Scribe-posted 3 months ago
$175,000 - $200,000/Yr
Full-time • Senior
San Francisco, CA

We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer, Backend to join our Documents 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.

  • 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
  • 5+ years of experience building backend applications at high scale and availability
  • Extensive experience with Python
  • Ability to optimize endpoint performance and database queries
  • Strong advocate for automated testing
  • Experience implementing engineering best practices
  • User-centric, empathetic, and passionate about work
  • Experience with Django (not required, but a big plus)
  • Startup experience (not required, but we build and move fast!)
  • Some of the nicest and smartest teammates you’ll ever work with
  • Competitive salaries
  • Comprehensive healthcare benefits
  • Equity in a hyper growth startup
  • Flexible PTO
  • 401k
  • Parental Leave
  • Commuter Benefits (SF office employees)
  • WFH Stipend
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