Scribd, Inc.
Staff Backend Engineer – Payments & Billing
Scribd, Inc., San Diego, California, United States, 92189
Staff Backend Engineer – Payments & Billing
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Scribd, Inc. Overview
About The Company: At Scribd (pronounced “scribbed”), our mission is to spark human curiosity. We create a world of stories and knowledge, democratize the exchange of ideas and information, and empower collective expertise through our products: Everand, Scribd, Slideshare, and Fable. We support a culture where employees can be real and bold, debate and commit, and take action with a customer-first mindset. Scribd Flex enables flexible daily work styles, with occasional in-person attendance required for all employees, regardless of location. We hire for “GRIT” — Goals, Results, Innovation, and Team. This means setting and achieving goals, delivering results, contributing innovative ideas, and positively influencing the team through collaboration and attitude. The Team
The Payments & Billing team powers Scribd’s subscription revenue engine, managing billing lifecycles, global payment processing, and financial reliability across Scribd, Everand, Slideshare, and Fable. We focus on payment processing at scale, invoicing, reconciliation, fraud prevention, compliance, and support for international currencies and payment methods. We partner with Product, Finance, Risk, and Platform Engineering to ensure millions of readers can reliably access our services daily. What You’ll Do
Lead the technical architecture and implementation of Scribd’s payments and billing systems, the backbone of our subscription business. Design, build, and operate backend services that power subscription payments at global scale. Own billing lifecycle, global payments, invoicing, reconciliation, and financial reliability — integrating with providers (Stripe, Adyen, Braintree) and supporting international currencies and local methods. Ensure compliance and security of financial systems through PCI DSS, tokenization, encryption, and secure data handling. Foster a culture of technical excellence while driving scalable, resilient, and observable financial systems that enable teams to move fast, simplify complexity, and deliver revenue with confidence. Modernize legacy systems and eliminate technical debt to improve velocity and scalability. Partner with Product, Finance, Risk, Platform, and Analytics to deliver secure, reliable financial flows, using data, metrics, and telemetry to uncover trends, resolve anomalies, and guide the team with clarity and foresight. Mentor engineers, shape cross-team technical strategy, and tackle hard scaling and security challenges. We’re Looking For Someone Who
Has 8+ years of backend engineering experience, with deep expertise in building and scaling distributed systems for financial or mission-critical workloads. Brings a strong foundation in data modeling, transactional consistency, and high-throughput architectures, with hands-on SQL (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and familiarity with NoSQL and caching. Is skilled in observability and reliability practices: defining SLOs, implementing metrics/alerts, debugging distributed systems, and leading incident response. Has strong coding ability in at least one modern backend language such as Ruby (preferred), Java, Go, or Python, with a focus on clean, maintainable, and secure code. Has a proven track record of technical leadership: setting architectural direction, mentoring engineers, and driving large-scale migrations or modernization efforts. Communicates clearly and collaborates across product, finance, risk, and platform teams, influencing both technical and business decisions. Contributes to cross-team initiatives that shape Scribd’s engineering culture. It’s a Plus If You
Has strong coding ability in Ruby. Have deep experience designing and operating payment or billing systems. Have integrated with major payment service providers and managed multi-currency or local payment methods. Bring knowledge of compliance and security standards (PCI DSS, encryption, tokenization). Understand fraud prevention strategies (chargebacks, retries, card fingerprinting, abuse detection). Have led large-scale migrations between payment providers or billing systems with minimal customer impact. Compensation and Perks
At Scribd, base pay is part of total compensation and varies by role, level, and location. Salaries reflect local cost of labor benchmarks. Salary ranges (illustrative): California: $167,000 – $260,500 United States (outside California): $137,500 – $247,500 Canada: $175,000 CAD – $231,500 CAD We consider experience, skills, education, and other business needs. This position is eligible for equity and a comprehensive benefits package. Working at Scribd
Are you currently based in a location where Scribd is able to employ you? Primary residence should be in or near one of the listed cities in the United States, Canada, or Mexico. Benefits, Perks, And Wellbeing
Benefits/perks vary by location Healthcare Insurance Coverage (Medical/Dental/Vision): 100% paid for employees 12 weeks paid parental leave Disability plans 401k/RSP matching Onboarding stipend for home office Learning & Development allowance and programs Wellness stipend and other benefits Mental Health resources Free Scribd subscription Referral bonuses Book Benefit and Sabbaticals Company-wide events and engagement budgets Vacation, Personal Days, Holidays, and Flexible Sick Time Volunteer Day and inclusive workplace programs Need accommodations for the interview process?
Email accommodations@scribd.com. Scribd is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity and inclusion. Seniority level
Mid-Senior level Employment type
Full-time Job function
Engineering and Information Technology Industries: Software Development
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Staff Backend Engineer – Payments & Billing
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Scribd, Inc. Overview
About The Company: At Scribd (pronounced “scribbed”), our mission is to spark human curiosity. We create a world of stories and knowledge, democratize the exchange of ideas and information, and empower collective expertise through our products: Everand, Scribd, Slideshare, and Fable. We support a culture where employees can be real and bold, debate and commit, and take action with a customer-first mindset. Scribd Flex enables flexible daily work styles, with occasional in-person attendance required for all employees, regardless of location. We hire for “GRIT” — Goals, Results, Innovation, and Team. This means setting and achieving goals, delivering results, contributing innovative ideas, and positively influencing the team through collaboration and attitude. The Team
The Payments & Billing team powers Scribd’s subscription revenue engine, managing billing lifecycles, global payment processing, and financial reliability across Scribd, Everand, Slideshare, and Fable. We focus on payment processing at scale, invoicing, reconciliation, fraud prevention, compliance, and support for international currencies and payment methods. We partner with Product, Finance, Risk, and Platform Engineering to ensure millions of readers can reliably access our services daily. What You’ll Do
Lead the technical architecture and implementation of Scribd’s payments and billing systems, the backbone of our subscription business. Design, build, and operate backend services that power subscription payments at global scale. Own billing lifecycle, global payments, invoicing, reconciliation, and financial reliability — integrating with providers (Stripe, Adyen, Braintree) and supporting international currencies and local methods. Ensure compliance and security of financial systems through PCI DSS, tokenization, encryption, and secure data handling. Foster a culture of technical excellence while driving scalable, resilient, and observable financial systems that enable teams to move fast, simplify complexity, and deliver revenue with confidence. Modernize legacy systems and eliminate technical debt to improve velocity and scalability. Partner with Product, Finance, Risk, Platform, and Analytics to deliver secure, reliable financial flows, using data, metrics, and telemetry to uncover trends, resolve anomalies, and guide the team with clarity and foresight. Mentor engineers, shape cross-team technical strategy, and tackle hard scaling and security challenges. We’re Looking For Someone Who
Has 8+ years of backend engineering experience, with deep expertise in building and scaling distributed systems for financial or mission-critical workloads. Brings a strong foundation in data modeling, transactional consistency, and high-throughput architectures, with hands-on SQL (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and familiarity with NoSQL and caching. Is skilled in observability and reliability practices: defining SLOs, implementing metrics/alerts, debugging distributed systems, and leading incident response. Has strong coding ability in at least one modern backend language such as Ruby (preferred), Java, Go, or Python, with a focus on clean, maintainable, and secure code. Has a proven track record of technical leadership: setting architectural direction, mentoring engineers, and driving large-scale migrations or modernization efforts. Communicates clearly and collaborates across product, finance, risk, and platform teams, influencing both technical and business decisions. Contributes to cross-team initiatives that shape Scribd’s engineering culture. It’s a Plus If You
Has strong coding ability in Ruby. Have deep experience designing and operating payment or billing systems. Have integrated with major payment service providers and managed multi-currency or local payment methods. Bring knowledge of compliance and security standards (PCI DSS, encryption, tokenization). Understand fraud prevention strategies (chargebacks, retries, card fingerprinting, abuse detection). Have led large-scale migrations between payment providers or billing systems with minimal customer impact. Compensation and Perks
At Scribd, base pay is part of total compensation and varies by role, level, and location. Salaries reflect local cost of labor benchmarks. Salary ranges (illustrative): California: $167,000 – $260,500 United States (outside California): $137,500 – $247,500 Canada: $175,000 CAD – $231,500 CAD We consider experience, skills, education, and other business needs. This position is eligible for equity and a comprehensive benefits package. Working at Scribd
Are you currently based in a location where Scribd is able to employ you? Primary residence should be in or near one of the listed cities in the United States, Canada, or Mexico. Benefits, Perks, And Wellbeing
Benefits/perks vary by location Healthcare Insurance Coverage (Medical/Dental/Vision): 100% paid for employees 12 weeks paid parental leave Disability plans 401k/RSP matching Onboarding stipend for home office Learning & Development allowance and programs Wellness stipend and other benefits Mental Health resources Free Scribd subscription Referral bonuses Book Benefit and Sabbaticals Company-wide events and engagement budgets Vacation, Personal Days, Holidays, and Flexible Sick Time Volunteer Day and inclusive workplace programs Need accommodations for the interview process?
Email accommodations@scribd.com. Scribd is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity and inclusion. Seniority level
Mid-Senior level Employment type
Full-time Job function
Engineering and Information Technology Industries: Software Development
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