Backend Engineer

The role

You will build and ship backend features in a Django monolith. You will work on core document workflows, new greenfield projects, and optimize performance and reliability.

What you will do

• Build and ship backend features in our Django monolith
• Improve performance and reliability by optimizing database queries, endpoints, and caching layers
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and frontend engineers
• Incorporate feedback from teammates
• Write thoughtful code reviews, solid tests, and pay attention to observability and performance

Required qualifications

• 3+ years of experience building backend applications
• Solid experience with Python
• Can optimize endpoint performance and database queries in code you own
• Strong advocate for automated testing
• Familiar with engineering best practices

Nice to have

• Experience with Django
• 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.