Staff Backend Software Engineer leading feature development in the Django monolith for document viewing, editing, embeds, and exports, and making architecture decisions on monolith versus service extraction. Requires 8+ years of backend experience at high scale and mentoring engineers.
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 for people and AI agents.
We're growing fast. Since our founding in 2019, we've reached 7 million users across 600,000 businesses. Based in San Francisco, we're a LinkedIn Top Startup, valued at over $1B, and backed by leading investors. Join us in our mission to transform how people work.
About the role
As a Staff Backend Software Engineer, 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
What we're looking for
Why you'll love working here
Compensation & location
Hybrid, based in San Francisco. We work from the office 3 days per week, with Mondays and Wednesdays being anchor days.
All full-time employees receive equity in Scribe. Final offers depend on experience and scope.
Benefits
Engineers, show donβt tell. Skip the button and send a POST to https://apply.scribe.com with full_name, email, github_url, and resume_url in the json body. Prefer the button? It works great too.
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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Compensation: $230K - $350K