Staff Backend Engineer, Core Product

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 Staff Engineer to join our Core Product Engineering team , which owns the most essential experiences at Scribe: viewing and editing documents, managing pages, embeds, exports, and key integrations. You'll shape the systems behind how millions of users create, share, and consume documentation, contributing to system design, elevating engineering culture, and mentoring engineers across the team.

🛠️ What You'll Do

Lead development of new features in our Django monolith, focused on core document viewing, editing, embeds, and exports

Improve performance and scalability by optimizing database queries, endpoints, and caching layers across critical workflows

Partner with product and design to deliver intuitive, reliable editing and rendering experiences at scale

Make architectural calls on when to extend the monolith versus invest in service extraction for high-scale systems

Raise the bar on engineering excellence through code reviews, mentorship, and strong practices in testing, observability, and performance

🔍 What We're Looking For

You've built backend applications at high scale and availability for 8+ years

You have deep, extensive experience with Python

You know how to optimize endpoint performance and database queries

You advocate strongly for automated testing

You've implemented engineering best practices, not just read about them

✨ Nice to have

Experience with Django

Startup experience

📍 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.

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