Scribd, Inc.
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Scribd, Inc. About Scribd: At Scribd (pronounced “scribbed”), our mission is to spark human curiosity. We democratize the exchange of ideas and information and empower collective expertise through our products: Everand, Scribd, and Slideshare. About the Team and Role: Core Infrastructure designs, operates, and evolves Scribd’s AWS platform. We build paved roads — infrastructure orchestration, networking, observability, caching, relational databases, and data platforms — so product teams can move fast with confidence. The Infrastructure Engineer will architect and operate a modern, service-oriented AWS environment and partner with service owners to deepen our AWS-centric model. Your work will improve reliability, performance, and observability for a suite of products used by 250+ million people each month. Responsibilities
Design, build, and operate core platform components (ECS/EKS, networking, load balancing, logging, metrics, tracing, caching, and storage) Provide architectural guidance, operational support, and capacity planning for Amazon Aurora (MySQL- and PostgreSQL-compatible) clusters Define SLOs and actionable alerting; reduce MTTR and alert noise through automation and better signals Ship infrastructure as code (Terraform) with reviewed modules, tests, and CI/CD Run migrations and modernizations (e.g., containerization, service patterns, data platform upgrades) with clear runbooks and rollout plans Partner with product teams to shift operational ownership; coach teams on runbooks, dashboards, and reliability best practices Improve cost efficiency, performance, and security by design (least-privilege IAM, secret management, and network boundaries) Participate in an on-call rotation and lead blameless postmortems that drive lasting fixes Contribute to a paved-road developer experience: documentation, templates, and office hours Required Skills
7+ years operating production infrastructure on AWS, with strong knowledge of distributed systems, multi-tier architectures, and application security Data platforms: designing and operating SQL databases (e.g., Amazon Aurora), NoSQL/search (e.g., Elasticsearch/OpenSearch), and key-value caches (e.g., Redis/ElastiCache) Proficiency with containers and schedulers (Docker with ECS and/or Kubernetes) Hands-on Terraform and Git-based workflows, including tests for infrastructure changes Observability: metrics/logs/traces, SLO-based alerting, and incident response fundamentals Networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, routing, load balancing (L4/L7) Ability to write clean, maintainable code for automation, monitoring, and tooling in at least one language such as Python, Ruby, Rust, or Go Clear communicator and mentor; comfortable leading deep technical design discussions across teams and mentoring junior engineers Desired Skills
Working knowledge of ProxySQL, query processing, and routing Experience with Delta Lake and S3 (data lake patterns, partitioning, lifecycle policies) Experience improving 24/7 on-call health: reducing pages, building automation, tightening feedback loops Pragmatic knowledge of AWS platform services and their trade-offs Interest in service-oriented architectures: availability, eventual consistency, and fault tolerance Compensation and Benefits
At Scribd, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package and is determined within a range. Salary ranges vary by location. In California, the range is between $167,000 and $260,500. Outside California, the range is between $137,500 and $247,500. In Canada, the range is between $175,000 CAD and $231,500 CAD. These ranges reflect the level and geographic market and do not include equity or benefits; actual compensation is determined based on experience and other factors. This position is eligible for equity and a comprehensive benefits package. Working at Scribd, Inc.
Are you currently based in a location where Scribd is able to employ you? Employees must have their primary residence in or near certain cities across the United States, Canada, or Mexico as listed in the job posting. Benefits, Perks, And Wellbeing
Healthcare Insurance Coverage (Medical/Dental/Vision): 100% paid for employees 12 weeks paid parental leave Short-term/long-term disability plans 401k/RSP matching Onboarding stipend for home office peripherals + accessories Learning & Development allowance and programs Quarterly stipend for Wellness, WiFi, etc. Mental Health support & resources Free subscription to Scribd suite of products Referral Bonuses, Book Benefit, Sabbaticals Company-wide events and team engagement budgets Vacation & Personal Days, Paid Holidays, Flexible Sick Time Volunteer Day and inclusive workplace programs Access to AI Tools for productivity and innovation We want our interview process to be accessible to everyone. You can inform us of any reasonable adjustments by emailing accommodations@scribd.com. Scribd is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of protected characteristics. Seniority level
Mid-Senior level Employment type
Full-time Job function
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Join to apply for the
Staff Infrastructure Engineer
role at
Scribd, Inc. About Scribd: At Scribd (pronounced “scribbed”), our mission is to spark human curiosity. We democratize the exchange of ideas and information and empower collective expertise through our products: Everand, Scribd, and Slideshare. About the Team and Role: Core Infrastructure designs, operates, and evolves Scribd’s AWS platform. We build paved roads — infrastructure orchestration, networking, observability, caching, relational databases, and data platforms — so product teams can move fast with confidence. The Infrastructure Engineer will architect and operate a modern, service-oriented AWS environment and partner with service owners to deepen our AWS-centric model. Your work will improve reliability, performance, and observability for a suite of products used by 250+ million people each month. Responsibilities
Design, build, and operate core platform components (ECS/EKS, networking, load balancing, logging, metrics, tracing, caching, and storage) Provide architectural guidance, operational support, and capacity planning for Amazon Aurora (MySQL- and PostgreSQL-compatible) clusters Define SLOs and actionable alerting; reduce MTTR and alert noise through automation and better signals Ship infrastructure as code (Terraform) with reviewed modules, tests, and CI/CD Run migrations and modernizations (e.g., containerization, service patterns, data platform upgrades) with clear runbooks and rollout plans Partner with product teams to shift operational ownership; coach teams on runbooks, dashboards, and reliability best practices Improve cost efficiency, performance, and security by design (least-privilege IAM, secret management, and network boundaries) Participate in an on-call rotation and lead blameless postmortems that drive lasting fixes Contribute to a paved-road developer experience: documentation, templates, and office hours Required Skills
7+ years operating production infrastructure on AWS, with strong knowledge of distributed systems, multi-tier architectures, and application security Data platforms: designing and operating SQL databases (e.g., Amazon Aurora), NoSQL/search (e.g., Elasticsearch/OpenSearch), and key-value caches (e.g., Redis/ElastiCache) Proficiency with containers and schedulers (Docker with ECS and/or Kubernetes) Hands-on Terraform and Git-based workflows, including tests for infrastructure changes Observability: metrics/logs/traces, SLO-based alerting, and incident response fundamentals Networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, routing, load balancing (L4/L7) Ability to write clean, maintainable code for automation, monitoring, and tooling in at least one language such as Python, Ruby, Rust, or Go Clear communicator and mentor; comfortable leading deep technical design discussions across teams and mentoring junior engineers Desired Skills
Working knowledge of ProxySQL, query processing, and routing Experience with Delta Lake and S3 (data lake patterns, partitioning, lifecycle policies) Experience improving 24/7 on-call health: reducing pages, building automation, tightening feedback loops Pragmatic knowledge of AWS platform services and their trade-offs Interest in service-oriented architectures: availability, eventual consistency, and fault tolerance Compensation and Benefits
At Scribd, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package and is determined within a range. Salary ranges vary by location. In California, the range is between $167,000 and $260,500. Outside California, the range is between $137,500 and $247,500. In Canada, the range is between $175,000 CAD and $231,500 CAD. These ranges reflect the level and geographic market and do not include equity or benefits; actual compensation is determined based on experience and other factors. This position is eligible for equity and a comprehensive benefits package. Working at Scribd, Inc.
Are you currently based in a location where Scribd is able to employ you? Employees must have their primary residence in or near certain cities across the United States, Canada, or Mexico as listed in the job posting. Benefits, Perks, And Wellbeing
Healthcare Insurance Coverage (Medical/Dental/Vision): 100% paid for employees 12 weeks paid parental leave Short-term/long-term disability plans 401k/RSP matching Onboarding stipend for home office peripherals + accessories Learning & Development allowance and programs Quarterly stipend for Wellness, WiFi, etc. Mental Health support & resources Free subscription to Scribd suite of products Referral Bonuses, Book Benefit, Sabbaticals Company-wide events and team engagement budgets Vacation & Personal Days, Paid Holidays, Flexible Sick Time Volunteer Day and inclusive workplace programs Access to AI Tools for productivity and innovation We want our interview process to be accessible to everyone. You can inform us of any reasonable adjustments by emailing accommodations@scribd.com. Scribd is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of protected characteristics. Seniority level
Mid-Senior level Employment type
Full-time Job function
Information Technology Industries: Software Development Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Scribd, Inc. by 2x
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