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Software Engineer - Backend (Python)

at Scribd, Inc.

📍 Miami, FL, US Onsite 💰 $126K – $196K USD / year Posted March 08, 2026
Salary $126K – $196K USD / year
Type Not Specified
Experience mid
Exp. Years Not specified
Education Not specified
Category Software Engineering

Scribd is seeking a Software Engineer to develop scalable, event-driven backend systems in Python on AWS, supporting metadata enrichment and content understanding at a global scale.

  • Design and optimize large-scale data pipelines
  • Build reliable backend services in Python
  • Integrate machine learning models
  • Work with AWS cloud infrastructure
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams

The role involves building distributed data pipelines and backend services using Python, AWS services, and big data tools like Spark and Databricks, with a focus on machine learning integration.

The ideal candidate is a mid-level software engineer with strong experience in Python and AWS cloud services, particularly in building distributed, event-driven systems at scale. They should have familiarity with machine learning integration and cloud infrastructure automation.

PythonAWSdistributed systemsscalable systemsevent-driven architecture
Machine learningLLMTerraformDatadogSparkDatabricksAirflow
AWS LambdaAWS ECSAWS SQSAWS ElastiCacheAirflowSparkDatabricksTerraformDatadog
PythonAWSLambdaECSSQSElastiCachedistributed systemsscalable systemsevent-driven architectureMachine learningLLMLarge Language ModelsTerraformDatadogSparkDatabricksAirflow
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collaborationproblem-solvingcommunicationteamworkadaptability
Industry SaaS
Job Function Developing scalable backend systems for content metadata processing
PythonAWSAmazon Web ServicesLambdaECSSQSElastiCachedistributed systemsscalable systemsevent-driven architectureMachine learningLLMLarge Language ModelsTerraformDatadogSparkDatabricksAirflow

Lack of experience with Python or AWS, No background in distributed systems, Inability to work on on-site Miami location

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