Senior Frontend Engineer for ML-Powered Discovery

Apply; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 151,000 - 226,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Scribd Flex

Health/Dental/Vision coverage

Mental health support

Paid time off

Parental leave

Retirement matching

Learning & development

Wellness stipend

Home office stipend

Product access

Job summary

Scribd, Inc. is seeking a senior frontend software engineer to join Discovery Applications, the team powering Scribd’s search, recommendations and generative AI features.

You’ll own frontend systems, collaborate with product and platform teams, and contribute to end-to-end experiences across a high-traffic product. The role emphasizes Full-cycle development, code reviews, mentoring, and architecture decisions while shaping performance, accessibility and maintainability.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of frontend software engineering experience.
• Strong proficiency with JavaScript/TypeScript and React.
• Hands-on experience with Next.js or similar modern web frameworks.
• Familiarity with Microfrontend architectures, monorepos, or shared frontend platforms.

Responsibilities

• Own frontend systems from design through long-term evolution.
• Collaborate with product and platform teams to deliver end-to-end features.
• Review code, mentor less experienced engineers, and participate in interviews.

Skills

Frontend dev

JavaScript/TypeScript

React

Next.js

Monorepos

Web performance

Backend collaboration

Communication

Job description

Scribd, Inc. is seeking a senior frontend software engineer to join Discovery Applications, the team powering Scribd’s search, recommendations and generative AI features.

You’ll own frontend systems, collaborate with product and platform teams, and contribute to end-to-end experiences across a high-traffic product. The role emphasizes Full-cycle development, code reviews, mentoring, and architecture decisions while shaping performance, accessibility and maintainability.