Staff Software Engineer, Core

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. Set technical direction for the Everand backend through design documents and architecture reviews .

Posted 10/7/2026full-timeUnited StatesLead💰 $171,000 - $255,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in backend engineering with a focus on building scalable, reliable, and observable systems. Proven ability to lead architectural direction, mentor engineers, and collaborate cross-functionally with product and design teams.

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Backend EngineeringDistributed SystemsRuby ProgrammingTechnical LeadershipReliability and Observability

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Hard Skills

Backend EngineeringDistributed SystemsRuby ProgrammingScala ProgrammingGo ProgrammingPython ProgrammingSLO DefinitionMetrics ImplementationDebugging Distributed SystemsModernization Efforts

Soft Skills

MentorshipCollaborationCross-Functional CommunicationTechnical Direction

Tools & Technologies

CI/CDDatabasesQueuesTelemetryExperimentation PlatformsFeature-Flagging Platforms

Industry Keywords

Technical DebtObservabilityUser-First ApproachCross-Team PlanningProduct Collaboration

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsPythonRubyScalaGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Set technical direction for the Everand backend through design documents and architecture reviews
Translate ambiguous product intent into concrete backend designs
Own backend reliability and platform health, including staging, CI/CD, databases, queues, cost, and observability
Raise the team’s technical standards through PR reviews, mentorship, pairing, design, testing, and operations
Represent Everand backend in cross-team planning and cross-functional execution
Build scalable, resilient, and observable systems
Modernize legacy systems and eliminate technical debt
Partner with Product, Design, Analytics, Web, Mobile, and ML Engineers
Deliver backend systems supporting experimentation and a single source of truth across platforms
Use data, metrics, and telemetry to identify trends, resolve anomalies, and guide decisions
Champion a user-first approach to reading and listening experiences

Requirements

What you’ll need

Significant experience in backend engineering
Strong track record building and scaling distributed systems
Clean, maintainable, and secure code in at least one modern backend language such as Ruby, Scala, Go, or Python
Keen focus on reliability and observability
Experience defining SLOs, implementing metrics and alerts, and debugging distributed systems
Proven technical leadership in setting architectural direction, mentoring engineers, and driving large-scale migrations or modernization efforts
Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with senior Product, Design, and ML partners
Experience with architecture review groups and design discussions
Strong coding ability in Ruby is a plus
Experience improving reliability, latency, or throughput in large-scale distributed systems is a plus
Experience working alongside ML teams on recommendation or feed systems is a plus
Familiarity with experimentation or feature-flagging platforms is a plus
Primary residence in or near an eligible Scribd employment location
Work authorization in the country where the position is based

Benefits

Comp & perks

Scribd Flex (flexible work model)
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
Mental health support and disability coverage
Generous paid time off, including vacation, sick time, holidays, winter break, volunteer time, and sabbaticals
Paid parental leave and family support benefits
Retirement matching and employee equity
Learning and development programs and professional growth opportunities
Wellness and home office stipends
Complimentary access to the Scribd, Inc. suite of products
Enterprise access to leading AI tools
Competitive equity ownership
Reasonable interview-process adjustments for accessibility