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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineer (Frontend) - **Company:** Scribd Inc. - **Location:** Denver, CO, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $124,000.0 - $226,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), LTE (Telecommunication), Next.js, Software Engineering, TypeScript, Web Application Frameworks, Web Performance Optimization, ReactJS, Backend, Optimization Algorithms, Codebase, Front End Software Development - **Published:** August 7, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.builtincolorado.com/auth/login?destination=/job/senior-software-engineer-frontend-scribd-core/10589538 ## About the Role * Strong ownership mindset, taking responsibility for frontend systems from design through long-term evolution * Strong systems thinking, with the ability to reason about frontend architecture at scale * Pragmatic approach to modernization, balancing ideal solutions with incremental, low-risk progress * Strong collaboration skills and comfort working closely with both product and platform teams. * Long-term perspective on maintainability, extensibility, and developer experience Experience We Value * 6+ years of professional frontend software engineering experience * Deep experience with JavaScript/TypeScript and React * Hands-on experience with Next.js or similar modern web frameworks * Familiarity with Microfrontend architectures, monorepos, or shared frontend platforms * Strong understanding of web performance, bundling, and optimization techniques * Experience collaborating with backend and platform teams to define clean integration patterns * Comfort operating in environments with high traffic, high visibility, and real user impact * Comfortable working in a codebase with shared patterns (monorepos, shared UI libraries, or platform constraints) and collaborating across teams * Excellent written and verbal communication; thrives in a remote, documentation-driven culture * Highly collaborative: partners closely with product, design, and backend to deliver end-to-end features Nice to have * Experience working with or migrating large, complex, or legacy frontend codebases * You've helped modernize frontend systems in production, not just greenfield projects * You think about frontend architecture as a product for other engineers, not just a delivery mechanism * You consider performance, accessibility, SEO, quality, and observability as first-class concerns * You invest in testing and quality practices that make large-scale migrations safe and repeatable * You enjoy untangling complexity and leaving systems better than you found them * You care deeply about how technical decisions affect both developers and end users ## Description You'll lead major modernization workstreams - migrating complex legacy web applications into a modern Microfrontend ecosystem, creating repeatable migration patterns and shared foundations other teams can build on - while ensuring performance, developer experience, and user impact stay high throughout the transition. This is a hands-on role with broad influence: you'll ship production-critical frontend code, define patterns and boundaries that other teams build on, and partner cross-functionally to make architectural change practical and durable. 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