Full-Time

Senior Frontend Engineer

Posted on 8/19/2024

Scribd

Scribd

201-500 employees

Digital library and e-book subscription service

Consumer Software
Entertainment

Compensation Overview

$117.5k - $231kAnnually

+ Equity Ownership

Senior

Remote in USA + 1 more

More locations: Remote in Canada

Remote employees must have their primary residence in specified states in the US, Ontario, British Columbia, or Mexico.

Category
Frontend Engineering
Software Engineering
Required Skills
JavaScript
React.js
Requirements
  • Expert-level understanding of modern JavaScript frameworks, especially React
  • Proven experience in architecting and building large-scale, consumer-facing web applications
  • A strong focus on creating value for our customers and a user-centric approach
  • A passion for continuous improvement, with a track record of leaving every project better than you found it
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; as a remote company, we rely heavily on documentation and clear communication
  • A leadership mindset with the ability to mentor, guide, and inspire other engineers
  • Strong opinions, loosely held, on frontend architecture and best practices, with the ability to influence and drive consensus across the team
  • Deep knowledge of APIs to collaborate effectively with server-side engineers and contribute to API design discussions
  • Extensive experience solving complex caching, observability, and performance challenges in modern web applications
  • A commitment to lifelong learning and professional growth
  • A vision for making a significant impact on the future and direction of the product
Responsibilities
  • Delivering high-quality frontend solutions
  • Leading technical discussions
  • Setting standards
  • Mentoring other engineers
  • Collaborating with other engineering teams, designers, and product managers
  • Leading full-cycle frontend software development
  • Advising on technical design
  • Reviewing code
  • Driving best practices across the team
  • Identifying areas for improvement
  • Proposing innovative solutions
  • Ensuring the maintainability and scalability of the codebase
  • Considering testability, upgradeability, scalability, and observability throughout the development process

Scribd is a digital library and e-book subscription service that provides access to a wide variety of reading materials, including e-books, audiobooks, magazines, and documents. Users pay a monthly subscription fee for unlimited access to this extensive library, which includes bestsellers, classic literature, and academic papers. Scribd partners with publishers and authors to share revenue, ensuring a diverse range of content. Unlike competitors like Amazon's Kindle Unlimited and Audible, Scribd offers a broader selection of content types and features a user-friendly interface. The platform also fosters community engagement through ScribdChat, allowing interaction between authors and readers, and curated reading lists that highlight relevant content. The goal of Scribd is to serve a diverse audience of readers by providing a comprehensive digital library that enhances the reading experience.

Company Stage

Late Stage VC

Total Funding

$102.9M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2007

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

3%

1 year growth

-5%

2 year growth

-1%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Scribd's credit-based model could attract users preferring pay-per-use options.
  • Tony Grimminck's appointment as CEO may lead to innovative growth strategies.
  • Scribd can capitalize on the growing audiobook market with its diverse offerings.

What critics are saying

  • The credit-based model may alienate users preferring unlimited access.
  • Spotify's competitive pricing in audiobooks could draw users away from Scribd.
  • Subscription fatigue poses a risk to Scribd's revenue model.

What makes Scribd unique

  • Scribd offers a diverse range of content types beyond just e-books.
  • The platform includes features like ScribdChat for author-reader interaction.
  • Scribd provides curated reading lists to highlight timely and relevant content.

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Benefits

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - A robust Diversity, Equity and Inclusion program that includes company-wide training, equitable hiring best practices, Employee Resource Groups, and company-wide goals.

Scribd flex - We embrace flexibility as a key principle and will allow employees, in partnership with their manager, to choose the workstyle that best suits their individual needs and preferences.

Health, Dental, Vision, Life & Disability - We offer comprehensive healthcare plans and cover premiums for employees at 100%. PPO, HMO, and High Deductible Health Plans are available so you can choose whichever coverage supports your lifestyle best.

Matching 401(k) - Easily save for retirement with our 401(k) plan and take advantage of up to 3% company match with no waiting period.

Paid Time Off - A generous paid time off program that includes vacation time, personal days, sabbaticals, volunteer time, winter break, sick time, and more.

Paid parental leave - We provide paid time away from work for our new biological, adoptive, or foster parents.

Wellbeing - Resources, workshops & events to support your wellbeing journey: Mind, Body & Soul.

Curated Career Paths and Continuous Learning - The power to explore career paths & possibilities, and the tools to support your growth. From continuing education, degrees, or certifications, we support our employee’s career journeys.

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