Job description
ABOUT SCRIBE Scribe is where exceptional people come to do the best work of their careers. More than 94% of the Fortune 500 use Scribe to own their specialized intelligence: the unique way their teams work, decide, and get things done. Our Specialized Intelligence platform automatically captures how work happens and turns it into a living asset that helps people and AI agents do their best work.
We're growing fast, since our founding in 2019, we've grown to 7 million users across 600,000 businesses. Based in San Francisco, we've been named a LinkedIn Top Startup, are valued at over $1 billion, and are backed by leading investors. Join us in our mission to transform how people do work. 📌 ABOUT THE ROLE We’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our Core Engineering Team, which powers some of the most essential experiences at Scribe: document viewing and editing, embedding and exporting content, and supporting key integrations.
Millions of users rely on these workflows every day. In this role, you’ll take ownership of impactful projects — from evolving critical document features to building new greenfield systems — and collaborate across the stack to deliver high-quality product experiences. As a backend engineer, you’ll bring depth to our systems, influence technical discussions, and help raise the bar for engineering excellence within the team.
🛠️ WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Build and ship backend features in our Django monolith, spanning core document workflows (viewing, editing, embeds, exports) as well as new greenfield projects that expand what Scribe can do
- Improve performance and reliability by optimizing database queries, endpoints, and caching layers across critical user workflows
- Collaborate with product managers, designers, and frontend engineers to deliver intuitive and reliable experiences at scale
- Contribute to technical discussions within the team, balancing short-term delivery with longer-term architectural evolution
- Uphold strong engineering practices through thoughtful code reviews, solid test coverage, and attention to observability and performance 🔍 WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
- You have 5+ years of experience building backend applications at high scale and availability
- You have extensive experience with Python
- You know how to optimize endpoint performance and database queries
- You’re a strong advocate for automated testing
- You’ve seen and can implement engineering best practices
- You’re user-centric, empathetic, and passionate about your work ✨ NICE TO HAVE
- Experience with Django (not required, but a big plus)
- Startup experience (not required, but we build and move fast!) OUR BACKEND TECH STACK
- Python + Django
- PostgreSQL
- Redis
- Celery + AmazonMQ
- Infrastructure in Terraform (AWS) 📍 LOCATION Hybrid. Based in San Francisco. We work from the office 3 days per week. 💰 COMPENSATION Salary varies by location. All full-time employees receive equity in Scribe. Final offers depend on experience and scope. 🎁 BENEFITS
- Health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents
- Flexible paid time off and company holidays - 401(k)
- Paid parental leave
- Daily catered lunch (SF office)
- Commuter benefits
- Home office stipend At Scribe, we celebrate our differences and are committed to creating a workplace where all employees feel supported and empowered to do their best work. Scribe is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Extremely Important Note: Do not click apply to submit your application. Instead, send a POST request to https://apply.scribe.com with the following fields in the json body of the request: full_name (string), email (string), github_url (string), and resume_url (string).