Staff Infrastructure Engineer
Staff Infrastructure Engineer
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Job Description
About The Company:
At Scribd (pronounced scribbed) our mission is to spark human curiosity. Join our team as we create a world of stories and knowledge democratize the exchange of ideas and information and empower collective expertise through our three products: Everand Scribd and Slideshare.
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.
When it comes to workplace structure we believe in balancing individual flexibility and community connections. Its through our flexible work benefit Scribd Flex that employees in partnership with their manager can choose the daily work-style that best suits their individual needs. A key tenet of Scribd Flex is our prioritization of intentional in-person moments to build collaboration culture and connection. For this reason occasional in-person attendance is required for all Scribd employees regardless of their location.
So what are we looking for in new team members Well we hire for GRIT. 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 a tactical sense GRIT is also a handy acronym that outlines the standards we hold ourselves and each other to. Heres what that means for you: were 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.
About The Team
Core Infrastructure designs operates and evolves Scribds AWS platform. We build the paved roadsinfrastructure orchestration networking observability caching relational databases and data platformsso product teams can move fast with confidence.
Scribd is seeking an Infrastructure Engineer to join the Core Infrastructure team and build the foundations that take Scribd into the future. Each day offers opportunities to deliver and to learn.
We value inclusion and diverse perspectives. We review infrastructure changes in code define SLOs and run blameless postmortems; we build paved roads with guardrails for speed and reliability. If you dont meet every single requirement but are excited about the role we encourage you to apply.
About the Role
You will architect and operate a modern serviceoriented AWS environment and partner with service owners as we deepen our AWScentric model. Your work will improve reliability performance and observability for a suite of products used by 250 million people each month.
Design build and operate core platform components (ECS/EKS networking load balancing logging metrics tracing caching and storage)
Provide architectural guidance operational support and capacity planning for Amazon Aurora (MySQL and PostgreSQLcompatible) clusters
Define SLOs and actionable alerting; reduce MTTR and alert noise through automation and better signals
Ship infrastructure as code (Terraform) with reviewed modules tests and CI/CD
Run migrations and modernizations (e.g. containerization service patterns data platform upgrades) with clear runbooks and rollout plans
Partner with product teams to shift operational ownership; coach teams on runbooks dashboards and reliability best practices
Improve cost efficiency performance and security by design (leastprivilege IAM secret management and network boundaries)
Participate in an oncall rotation and lead blameless postmortems that drive lasting fixes
Contribute to a pavedroad developer experience: documentation templates and office hours
Required Skills
7 years operating production infrastructure on AWS with strong knowledge of distributed systems multitier architectures and application security
Data platforms: designing and operating SQL databases (e.g. Amazon Aurora) NoSQL/search (e.g. Elasticsearch/OpenSearch) and keyvalue caches (e.g. Redis/ElastiCache)
Schema design for highthroughput applications
Database performance tuning and cluster scaling experience
Proficiency with containers and schedulers (Docker with ECS and/or Kubernetes)
Handson Terraform and Gitbased workflows including tests for infrastructure changes
Observability: metrics/logs/traces SLObased alerting and incident response fundamentals
Networking fundamentals: TCP/IP routing load balancing (L4/L7)
Ability to write clean maintainable code for automation monitoring and tooling in at least one language such as Python Ruby Rust or Go
Clear communicator and mentor; comfortable leading deep technical design discussions across teams and mentoring junior engineers
Desired Skills
Working knowledge of ProxySQL query processing and routing
Experience with Delta Lake and S3 (data lake patterns partitioning lifecycle policies)
Experience improving 24/7 oncall health: reducing pages building automation tightening feedback loops
Pragmatic knowledge of AWS platform services and their tradeoffs
Interest in serviceoriented architectures: availability eventual consistency and fault tolerance
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At Scribd your base pay is one part of your total compensation package and is determined within a range. Our pay ranges are based on the local cost of labor benchmarks for each specific role level and geographic location. San Francisco is our highest geographic market in the United the state of California the reasonably expected salary range is between $167000 minimum salary in our lowest geographic market within California to $260500 maximum salary in our highest geographic market within California.
In the United States outside of California the reasonably expected salary range is between $137500 minimum salary in our lowest US geographic market outside of California to $247500 maximum salary in our highest US geographic market outside of California.
In Canada the reasonably expected salary range is between $175000 CADminimum salary in our lowest geographic market to $231500 CADmaximum salary in our highest geographic market.
We carefully consider a wide range of factors when determining compensation including but not limited to experience; job-related skill sets; relevant education or training; and other business and organizational needs. The salary range listed is for the level at which this job has been the event that you are considered for a different level a higher or lower pay range would apply. This position is also eligible for a competitive equity ownership and a comprehensive and generous benefits package.
Working at Scribd inc.
Are you currently based in a location where Scribd is able to employ you
Employees must have their primary residence in or near one of the following cities. This includes surrounding metro areas or locations within a typical commuting distance:
United States:
Atlanta Austin Boston Dallas Denver Chicago Houston Jacksonville Los Angeles Miami New York City Phoenix Portland Sacramento Salt Lake City San Diego San Francisco Seattle Washington D.C.
Canada:
Ottawa Toronto Vancouver
Mexico:
Mexico City
Benefits Perks and Wellbeing at Scribd
*Benefits/perks listed may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Scribd and the geographical location where you work.
Healthcare Insurance Coverage (Medical/Dental/Vision): 100% paid for employees
12 weeks paid parental leave
Short-term/long-term disability plans
401k/RSP matching
Onboarding stipend for home office peripherals accessories
Learning & Development allowance
Learning & Development programs
Quarterly stipend for Wellness WiFi etc.
Mental Health support & resources
Free subscription to the Scribd Inc. suite of products
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 Employee Resource Groups and programs that foster an inclusive and diverse workplace.
Access to AI Tools: We provide free access to best-in-class AI tools empowering you to boost productivity streamline workflows and accelerate bold innovation.
Want to learn more about life at Scribd want our interview process to be accessible to everyone. You can inform us of any reasonable adjustments we can make to better accommodate your needs by emailing about the need for adjustments at any point in the interview process.
Scribd is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race color religion national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status veteran status disability status or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply and believe that a diversity of perspectives and experiences create a foundation for the best ideas. Come join us in building something meaningful.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
