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Scribd, Inc. is on a mission to advance human understanding. Our four products"” Scribd®, Slideshare®, Everandâ„¢, and Fable"”help billions of people across the globe move beyond access and into insight, application, and expertise. Culture at Scribd, Inc. We support a culture where our employees can be real and be bold; where we debate and commit as we embrace plot twists; and where every employee is empowered to take action as we prioritize the customer. We believe the best work happens when individual flexibility is balanced with meaningful community connection. Scribd Flex empowers employees to choose the workstyle and location that support their best performance, while committing to intentional in"‘person moments that strengthen collaboration and culture. Occasional in"‘person attendance is required for all Scribd, Inc. employees, regardless of location. At Scribd, Inc., we hire for "GRIT." Traditionally defined as the intersection of passion and perseverance toward long"‘term goals, GRIT reflects the mindset we expect from every employee. For us, it also serves as a practical framework for how we work: setting and achieving Goals, delivering Results within your role, contributing Innovative ideas and solutions, and strengthening the broader Team through collaboration and attitude. This posting reflects an approved, open position within the organization. About The Team The Web Platform team builds the shared foundations that enable Scribd's product teams to ship high-quality web experiences efficiently. We focus on scalable frontend architecture, shared libraries and tooling, and durable patterns that improve velocity, reliability, and maintainability across our web ecosystem. A major focus for the team is Web Modernization: migrating legacy SPAs to a Next.js"‘powered Microfrontend architecture, enabling faster iteration, safer scaling, and long"‘term confidence in how Scribd's web product evolves. About The Role We're hiring a Senior Software Engineer, Web Platform to help drive Scribd's Web Modernization program and build the frontend foundations for our next generation of web product experiences. You'll lead major modernization workstreams"”migrating complex legacy web applications into a modern Microfrontend ecosystem, creating repeatable migration patterns and shared foundations other teams can build on"”while ensuring performance, developer experience, and user impact stay high throughout the transition. This is a hands"‘on role with broad influence: you'll ship production"‘critical frontend code, define patterns and boundaries that other teams build on, and partner cross"‘functionally to make architectural change practical and durable. What You'll Bring Key Attributes Strong ownership mindset, taking responsibility for frontend systems from design through long"‘term evolution Strong systems thinking, with the ability to reason about frontend architecture at scale Pragmatic approach to modernization, balancing ideal solutions with incremental, low"‘risk progress Strong collaboration skills and comfort working closely with both product and platform teams Long"‘term perspective on maintainability, extensibility, and developer experience Experience We Value 6+ years of professional frontend software engineering experience Deep experience with JavaScript/TypeScript and React Hands"‘on experience with Next.js or similar modern web frameworks Experience working with or migrating large, complex, or legacy frontend codebases Familiarity with Microfrontend architectures, monorepos, or shared frontend platforms Familiarity integrating modern frontends with Rails"‘backed systems is a plus Strong understanding of web performance, bundling, and optimization techniques Experience collaborating with backend and platform teams to define clean integration patterns Comfort operating in environments with high traffic, high visibility, and real user impact What Sets You Apart You've helped modernize frontend systems in production, not just greenfield projects You think about frontend architecture as a product for other engineers, not just a delivery mechanism You consider performance, accessibility, SEO, quality, and observability as first"‘class concerns You invest in testing and quality practices that make large"‘scale migrations safe and repeatable #J-18808-Ljbffr