Senior Fullstack Engineer - Platform

About The Company

At Scribd Inc. (pronounced “scribbed”), our mission is to spark human curiosity. Join our team as we create a world of stories and knowledge, democratize the exchange of ideas and information, and empower collective expertise through our four products:
Everand, Scribd, Slideshare, and Fable.

The Growth Platform team at Scribd empowers marketers, lifecycle teams, and partner channels by delivering Mar Tech solutions that drive efficiency, data-informed decisions, and scalable user acquisition across our brands:
Scribd, Everand, Slide Share, and Fable.

Our work centers on building and maintaining systems that enable campaign execution, landing page optimization, tracking and attribution, and third-party integrations for cross-channel marketing and analytics. We focus on scalability, performance, and reliability while ensuring our partners have the tools they need to drive user growth. The team values collaboration, pragmatic problem-solving, and a culture of technical excellence.

We are seeking a talented Senior Fullstack Software Engineer to join our Growth Platform team. In this role, you will design, build, and scale systems that power marketing technology, campaign automation, and user acquisition initiatives.

You will partner closely with marketers, data analysts, and lifecycle teams to deliver high-quality solutions that enhance cross-channel marketing effectiveness, attribution accuracy, and customer engagement. As a senior engineer, you’ll have a significant impact on Scribd’s growth strategy by ensuring our systems are extensible, robust, and data-driven. You will also play a key role in shaping the team’s technical direction and mentoring peers.

• A passionate engineer who takes pride in writing clean, maintainable, and scalable code
• Someone who thrives in both backend system design and frontend feature development.
• A collaborator who enjoys working with marketers, data scientists, product managers, and engineers across the Growth Pillar to develop high-leverage, self-service tools and data activation workflows.
• An engineer with strong experience in integrations and data flows between internal and third-party systems.
• A pragmatic problem-solver who balances technical rigor with business needs.

• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong proficiency in Ruby on Rails and its ecosystem.
• Solid experience with modern Type Script & JavaScript Frameworks (Next.js strongly preferred).
• Strong understanding of database systems (SQL and No
  
  SQL) and architectural tradeoffs.
• Experience designing and consuming APIs (REST, Graph
  
  QL a plus).
• Has an understanding of experimentation, A/B testing, personalization systems, and the Mar Tech landscape.
• Communicates clearly and frequently with cross-functional partners, influencing through technical depth and collaborative decision-making.
• Values craftsmanship, autonomy, and empathy while writing maintainable, thoughtful code and enabling others to succeed.

• Primary:
  Ruby on Rails, Type Script, JavaScript, React
  
  JS (NextJS a plus)
• Databases: SQL, No
  
  SQL
• Testing: RSpec, React Testing Library, Minitest, Jest, Cypress (or similar)
• Version Control:
  Git or similar workflows
• API Development: RESTful APIs, Graph
  
  QL (nice to have)

• Have worked in a Growth Engineering or Growth Platform team at a product-led company.
• Have led or contributed to CMS build-outs or internal platform tools supporting campaign launches or embedded messaging.
• Have experience with automated data ingest, referral systems, or promotional tooling.

Are comfortable managing projects that balance marketing velocity with long-term technical investments.

At Scribd, 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 $146,000 [minimum salary in our lowest geographic market within California]…