Senior Manager, Infrastructure Engineering

Summary

Join Scribd's Developer Tooling team as a Senior Engineering Manager to lead a team of engineers focused on enhancing the development experience and productivity for over 150+ engineers across multiple platforms and technologies. You will drive technical strategy, lead innovation in developer tooling (including AI-powered advancements), collaborate with engineering leaders, and build scalable development foundations. The role requires expertise in various technologies, including Ruby on Rails, Golang, JavaScript/TypeScript, and AWS Cloud Infrastructure. Scribd offers a competitive salary, equity ownership, and a comprehensive benefits package, including healthcare, parental leave, 401k matching, and various other perks and wellbeing initiatives. Scribd embraces a flexible work environment with Scribd Flex, but occasional in-person attendance is required. The position is remote-first but requires residence in specific locations.

Requirements

• Ruby on Rails, Golang, JavaScript/TypeScript
• AWS Cloud Infrastructure (ECS, EKS)
• Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform)
• Tooling (Datadog, Sentry, Github)
• Application Networking (CDNs, Fastly, App Mesh, etc.)
• Vendor relationship and budget management

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of engineers focused on improving the development experience and productivity of engineering at Scribd
• Lead efforts supporting a broad set of engineers working across multiple platforms & technologies and all of our three product brands
• Drive technical strategy that balances immediate needs with long-term excellence- Identifying & addressing tooling gaps for development teams at Scribd
• Lead innovation in developer tooling, including AI-powered advancements
• Collaborate closely with engineering leaders across Scribd
• Build and scaling development foundations that power our engineering organization

Preferred Qualifications

• Vision & passion for modern developer experiences
• Experience scaling developer productivity initiatives
• Track record of successful cross-team collaboration
• Comfort & ability to navigate and work with diverse technical ecosystems

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
• Competitive equity ownership