Fullstack Software Engineer - Slideshare Team

About Scribd At Scribd, our mission is to spark human curiosity and foster the democratization of ideas through our platform offerings: Everand, Scribd, and Slideshare. Join a team dedicated to creating a world rich in stories and knowledge. We pride ourselves on a culture that encourages authenticity and boldness, where thoughtful debates lead to strong commitments and where every employee actively contributes to customer priorities. Our workplace structure seeks to blend individual flexibility with community connection. With our unique Scribd Flex program, employees can tailor their work-life balance while prioritizing intentional in-person interactions to strengthen collaboration and culture. Therefore, occasional in-person attendance is required for all Scribd employees, irrespective of their location. We look for individuals who embody 'GRIT', a combination of passion and perseverance toward long-term goals. Our commitment to GRIT translates into a framework that encourages goal-setting, innovative thinking, and positive team dynamics. About the Role As a Fullstack Software Engineer on the Slideshare team at Scribd, you will play a crucial role in enhancing and maintaining the systems that power Slideshare's global user experience. You’ll be immersed in a modern technology stack tasked with developing user-facing features as well as backend services that handle content uploads, secure storage, analytics, and intelligent discoverability. This is an exceptional opportunity to work across a diverse spectrum ranging from React-based UI to distributed backend services while collaborating with product, design, AI/ML, and infrastructure teams. What You'll Do: Develop and implement new product features using React/Next.js, GraphQL, TypeScript, and Ruby on Rails. Enhance backend systems that process slideshow conversion pipelines and user uploads. Contribute to operational excellence by maintaining job workers, queues, and internal APIs. Create UI components that resonate with the Slideshare rebrand and contribute to our shared design system. Collaborate with backend engineers to craft integrated full-stack solutions, keeping a strong focus on frontend technologies. Work closely with product, design, AI/ML, and growth teams to launch innovative experiments and features. Integrate machine learning models and LLMs into the frontend to create personalized user experiences. Enhance internal documentation and onboarding tools, which include component Storybooks and service readmes. We're Looking for Someone With: A solid understanding of modern JavaScript frameworks, particularly React. 3-5 years of experience in full-stack development, focusing on React, Next.js, and Ruby on Rails. Knowledge of database technologies such as SQL, Postgres, and MySQL. Familiarity with AWS cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines. Awareness of performance, accessibility, and SEO best practices across the stack. Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills to work effectively with design, product, and engineering teams. A commitment to high-quality coding practices, maintainability, and clear documentation. Are you currently residing in a location where Scribd can employ you? Your primary residence should be in or near one of the following cities: United States: Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Dallas, Denver, 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 Benefits, Perks, and Wellbeing at Scribd: Comprehensive healthcare insurance (medical, dental, vision) fully covered for employees. 12 weeks of paid parental leave. Short-term and long-term disability plans. 401k/RSP matching. Onboarding stipend for home office equipment. Learning & Development allowances and programs. Quarterly stipends for wellness, internet, and other needs. Mental health support and resources available. Free Scribd subscription plus gift memberships for friends and family. Referral bonuses and a unique Book Benefit. Opportunities for sabbaticals and team engagement budgets. Generous vacation and personal days, along with important paid holidays. Flexible sick time and a dedicated volunteer day. Participation in employee resource groups aimed at fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. Access to AI Tools: We provide free access to cutting-edge AI tools to help you boost productivity and drive innovation. At Scribd, we aim for our interview process to be accessible to everyone. If you need any reasonable adjustments, please email accommodations@scribd.com. Scribd is dedicated to equal employment opportunities, valuing diversity in race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other protected characteristic. We encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, as diverse perspectives foster the best ideas. Join us in creating something meaningful.