San Francisco Hybrid Full-time USD 141,000 – 267,000 / year

Scribd, Inc. is hiring a Staff Software Engineer (Backend) - Fable Core

Responsibilities

  • Define and communicate the technical vision for the Fable backend by authoring design documents and translating product goals into actionable architecture.
  • Take end-to-end ownership of backend system health, covering deployment pipelines, databases, message queues, monitoring, cost efficiency, and continuous integration workflows.
  • Lead incident management efforts, facilitate post-incident reviews, and ensure corrective actions are implemented and tracked.
  • Represent backend interests in cross-team planning and act as a coordination point for cross-functional initiatives.
  • Improve team capabilities through code reviews, hands-on mentorship, collaborative coding, and upholding strong standards in design, testing, and operations.
  • Develop and refine the backend platform to enable faster and safer feature delivery across the engineering team.
  • Integrate advanced engineering practices into daily workflows and support team adoption of these methods.

Benefits

  • Flexible work model allowing remote and office-based work
  • Extensive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans
  • Support for mental health and disability coverage
  • Generous paid leave including vacation, sick days, holidays, winter break, volunteer time, and sabbaticals
  • Paid parental leave and family-related benefits
  • Retirement plan matching and equity participation
  • Access to learning programs and career development resources
  • Stipends for wellness and home office setup
  • Free access to the company's full product suite
  • Enterprise-level access to cutting-edge AI tools

Work Arrangement

Hybrid

Work Arrangement

San Francisco, Canada: Alberta, New Brunswick, United States: North Carolina, 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

Other

  • All employees are expected to attend in-person meetings occasionally, regardless of their location.
  • Employees must reside in or near one of the specified cities or within a standard commuting range of those locations.
About company
Scribd, Inc.

Scribd, Inc. is a knowledge company on a mission to advance human understanding. The company powers a diverse ecosystem of products designed to help people move from information access to real understanding and application.

Its platform includes Scribd, an applied knowledge platform with over 300 million documents; Slideshare, a vast collection of professional presentations; Everand, a digital subscription service for ebooks, audiobooks, and podcasts; and Fable, a social reading platform for curated book clubs and personalized reading experiences.

With over 400 million pieces of content, 250 million monthly visitors, and 2 million paying subscribers, Scribd, Inc. serves a global audience across multiple languages and formats.

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Job Details
Department Engineering
Category Backend
Posted 3 months ago