Senior Engineering Manager, Platform

Senior Engineering Manager, Growth Platform – Scribd, Inc.

Join us to build the next generation of growth technology, enabling acquisition, onboarding, retention, and lifecycle marketing across our brand portfolio.

At Scribd Inc., our mission is to spark human curiosity. We create a world of stories and knowledge, democratizing the exchange of ideas and information through our four products:
Everand, Scribd, Slideshare, and Fable.

We foster a culture where employees can be authentic, bold, and collaborative. Flexibility and intentional in‑person moments are a core part of Scribd Flex. Occasional in‑person attendance is required for all employees.

As Senior Engineering Manager, Growth Platform you will lead a business‑critical platform team inside Growth Engineering. The team builds systems and integrations that enable efficient go‑to‑market execution: landing pages and campaign tooling, tracking and attribution, audience segmentation, experimentation support, and third‑party Mar Tech integrations.

The position is high‑ownership, people‑first, and deeply technical. You will set vision, build a strong team, and deliver platform improvements that measurably impact conversion, retention, and lifetime value.

• Lead the engineering strategy and execution for Scribd’s Growth Platform, spanning acquisition enablement, promotional offer support, audience segmentation, and lifecycle marketing integrations.
• Build and manage a high‑performing full‑stack team, fostering accountability, inclusion, and continuous learning.
• Act as an architectural and execution partner to the Tech Lead, driving thoughtful system design and sustainable delivery.
• Translate business goals into roadmaps in close partnership with stakeholders and prioritize investments across multiple brands and channels.
• Lead integrations with paid media platforms and third‑party data exchange tooling for conversion tracking, event feeds, audience sync, and campaign measurement.
• Own cross‑channel measurement foundations, champion reliable instrumentation, telemetry, and attribution quality.
• Drive integration and vendor decisions across the Mar Tech stack, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, and maintainable.
• Champion engineering excellence in reliability, scalability, code quality, testing, and continuous delivery so Growth teams can move fast with confidence.

• 7+ years of engineering experience, including 3–5+ years in engineering management, leading high‑performing teams delivering customer‑facing or platform systems.
• Demonstrated growth impact: measurable improvement in conversion, retention, engagement, and/or LTV in subscription or consumer products.
• Strong technical foundation and architecture depth with experience guiding scalable system design.
• Experience with growth and marketing systems (SEM, ad platform integrations, attribution, experimentation frameworks, customer engagement platforms, CDPs, CMS/landing page systems, analytics instrumentation, or marketing APIs).
• Cross‑functional leadership strength aligning diverse stakeholders and executing in fast‑paced environments.
• People‑first leadership: proven ability to coach, develop, and retain strong engineers while fostering psychological safety.

• Deep familiarity with multi‑channel paid acquisition, tracking/attribution challenges, and data quality practices.
• Hands‑on experience with event tracking, experimentation platforms, segmentation systems, offer/promo tooling, or funnel optimization in subscription products.
• Experience operating platform teams serving multiple internal customers with clear SLAs, roadmaps, and support models.

• Healthcare Insurance Coverage (Medical/Dental/Vision): 100% paid.
• 12 weeks paid parental leave.
• Short‑term/long‑term disability plans.
• 401(k)/RSP matching.
• Onboarding stipend for home‑office peripherals.
• Learning & Development allowance and programs.
• Quarterly stipend for wellness, Wi‑Fi, etc.
• Mental health support & resources.
• Free subscription to the Scribd suite of products.
• Referral bonuses.
• Book benefit.
• Sabbaticals.
• Company‑wide events.
• Team…