Staff Backend Engineer — Fable Platform Lead

Scribd, Inc.; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work model

Health, dental, and vision coverage

Wellness and home office stipends

Generous paid time off

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Scribd, Inc. seeks a Staff Software Engineer for the Fable Core team in Denver, Colorado. You will set the technical direction and own the reliability of the Fable backend. Responsibilities include leading cross-functional planning, incident response, and mentoring others. Candidates should have over 10 years of backend experience, primarily in Python/Django, and expertise in operating production systems at scale. The role allows for flexible work arrangements with occasional in-person attendance required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of backend experience, especially in Python/Django and another stack.
• Experience with OLTP databases at scale and container orchestration.
• Strong ability in cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Set technical direction and drive architecture reviews for the Fable backend.
• Own backend reliability and lead incident response end-to-end.
• Raise team capabilities through mentorship and high design standards.

Skills

Python/Django

Go, Node, Java/Kotlin

Production systems

Incident ownership

Cross-functional collaboration

Agentic engineering practices

Job description

Scribd, Inc. seeks a Staff Software Engineer for the Fable Core team in Denver, Colorado. You will set the technical direction and own the reliability of the Fable backend. Responsibilities include leading cross-functional planning, incident response, and mentoring others. Candidates should have over 10 years of backend experience, primarily in Python/Django, and expertise in operating production systems at scale. The role allows for flexible work arrangements with occasional in-person attendance required.