Software Engineer II, Developer Tooling

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.

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

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.

When it comes to workplace structure, we believe in balancing individual flexibility and community connections. It’s through our flexible work benefit, Scribd Flex, that employees – in partnership with their manager – can choose the daily work-style that best suits their individual needs. A key tenet of Scribd Flex is our prioritization of intentional in-person moments to build collaboration, culture, and connection.

For this reason, occasional in-person attendance is required for all Scribd Inc. employees, regardless of their 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.

About The Team and Role

The Developer Tooling team empowers Scribd engineers across the entire software development lifecycle. We build and evolve the tools and frameworks that power engineering workflows. This includes modernizing infrastructure, optimizing build and deployment processes, and continuously expanding development capabilities. Our work drives broad, meaningful impact by boosting productivity and elevating the developer experience company-wide.

What You’ll Do

• Create and maintain internal libraries, components, and utilities used by Scribd engineers

• Make improvements to our AWS infrastructure, including application networking and traffic routing, using Terraform

• Build, maintain, and improve tools and frameworks that streamline development workflows including modernizing tooling, optimizing build processes, and enhancing development capabilities

• Collaborate with other engineers and cross-functional teams to identify bottlenecks and implement solutions that increase efficiency and productivity

Key Attributes

• 4+ years of professional experience as a software engineer

• Proficient in one of the following languages:
  Go (Golang), Ruby, Type Script, or Python

• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills

• Comfortable navigating modern cloud infrastructure and platform engineering workflows

• Infrastructure as code and cloud automation experience, including AWS and Terraform

Experience We Value

• Developer tooling CLIs

• Application networking, traffic routing, CDN configuration, and caching strategies

• Observability, performance profiling, and optimization

What Sets You Apart

• A passion for improving developer experience and productivity

• A thoughtful approach to platform engineering that balances stability, speed, and simplicity

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 $126,000 [minimum salary in our lowest geographic market within California] to $196,000 [maximum salary in our highest geographic market within California].

In the United States, outside of…