Senior Software Engineer - Web Platform

About The Company

Scribd, Inc. is on a mission to advance human understanding. Our four products — Scribd®, Slideshare®, Everand™, and Fable — help billions of people across the globe move beyond access and into insight, application, and expertise.

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.

We believe the best work happens when individual flexibility is balanced with meaningful community connection. Scribd Flex empowers employees to choose the workstyle and location that support their best performance, while committing to intentional in‑person moments that strengthen collaboration, culture, and connection. As part of that commitment, occasional in‑person attendance is required for all Scribd, Inc. employees, regardless of location.

So what are we looking for in new team members? Well, we hire for “GRIT”. The textbook definition of GRIT is demonstrating the intersection of passion and perseverance towards long term goals. At Scribd Inc., we are inspired by the potential that this can unlock, and ask each of our employees to pursue a GRIT‑ty approach to their work. In a tactical sense, GRIT is also a handy acronym that outlines the standards we hold ourselves and each other to.

Here’s what that means for you: we’re looking for someone who showcases the ability to set and achieve Goals, achieve Results within their job responsibilities, contribute Innovative ideas and solutions, and positively influence the broader Team through collaboration and attitude.

This posting reflects an approved, open position within the organization.

The Web Platform team builds the shared foundations that enable Scribd’s product teams to ship high‑quality web experiences efficiently. We focus on scalable frontend architecture, shared libraries and tooling, and durable patterns that improve velocity, reliability, and maintainability across our web ecosystem.

A major focus for the team is Web Modernization
: migrating legacy SPAs to a Next.js‑powered Microfront end architecture, enabling faster iteration, safer scaling, and long‑term confidence in how Scribd’s web product evolves.

We’re hiring a Senior Software Engineer, Web Platform to help drive Scribd’s Web Modernization program and build the frontend foundations for our next generation of web product experiences.

You’ll lead major modernization work streams — migrating complex legacy web applications into a modern Microfront end ecosystem, creating repeatable migration patterns and shared foundations other teams can build on — while ensuring performance, developer experience, and user impact stay high throughout the transition.

This is a hands‑on role with broad influence: you’ll ship production‑critical frontend code, define patterns and boundaries that other teams build on, and partner cross‑functionally to make architectural change practical and durable.

• 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

• 6+ years of professional frontend software engineering experience
• Deep experience with JavaScript/Type Script and React
• Hands‑on experience with Next.js or similar modern web frameworks
• Experience working with or migrating large, complex, or legacy frontend codebases
• Familiarity with Microfront end architectures, monorepos, or shared frontend platforms
• Familiarity integrating modern frontends with Rails‑backed systems is a plus
• 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…