Senior Backend Engineer

The role

You will own a product area end to end from design through launch. You will build and ship backend features in a Django monolith and improve performance and reliability across critical workflows.

What you will do

• Build and ship backend features in our Django monolith
• Improve performance and reliability of services, database queries, endpoints, and caching layers
• Collaborate with PMs, designers, and frontend engineers
• Contribute to technical discussions
• Uphold strong engineering practices including code review, test coverage, and observability

Required qualifications

• 5+ years building backend applications at high scale and availability
• Extensive Python experience
• Track record optimizing endpoint performance and database queries
• Strong advocate for automated testing
• Track record implementing engineering best practices
• User-centric, empathetic, passionate about the work

Nice to have

• Django experience
• startup experience

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans, including two $0/month medical plan options
• Equity
• 401(k) Plan through Vestwell
• $500/year Flex Benefit for home office equipment, productivity tools, learning & development or fitness/wellness
• $100/month Commuter Benefits for SF based employees
• Flexible paid time off and company holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Free Talkspace membership
• One Medical access (location-dependent)
• Kindbody discounts for family planning

Before you apply

• Send a POST to https://apply.scribe.com with full_name, email, github_url, and resume_url in the json body

About the company

Scribe is a Specialized Intelligence platform that automatically captures how work happens. Based in San Francisco, it is a LinkedIn Top Startup valued at over $1B.