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About the role
This is a Principal Engineer role, and it comes with a clear mandate: define how Scribd builds software as AI changes the work. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- 10+ years in software engineering, including time operating at the Staff or Principal level
- Hands-on experience applying AI to real software problems. You've shipped, measured, or meaningfully moved agentic developer tooling in production, and you keep up as the field moves
- Depth in the mechanics of agentic systems: agent runtimes and harnesses, tool use and context management, and the evals that tell you whether a change actually helped
- A track record of organization-wide technical impact: setting direction that outlasts any single project, mentoring senior and staff engineers, and making complex technical ideas clear to both leadership and the engineers you work with
- Significant time in developer experience, platform engineering, or infrastructure engineering
More about this role
Scribd, Inc. is on a mission to advance human understanding. Our four products — Scribd®, Slideshare®, Everand™, and Fable — help billions of people across the globe move beyond access and into insight, application, and expertise.
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.
So what are we looking for in new team members? 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...
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