Scribd tech stack

Scribd builds mostly with SQL, Python, Ruby, JavaScript. Its stack also includes AWS, Databricks, Ruby on Rails, MySQL. SQL is named in 6 of the 10 job postings Scribd published in the last 12 months (60%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Scribd, updated Oct 11, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Oct 11, 2026
Technologies in use
44
Postings analysed
10
Open now
9
Modernity
82 /100

What programming languages does Scribd use?

SQL is named in 60% of job postings at Scribd, followed by Python (50%), Ruby (40%), JavaScript (30%).

SQL 6 60% required in 100% · 6 open now · since Sep 2026
Python 5 50% required in 80% · 4 open now · since Sep 2026
Ruby 4 40% required in 50% · 3 open now · since Sep 2026
JavaScript 3 30% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Oct 2026
TypeScript 2 20% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Oct 2026
Go 1 10% required in 100% · since Sep 2026
Objective-C 1 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
Scala 1 10% required in 100% · since Sep 2026
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Swift1

What frameworks and libraries does Scribd use?

Ruby on Rails is named in 30% of job postings at Scribd, followed by React.js (20%), Next.js (20%), StoreKit (10%).

Ruby on Rails 3 30% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Oct 2026
React.js 2 20% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Oct 2026
Next.js 2 20% required in 50% · 2 open now · since Oct 2026
StoreKit 1 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
SwiftUI 1 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
UIKit 1 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
XCTest 1 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
XCUITest 1 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026

What databases does Scribd use?

MySQL is named in 20% of job postings at Scribd, followed by Redis (20%).

MySQL 2 20% required in 50% · 2 open now · since Oct 2026
Redis 2 20% required in 50% · 2 open now · since Oct 2026

What cloud and platforms does Scribd use?

AWS is named in 30% of job postings at Scribd, followed by Databricks (30%), Looker (20%), Apache Kafka (20%).

AWS 3 30% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Sep 2026
Databricks 3 30% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Sep 2026
Looker 2 20% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Sep 2026
Apache Kafka 2 20% required in 50% · 2 open now · since Oct 2026
Auth0 1 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
GCP 1 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
Kubernetes 1 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
SIEM 1 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
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Spark1

What developer tools does Scribd use?

GraphQL is named in 30% of job postings at Scribd, followed by Rest API (30%), Terraform (30%), Fivetran (20%).

GraphQL 3 30% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Oct 2026
Rest API 3 30% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Oct 2026
Terraform 3 30% required in 67% · 3 open now · since Oct 2026
Fivetran 2 20% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Sep 2026
Git 1 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
pySpark 1 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026

What AI and ML technologies does Scribd use?

LLM is named in 20% of job postings at Scribd.

LLM 2 20% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Sep 2026

Which engineering practices does Scribd ask for?

A/B Testing is named in 20% of job postings at Scribd, followed by CI/CD (20%), Machine Learning (20%), AI Agents (10%).

A/B Testing 2 20% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Oct 2026
CI/CD 2 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
Machine Learning 2 20% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Sep 2026
AI Agents 1 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
Embeddings 1 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
Feature Store 1 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
Platform Engineering 1 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
RAG 1 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
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Service Mesh1

What does each Scribd team work with?

The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.

Leadership

3 postings
AWS2
Databricks2
Fivetran2
Looker2
SQL2

Backend

3 postings
GraphQL2
JavaScript2
React.js2
Rest API2
Ruby2
Ruby on Rails2

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How modern is the Scribd stack?

Cutting-edge AI adopter 82/100

Scribd scores 82 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 1; legacy ones: 0.

How common is the Scribd stack in its industry?

Share of the 258 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

SQL44%
Python47%
Ruby12%
AWS37%
Databricks9%
JavaScript44%
Ruby on Rails5%
Apache Kafka18%
LLM26%
Looker13%

Questions about the Scribd tech stack

What programming languages does Scribd use?

The languages named in Scribd job postings are SQL (60%), Python (50%), Ruby (40%), JavaScript (30%), TypeScript (20%), as a share of the 10 postings of the last 12 months.

Does Scribd use Ruby on Rails?

Yes. Ruby on Rails is named in 3 of 10 job postings (30%) and required in 3 of them.

What cloud and platforms does Scribd use?

The cloud and platforms named in Scribd job postings are AWS (3), Databricks (3), Looker (2) (postings in brackets).

What skills do you need for a Leadership job at Scribd?

Leadership postings at Scribd most often require AWS (2), Databricks (2), Fivetran (2), Looker (2), out of 3 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the Scribd tech stack changing?

No new technology has appeared in Scribd job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the Scribd tech stack?

Scribd scores 82 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 1; legacy ones: 0.

How does Alion know the Scribd tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting Scribd publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 10 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Oct 11, 2026.

Method and citation

Alion reads every job posting the company publishes and tags the technologies each one names. Shares count the postings of the last 12 months, open and closed; the company's own products are counted apart. How we count

Alion, "Scribd tech stack: 44 technologies from 10 job postings", as of Oct 11, 2026. https://alion.io/company/scribd/technologies

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