Senior Backend Engineer

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 https://scribe.com/library/100-million-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 Senior Backend Engineer to join our Core Engineering Team, which powers some of the most essential experiences at Scribe: document viewing and editing, embedding and exporting content, and supporting key integrations. Millions of users rely on these workflows every day.

In this role, you’ll take ownership of impactful projects — from evolving critical document features to building new greenfield systems — and collaborate across the stack to deliver high-quality product experiences. As a backend engineer, you’ll bring depth to our systems, influence technical discussions, and help raise the bar for engineering excellence within the team.

🛠️ WHAT YOU'LL DO

- Build and ship backend features in our Django monolith, spanning core document workflows (viewing, editing, embeds, exports) as well as new greenfield projects that expand what Scribe can do

- Improve performance and reliability by optimizing database queries, endpoints, and caching layers across critical user workflows

- Collaborate with product managers, designers, and frontend engineers to deliver intuitive and reliable experiences at scale

- Contribute to technical discussions within the team, balancing short-term delivery with longer-term architectural evolution

- Uphold strong engineering practices through thoughtful code reviews, solid test coverage, and attention to observability and performance

🔍 WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

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