Scribd, Inc. · 3 weeks ago
Senior Engineering Manager, Growth Platform
San Francisco
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$178K/yr - $278K/yr
7+ years expScribd Inc. is dedicated to sparking human curiosity through its diverse products. As a Senior Engineering Manager for the Growth Platform, you will lead a critical team focused on user acquisition and retention, driving technical capabilities that enhance business impact across various brands.
AudiobooksBooksEBooksFile SharingNewsPodcastPublishing
Responsibilities
Lead the engineering strategy and execution for Scribd’s Growth Platform, spanning acquisition enablement, promotional offer support, audience segmentation, and lifecycle marketing integrations
Build and manage a high-performing full-stack team, developing engineers while creating a culture of accountability, inclusion, and continuous learning
Stay deeply technical: act as an architectural and execution partner to the Tech Lead and team, driving thoughtful system design, pragmatic tradeoffs, and sustainable delivery
Partner closely with stakeholders to translate business goals into roadmaps, prioritize investments, and deliver high-impact initiatives across multiple brands and channels
Lead integrations with paid media platforms and third-party data exchange tooling to support conversion tracking, offline/online event feeds, audience sync, and campaign measurement
Own cross-channel measurement foundations: champion reliable instrumentation, telemetry, attribution quality, and data-informed decision making in partnership with Analytics
Drive integration and vendor decisions across the MarTech stack – evaluating tools, designing integrations, and ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, and maintainable
Champion engineering excellence in reliability, scalability, code quality, testing, and continuous delivery, so Growth teams can move fast with confidence
Qualification
Required
7+ years of engineering experience, including 3 to 5+ years in engineering management, leading high-performing teams delivering customer-facing or platform systems
Demonstrated growth impact: you've led teams whose work measurably improved conversion, retention, engagement, and/or LTV (ideally in subscription or consumer products)
Strong technical foundation and architecture depth: you can guide scalable system design, set quality bars, and lead teams through ambiguity and tradeoffs
Experience with growth and marketing systems, such as SEM, ad platform integrations, attribution/tracking, experimentation frameworks, customer engagement platforms, CDPs, CMS/landing page systems, analytics instrumentation, or marketing APIs
Cross-functional leadership strength: you can align diverse stakeholders, set clear priorities, and execute in fast-paced environments
People-first leadership: proven ability to coach, develop, and retain strong engineers while fostering psychological safety and high standards
Preferred
Deep familiarity with multi-channel paid acquisition, tracking/attribution challenges (web + mobile), and data quality practices
Hands-on experience with event tracking, experimentation platforms, segmentation systems, offer/promo tooling, or funnel optimization in subscription products
Experience operating platform teams that serve multiple internal customers with clear SLAs, roadmaps, and support models
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
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.
Company
Scribd, Inc.
We're on a mission to spark human curiosity.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$106.75MKey Investors
Spectrum EquityKhosla VenturesCRV
2019-11-25Series E· $58M
2015-01-02Series D· $23M
2011-01-18Series C· $12M
Leadership Team
Tony Grimminck
Chief Executive Officer
Adrian Lienhard
VP, Infrastructure Engineering
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