Senior Frontend Engineer — Microfrontend Modernization Lead

Scribd, Inc.; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 124,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Scribd Flex (flexible work model)

Comprehensive health, dental, and vis​

Mental health support and disability​

Generous paid time off

Parental leave and family support

Retirement matching and equity

Learning and development programs

Wellness and home office stipends

Product suite access

Enterprise AI tools

Job summary

Scribd, Inc. is seeking a Senior Frontend Engineer to lead modernization efforts, migrate legacy web apps into a modern microfrontend ecosystem, and deliver high-performance frontend features.

You will shape patterns, ship production-grade frontend code, and collaborate with product and platform teams to ensure durable architectural changes. The role involves building features for publishers to upload documents and readers to consume them, with an emphasis on performance, developer experience,

Qualifications

• 6+ years of frontend software engineering experience
• Strong experience with JavaScript/TypeScript and React
• Hands-on with Next.js or similar modern web frameworks
• Familiarity with Microfrontend architectures, monorepos, or shared frontend platforms
• Strong understanding of web performance, bundling, and optimization techniques
• Experience collaborating with backend and platform teams to define clean integration patterns

Responsibilities

• Ship production-critical frontend code and define reusable patterns
• Lead modernization workstreams and migrate legacy apps to a microfrontend ecosystem
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, and backend teams to deliver end-to-end features

Skills

JavaScript/TypeScript

React

Frontend architecture

Team collaboration

Remote collaboration

Tools

Next.js

Monorepos

CI/CD

Job description

Scribd, Inc. is seeking a Senior Frontend Engineer to lead modernization efforts, migrate legacy web apps into a modern microfrontend ecosystem, and deliver high-performance frontend features.

You will shape patterns, ship production-grade frontend code, and collaborate with product and platform teams to ensure durable architectural changes. The role involves building features for publishers to upload documents and readers to consume them, with an emphasis on performance, developer experience,