-facing features.
Joining this team means you will play a key role in delivering the user value of the pioneering machine learning work, creating tangible impacts through exceptional user experiences.
About the RoleOur cross-functional squads often involve deep collaboration with other engineering teams, designers, and product managers. Your excellent communication, both in meetings and asynchronously via slack will be a key tool in driving success.
This role predominantly focuses on the frontend but comfort and knowledge of the full tech stack is a must as this role works closely with backend and ML engineers to build our complete product. You will build the user-facing experiences that are powered by Machine Learning and Generative AI.
Full-cycle software development will be your primary function, but we'll expect you to contribute in a number of ways, including advising on others' technical design, reviewing code, participating in interviews, and mentoring less experienced engineers.
When you are building software, you'll be doing more than just coding a ticket that is handed to you. You'll contribute to the code strategy, architecture, implementation, delivery, and operation of systems, end-to-end. You'll consider testability, upgradeability, scalability, and observability throughout the development process.
What You'll BringKey Attributes- Strong ownership mindset, taking responsibility for frontend systems from design through long-term evolution
- Strong systems thinking, with the ability to reason about frontend architecture at scale
- Pragmatic approach to modernization, balancing ideal solutions with incremental, low-risk progress
- Strong collaboration skills and comfort working closely with both product and platform teams.
- Long-term perspective on maintainability, extensibility, and developer experience
Experience We Value- 6+ years of professional frontend software engineering experience
- Deep experience with JavaScript/TypeScript and React
- Hands-on experience with Next.js or similar modern web frameworks
- Familiarity with Microfrontend architectures, monorepos, or shared frontend platforms
- Strong understanding of web performance, bundling, and optimization techniques
- Experience collaborating with backend and platform teams to define clean integration patterns
- Comfort operating in environments with high traffic, high visibility, and real user impact
- Comfortable working in a codebase with shared patterns (monorepos, shared UI libraries, or platform constraints) and collaborating across teams
- Excellent written and verbal communication; thrives in a remote, documentation-driven culture
- Highly collaborative: partners closely with product, design, and backend to deliver end-to-end features
Nice to have- Experience working with or migrating large, complex, or legacy frontend codebases
- You've helped modernize frontend systems in production, not just greenfield projects
- You think about frontend architecture as a product for other engineers, not just a delivery mechanism
- You consider performance, accessibility, SEO, quality, and observability as first-class concerns
- You invest in testing and quality practices that make large-scale migrations safe and repeatable
- You enjoy untangling complexity and leaving systems better than you found them
- You care deeply about how technical decisions affect both developers and end users
At Scribd, Inc., your base pay is one part of your total compensation package and is determined within a range. Our pay ranges are based on the local cost of labor benchmarks for each specific role, level, and geographic location. San Francisco is our highest geographic market in the United States.
In the state of California, the reasonably expected salary range is between $151,000 [minimum salary in our lowest geographic market within California] to $226,000 [maximum salary in our highest geographic market within California].
In the United States, outside of California, the reasonably expected salary range is between $124,000 [minimum salary in our lowest US geographic market outside of California] to $214,000 [maximum salary in our highest US geographic market outside of California].
In Canada, the reasonably expected salary range is between $157,000 CAD[minimum salary in our lowest geographic market] to $201,000 CAD[maximum salary in our highest geographic market].
We carefully consider a wide range of factors when determining compensation, including but not limited to experience; job-related skill sets; relevant education or training; and other business and organizational needs. The salary range listed is for the level at which this job has been scoped. In the event that you are considered for a different level, a higher or lower pay range would apply. This position is also eligible for a competitive equity ownership, and a comprehensive and generous benefits package.
Are you currently based in a location where Scribd, Inc. can employ you? Employees must have their
primary residence in or near one of the following cities. This includes surrounding metro areas or locations within a typical commuting distance:
United States: Atlanta | Austin | Boston | Dallas | Denver | Chicago | Houston | Jacksonville | Los Angeles | Miami | New York City | Phoenix | Portland | Sacramento | Salt Lake City | San Diego | San Francisco | Seattle | Washington D.C.
Canada: Ottawa | Toronto | Vancouver
Mexico: Mexico City
Benefits at Scribd, Inc.- Scribd Flex (flexible work model)
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
- Mental health support and disability coverage
- Generous paid time off, including vacation, sick time, holidays, winter break, volunteer time, and sabbaticals
- Paid parental leave and family support benefits
- Retirement matching and employee equity
- Learning and development programs and professional growth opportunities
- Wellness and home office stipends
- Complimentary access to the Scribd, Inc. suite of products
- Enterprise access to leading AI tools
