Scribd

Director, Software Engineering (Full stack, Growth)

Job Description

About the team

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.


About the Role

We are seeking a Director of Engineering to lead our established Growth Engineering organization. This strategic leadership position will oversee our existing multiple teams including Subscription & Retention, Signup Optimization, SEO, and Growth Platforms, driving technical innovation and business impact throughout the customer acquisition and retention journey.
As Director, you will take the helm of our current high-performing engineering organization of approximately 30 team members, including direct management of experienced engineering managers. You will inherit an effective team structure while bringing your vision to evolve and optimize the organization for our next phase of growth.
You will partner with executive leadership to refine and execute the technical vision and strategy that powers Scribd's growth initiatives across our product portfolio. This role is ideal for a visionary engineering leader with deep experience in growth engineering, subscription optimization, and team leadership who can balance technical excellence with business outcomes.


As the Director, you will:
  • Strategic Leadership: Refine and execute the technical vision and roadmap for the established Growth organization, aligning engineering efforts with company objectives and growth targets while building upon existing momentum.
  • Team Leadership & Development: Lead, mentor, and develop our existing diverse team of ~30 engineers and managers, continuing to foster our culture of innovation, accountability, and engineering excellence across multiple teams.
  • Organizational Optimization: Evolve our established Growth engineering organization structure to maximize impact, ensuring effective collaboration between the existing Subscription & Retention, Signup Optimization, SEO, and Growth Platforms teams.
  • Cross-Functional Partnership: Collaborate closely with Product, Design, Marketing, and Data Science leadership to define priorities, align strategies, and execute high-impact initiatives that drive sustainable growth.
  • Technical Excellence & Delivery Optimization: Drive the evolution of our engineering practices toward high-performance delivery, including continuous deployment, automated testing, and trunk-based development to reduce lead times and increase deployment frequency while maintaining quality and stability.
  • Technical Innovation: Guide the adoption and implementation of AI-enabled development tools to enhance engineering productivity, code quality, and testing processes across the Growth organization.
  • Data-Driven Culture: Champion a culture of experimentation, measurement, and continuous optimization, using data to inform decisions and drive improvements in key metrics while reducing time-to-market for new features.
  • Resource Management: Effectively allocate engineering resources across teams and initiatives to maximize impact and efficiency while managing headcount and budget.
  • Executive Communication: Represent the Growth organization to executive leadership, communicating strategies, progress, and outcomes with clarity and impact.

    • We’re looking for someone with:
  • 12+ years of software engineering experience, with 5+ years in engineering leadership roles, including direct management of engineering managers
  • Proven track record of leading and evolving established high-performing engineering organizations, preferably in subscription-based or consumer-facing digital products
  • Experience successfully transitioning into leadership of existing teams and driving their continued growth and successHands-on experience with backend engineering technologies and architectures
  • High level of interest in AI-enabled development tools and how to incorporate them into modern development and testing processes
  • Strong belief in and experience implementing modern software delivery practices including continuous integration/deployment, automated testing, and rapid experimentation
  • Experience leading technical transformations that improve deployment frequency, reduce lead time, and increase stability
  • Deep experience with growth engineering practices, including experimentation frameworks, funnel optimization, and data-driven decision making
  • Strong technical background with expertise in modern web/mobile technologies and architecture patternsExperience leading multiple engineering teams across different domains simultaneously
  • Exceptional leadership skills with demonstrated ability to inspire, develop, and retain top engineering talent
  • Strategic thinking with the ability to translate business objectives into technical strategies and execution plans
  • Outstanding communication and stakeholder management skills, with experience partnering with executive leadership
  • Experience in subscription business models, including acquisition, conversion, pricing strategies, and retention optimizationTrack record of driving measurable business impact through technical innovation

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