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# backend engineer

- **Company:** Scribe Inc.
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Automation of Tests, Code Coverage, Code Review, Database Queries, Django Web Framework, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Redis, Backend, Celery, Front End Software Development, Terraform
- **Published:** August 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://apply.scribe.com/

## About the Role

* You have 5+ years of experience building backend applications at high scale and availability
 * You have extensive experience with Python
 * You know how to optimize endpoint performance and database queries
 * You're a strong advocate for automated testing
 * You've seen and can implement engineering best practices
 * You're user-centric, empathetic, and passionate about your work

Nice to Have

 * Experience with Django (not required, but a big plus)
 * Startup experience (not required, but we build and move fast!)

Our backend tech stack

 * Python + Django
 * PostgreSQL
 * Redis
 * Celery + AmazonMQ
 * Infrastructure in Terraform (AWS)

## Description

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., * 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


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