Staff Backend Engineer, Core
Role Overview
This is a senior-level Staff Backend Engineer role on the Core Engineering team at Scribe, focusing on developing and optimizing features in a Django monolith for core user experiences like viewing and editing Scribes, pages, embeds, exports, and integrations. Day-to-day responsibilities include leading feature development, optimizing database queries and endpoints for performance and scalability, collaborating with product and design, and making architectural decisions. The hire will directly impact how users create, share, and consume documentation, helping them be more effective in their work.
Perks & Benefits
The role is fully remote with a WFH stipend, offering flexible PTO, comprehensive healthcare benefits, competitive salaries, exciting equity, and a 401k. It includes a supportive culture that values teamwork, rapid learning, and user-centricity, with opportunities for career growth through mentorship and setting engineering best practices. Based on typical remote tech jobs, it likely expects collaboration across time zones, with an emphasis on a fast-paced, startup-like environment.
Full Job Description
About Scribe
Scribe is where exceptional people come to do the best work of their careers. Our Workflow AI platform automatically captures and optimizes how work gets done – 94% of the Fortune 500 use it, and 45% are paying customers. We hit $100M ARR in May 2026 and have grown to over 5 million daily active users across 600,000 businesses. We're Series C and valued at $1.3 billion. We're builders who hold a high bar, move fast, and care deeply about each other and our customers.
📌 About the Role
We're looking for a Staff Engineer to join our Core 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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