Scribd - Growth Signup & Activation: Frontend Contractor Senior

About Our Team

The Signup & Activation team at Scribd is responsible for creating the critical first experiences
that convert visitors into engaged users across our brands: Scribd, Everand, and SlideShare.

We own the complete user journey from initial discovery through signup, onboarding, and early activation moments.

As part of the Growth Engineering organization, our work centers on building high-converting, performant, and delightful web experiences that drive user acquisition and retention. We focus on experimentation-driven development, leveraging A/B testing, personalization, and data-informed design to continuously optimize conversion rates and user engagement. The team values collaboration, pragmatic problem-solving, and a culture of technical excellence.

About the Role

We are seeking a talented Frontend Engineer contractor to join our Signup & Activation team. In this role, you will build and optimize the frontend experiences that power our user acquisition and activation funnels.

As a contractor, you'll integrate quickly into our cross-functional squad and contribute to ongoing initiatives. Our team involves deep collaboration with other engineering teams, designers, and product managers, so the ability to communicate effectively and work autonomously in a remote environment is essential. While your primary focus will be on the frontend, you'll work closely with backend engineers to build complete product experiences powered by data and personalization.

What We’re Looking For

• A self-directed professional who can ramp up quickly and contribute independently with
  minimal oversight.

• A collaborator who communicates proactively and works effectively across disciplines
  in a remote environment.

• A pragmatic problem-solver who can make smart trade-offs based on available data
  and experimentation results.

• Someone who values code quality and can work within established patterns and team
  conventions.

• A growth-oriented engineer who understands how frontend experiences drive business
  metrics.

• Strong experience with Next.js, Micro-Frontends (MFE) architecture, and Auth0
  

Required Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional software development experience building and shipping
  customer-facing frontend applications.

• Strong proficiency in modern TypeScript & JavaScript, React, and Next.js.

• AI Fluency: Comfortable using AI tools (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, etc.) to
  accelerate development, debug issues, and explore solutions.

• Solid understanding of modern frontend fundamentals: state management, component
  architecture, accessibility, testing, and UI quality.

• Experience integrating frontends with APIs (REST, GraphQL a plus).

• Familiarity with experimentation, A/B testing, or data-driven development approaches.

• Ability to build quality interactive experiences with attention to detail and UX.

• Excellent written communication skills: as a remote company with contractors, we
  rely heavily on async communication and documentation.

• Proven ability to work independently and manage your own time effectively in a remote
  environment.

• Ability to quickly onboard to existing codebases with shared patterns (monorepos,
  shared UI libraries, or platform constraints.

Nice to Have

• Have worked in a Growth Engineering team at a product-led company.

• Proficiency in Ruby on Rails that enables you to contribute to backend features and
  optimize full-stack interactions.

• Experience with backend technologies like Redis, Kafka, MySQL, and Terraform.

• A thoughtful approach to experimentation that balances rapid iteration with code quality.

• Strong technical communication skills with the ability to influence through technical
  depth and collaborative decision-making

Interview Process

• Silver Screening Interview.

• Silver Technical Interview.

• Client Technical Interview.