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Staff Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure at ScribdInc

Department: Engineering

Compensation

$145,000 – $261,500/yr

Setup
Hybrid
Location
San Francisco, California
Type
Full-time
Level
senior
Posted

Description

Scribd, Inc. is hiring a Senior Engineer for its Content Library and Core Infrastructure team. The role owns Rust services for transactional storage, transform coordination, and low-latency retrieval at hundreds of billions of objects, while also developing the Python userland, leading cross-functional projects, improving performance and cost-efficiency, strengthening data governance, and mentoring engineers. The position requires 10+ years of backend, distributed, or data-intensive systems experience, production Rust and Python, storage and database expertise, AWS and Terraform experience, and technical leadership. The role offers Scribd Flex, health, dental, and vision coverage, equity, and benefits, with eligible primary-residence locations in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

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