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Culture at Scribd, Inc.We support a culture where our employees can be real and be bold; where we debate and commit as we embrace plot twists; and where every employee is empowered to take action as we prioritize the customer.
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At Scribd, Inc., we hire for "GRIT." Traditionally defined as the intersection of passion and perseverance toward long term goals, GRIT reflects the mindset we expect from every employee. For us, it also serves as a practical framework for how we work: setting and achieving Goals, delivering Results within your role, contributing Innovative ideas and solutions, and strengthening the broader Team through collaboration and attitude.
About The Team And RoleShape the core experience for 10M+ daily readers. Join the team behind Scribd's primary reading experience and directly impact how millions of users explore and learn from our 300,000+ document corpus.
Experiment at the intersection of product and AI. Partner closely with Product, Design, and AI/ML teams to rapidly prototype and launch experiments that elevate engagement and comprehension on the document reading page.
Build new creation experiences from 0 1. Help develop innovative tools that empower users to synthesize research and produce study guides, presentations, and documents - all enhanced by generative AI.
Improve SEO and AEO. Work with our SEO PM to improve search and answer engine traffic to the Core Scribd pages.
Modernize our tech stack for the future. Lead efforts to decompose our Ruby on Rails monolith into a modern, modular Microfrontend architecture powered by Next.js and a distributed backend.
As a Senior Frontend Engineer on the Core Scribd team, you'll contribute to building and maintaining both the frontend powering Scribd's document reading page. You'll work on features that help users on a research journey find and parse the right document. This is a unique opportunity to work across a wide surface area from React based UI to distributed backend services in collaboration with product, design, AI/ML and infrastructure teams.
A major focus for this team in 2026 is Web Modernization: migrating our legacy Doc Page SPA to a Next.js powered Microfrontend architecture, enabling faster iteration, safer scaling, and long term confidence in how Scribd's web product evolves.
Key AttributesIn the state of California, the reasonably expected salary range is between $146,000 (minimum salary in our lowest geographic market within California) to $227,500 (maximum salary in our highest geographic market within California).
In the United States, outside of California, the reasonably expected salary range is between $120,000 (minimum salary in our lowest US geographic market outside of California) to $216,500 (maximum salary in our highest US geographic market outside of California).
In Canada, the reasonably expected salary range is between $152,500 CAD (minimum salary in our lowest geographic market) to $194,500 CAD (maximum salary in our highest geographic market).
This position is also eligible for a competitive equity ownership, and a comprehensive and generous benefits package.
Working at Scribd, Inc.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
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Scribd, Inc. is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply, and believe that a diversity of perspectives and experiences create a foundation for the best ideas. Come join us in building something meaningful.