Senior Engineering Manager, Scribd
Growth
$138-261k
Salary dependent on location. Canadian annual salary: $173,500 CAD - $256,750 CAD. Both salaries are elegible for Equity
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E-book and audiobook subscription service
Open for applications
E-book and audiobook subscription service
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$138-261k
Salary dependent on location. Canadian annual salary: $173,500 CAD - $256,750 CAD. Both salaries are elegible for Equity
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To revolutionize the way the world reads and learns.
Role
Who you are
- This role is ideal for a growth-minded engineering leader with a deep understanding of acquisition funnels, retention strategies, and experimentation frameworks
- 10+ years of software engineering experience, with 4+ years of engineering leadership experience, including managing teams and delivering growth-related initiatives
- Strong leadership skills with experience mentoring and scaling engineering teams
- Experience in building and scaling subscription platforms, including payments, pricing strategies, and customer retention flows
- Exceptional collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to align diverse stakeholders and prioritize effectively in fast-paced environments
- Strategic thinker capable of balancing long-term technical vision with immediate business needs
- Experience in growth engineering, including experimentation, user segmentation, and conversion optimization
- Experience in data analytics, A/B testing, and lifecycle marketing techniques
What the job involves
- The textbook definition of GRIT is demonstrating the intersection of passion and perseverance towards long term goals
- At Scribd, we are inspired by the potential that this can unlock, and ask each of our employees to pursue a GRIT-ty approach to their work
- In a tactical sense, GRIT is also a handy acronym that outlines the standards we hold ourselves and each other to
- Here’s what that means for you: we’re looking for someone who showcases the ability to set and achieve Goals, achieve Results within their job responsibilities, contribute Innovative ideas and solutions, and positively influence the broader Team through collaboration and attitude
- Millions of active users engage with our products—Scribd, Everand, and Slideshare—to learn, grow, and enjoy premium books, audiobooks, podcasts, and more
- Our mission is to empower readers to explore their curiosities and expand their knowledge through exceptional products and user experiences
- The Growth Team plays a pivotal role in driving user engagement and delivering business impact across the customer journey
- We focus on technical excellence and innovation in key areas like SEO, MarTech, Signup Optimization, Subscription, and Retention
- Collaboration, continuous improvement, and technical excellence are at the heart of our team’s culture
- As a cross-functional squad, we work closely with other engineering teams, designers, and product managers
- Ownership, accountability, and strong communication skills are essential to success in this role
- While your primary focus will be on the frontend, you’ll also have opportunities to influence the overall architecture and direction of our systems
- We are seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead a business-critical team within the Growth Engineering organization
- This team plays a crucial role in optimizing subscriber growth, engagement, and retention by delivering seamless user experiences and driving business impact through experimentation, personalization, and data-driven decision-making
- Technical Leadership: Drive the technical vision for subscription growth and retention, focusing on signup optimization, pricing & packaging, cancellation flows, win-back strategies, and loyalty programs to maximize user acquisition and engagement
- As a key leader, you will partner with Product, Design, Marketing, and Data Science teams to develop strategies that improve conversion, reduce churn, and maximize lifetime value for Scribd’s subscription offerings
- Collaboration with Tech Lead: Partner with the Tech Lead to guide the design, development, and scalability of subscription-related systems, ensuring high performance, reliability, and seamless platform integration
- Team Management: Hire, mentor, and develop a high-performing, full-stack engineering team, fostering a culture of excellence, accountability, and continuous learning
- Cross-Functional Alignment: Collaborate with Product, Design, Marketing, Data, and Infrastructure teams to define priorities, align strategies, and execute high-impact initiatives
- Engineering Excellence: Champion best practices in code quality and automated testing, ensuring efficient and reliable product delivery
- Platform Integration: Work closely with Platform and Infrastructure teams to enhance payments, authentication, and cross-platform subscription experiences
Our take
The world's biggest site for social reading and publishing, Scribd's website has over 250 million unique visitors each month and a vast content library, consisting of over 200 million audiobooks, magazines, ebooks and newspapers as well as media created by the Scribd community.
While Scribd is the largest social reading site, it is not alone in offering this kind of media. It competes against some major players, the largest of which are Amazon's Kindle and Audible offerings, but also includes the likes of BookMate and the non-profit Internet Archive. Where it stands aside is in its feature-rich reader and the sheer diversity of its library, which, thanks to partnerships with several major publishers, features numerous popular titles as well as a range of independent creators.
Further differentiating it from competitors, the company taken a firm stand on social issues, in particular the recent wave of book bannings taking place across the United States. By making the banned titles freely available it hopes to do its part in preserving literary freedom. With this tendency showing no signs of slowing down, Scribd's intervention in this area could prove to be important.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
0% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Nov 2019
$58m
LATE VC
Jan 2015
$22m
LATE VC
Total funding: $105.8m
Company benefits
- Healthcare Insurance Coverage (Medical/Dental/Vision): 100% paid for employees
- 12 weeks paid parental leave
- Short-term/long-term disability plans
- 401k/RSP matching
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Learning & Development programs
- Quarterly stipend for Wellness, Connectivity & Comfort
- Mental Health support & resources
- Free subscription to Scribd + gift memberships for friends & family
- Referral Bonuses
- Book Benefit
- Sabbaticals
- Company wide events
- Team engagement budgets
- Vacation & Personal Days
- Paid Holidays (+ winter break)
- Flexible Sick Time
- Volunteer Day
- Company-wide Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion programs
Company HQ
China Basin, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Trip Adler
(CEO)Having studied at Harvard until 2006, they co-founded Scribd in March 2017. They have worked as CEO ever since then.
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