Senior Software Engineer - Python
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Senior (5 to 8 years)
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Scribd offers Scribd Flex, a flexible work benefit where employees partner with their manager to choose the work-style that best suits their needs, balancing individual flexibility with community connections. Occasional in-person attendance is required for all employees to build collaboration, culture, and connection, regardless of location.
Scribd supports a culture where employees can be real and bold, debate and commit while embracing plot twists, and are empowered to take action prioritizing the customer. They emphasize GRIT—Goals, Results, Innovation, and Team collaboration—and create intentional in-person moments to build culture and connection.
The role is on the ML Data Engineering team, which powers metadata extraction, enrichment, and content understanding across all Scribd brands, processing hundreds of millions of documents and billions of images to deliver high-quality metadata at massive scale for millions of users worldwide.
Strong candidates demonstrate GRIT: the ability to set and achieve Goals, deliver Results in their responsibilities, contribute Innovative ideas and solutions, and positively influence the Team through collaboration and attitude.
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Digital library and e-book subscription service
Scribd is a digital library and e-book subscription service that provides users with access to a wide variety of reading materials, including e-books, audiobooks, magazines, and documents. Users pay a monthly subscription fee to enjoy unlimited access to this extensive library, which features bestsellers, classic literature, and academic papers. Scribd stands out from competitors like Amazon's Kindle Unlimited and Audible by offering a more diverse range of content types and a user-friendly interface that enhances the reading experience. Additionally, Scribd fosters community engagement through features like ScribdChat, allowing interaction between authors and readers, as well as curated reading lists that highlight relevant content. The company's goal is to serve a broad audience of readers, from casual readers to professionals, by providing a rich and varied digital content library.