Software Engineer II (Fullstack), Growth Platform
About the role
We are seeking a determined Fullstack Software Engineer to join our Growth Platform team. In this role, you will design, build, and scale the shared systems that power Growth at Scribd, from self-service tooling and experimentation infrastructure to the data integrations behind our lifecycle marketing. You will partner closely with marketers, data analysts, lifecycle teams, and the other Growth engineering teams to deliver high-quality solutions that enhance cross-channel marketing effectiveness, attribution accuracy, and customer engagement. You’ll participate in technical design, code reviews, and best practice implementation while identifying opportunities to improve systems and processes.
Responsibilities
- Building intuitive, performant self-service tools that let marketers and other teams move without engineering help.
- Building and maintaining integrations that share customer and event data with third-party platforms, including our lifecycle marketing tools.
- Ensuring scalability, testability, and maintainability throughout the development process.
- Collaborating across teams to drive impactful projects forward.
- Staying proactive by proposing innovative solutions to technical challenges.
Requirements
- 3+ years of professional software development experience.
- Proficiency with TypeScript, JavaScript, and modern frameworks like React.
- Familiarity with Ruby on Rails and its ecosystem.
- Understanding of database systems (SQL and NoSQL) and architectural tradeoffs.
- Experience designing and consuming APIs (REST, GraphQL a plus).
- Understanding of experimentation, A/B testing, personalization systems, and the MarTech landscape.
- Communicates clearly and frequently with cross-functional partners, influencing through technical depth and collaborative decision-making.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
Qualifications
- Experience with instrumenting and working on data integration projects, such as event tracking, data pipelines, or syncing user data between internal systems and third-party platforms.
- Have worked in a Growth Engineering or Growth Platform team at a product‑led company.
- Experience with backend technologies like Redis, Kafka, MySQL, and Terraform.
- Knowledge of GraphQL and Next.js.
- Familiarity with migrating monolithic architectures to microservices/frontends.
Skills
What We’re Looking For: 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 strong communicator and 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 who stays current with industry trends and technologies; a pragmatic problem‑solver who balances technical rigor with business needs.
Benefits
- Scribd Flex (flexible work model)
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
- Mental health support and disability coverage
- Generous paid time off, including vacation, sick time, holidays, winter break, volunteer time, and sabbaticals
- Paid parental leave and family support benefits
- Retirement matching and employee equity
- Learning and development programs and professional growth opportunities
- Wellness and home office stipends
- Complimentary access to the Scribd, Inc. suite of products
- Enterprise access to leading AI tools
Pay
Base pay range: $132,500–$184,000 per year + equity. In San Francisco (California highest market) the range is $132,500 to $184,000. Outside California in the US the range is $103,000 to $175,000. In Canada the range is between $CAN1 CAD and $CAN2 CAD (as noted in the posting). The final offer depends on location, experience, skills, education, and business needs.