Scribe - Staff Backend Engineer, Core Product
Requirements
• 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 • Hybrid. Based in San Francisco. We work from the office 3 days per week.
Responsibilities
• 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
Benefits
• Tier 1 (SF, NYC, Seattle)$215K – $280K • Offers Equity • Upload your resume here to autofill key application fields. • Drop your resume here! • Parsing your resume. Autofilling key fields... • Please Note: To ensure a fair and consistent hiring process, Scribe has established the following application guidelines for all roles: • Please Note: • Candidates may apply to up to two different roles within any six month period. • up to two different roles • six month • If a candidate is not selected for a role, we ask that they wait six months before reapplying to that same role. • six months • These guidelines help us give thoughtful attention to each application and encourage candidates to focus on roles that best match their skills and experience. • or drag and drop here • Decline to self-identify • Hispanic or Latino - A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race. • Hispanic or Latino • White (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. • White • Black or African American (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa. • Black or African American • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands. • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander • Asian (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian Subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam. • Asian • American Indian or Alaska Native (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintain tribal affiliation or community attachment. • American Indian or Alaska Native • Two or More Races (Not Hispanic or Latino) - All persons who identify with more than one of the above five races. • Two or More Races • Hispanic or Latino • White (Not Hispanic or Latino) • Black or African American (Not Hispanic or Latino) • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (Not Hispanic or Latino) • Asian (Not Hispanic or Latino) • American Indian or Alaska Native (Not Hispanic or Latino) • Two or More Races (Not Hispanic or Latino) • I identify as one or more of the classifications of protected veteran listed above • I am not a protected veteran
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