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Staff Backend Engineer

Scribe· Engineering
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Hybrid (San Francisco)$230k - $350kFull-timePosted 8mo ago

About the role

Staff Engineer role on Scribe's Core Engineering team, focusing on the Django monolith to support core document viewing/editing, embeds, and exports; responsible for system design, performance, scalability, mentoring, and engineering excellence.

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

Qualifications

  • 8+ years building backend applications at high scale and availability
  • Deep, extensive experience with Python
  • Experience optimizing endpoint performance and database queries
  • Advocate for automated testing
  • Implemented engineering best practices
  • Nice to have: Experience with Django, startup experience

Skills

Nice to have:Python

Benefits

  • Healthcare Coverage – Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans, including two $0/month medical plan options for employees
  • Equity – Ownership in what we're building
  • 401(k) Plan – through Vestwell
  • Flex Benefit – $500/year for home office equipment, productivity tools, learning & development or fitness/wellness
  • Commuter Benefits – $100/month for SF based employees
  • PTO – Flexible paid time off and company holidays
  • Parental Leave – Paid leave to support growing families
  • Wellness & Family Support – Free Talkspace membership, One Medical access (location-dependent), and Kindbody discounts for family planning
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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