Senior Backend Engineer
Senior engineer at Scribe who owns a product area end to end — design through launch — on one of four teams (Agents, Docs, Growth, Optimize). Note: the title says backend but the description describes frontend work; the stated stack is deep JavaScript with a modern frontend framework, with AI/LLM experience a plus.
- Compensation
- $175K–$240K / yr
- Location
- United States (Remote)
- Work setup
- Remote
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Category
- Backend
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 5+ years building production software at scale
- Product-minded; cares about the user problem as much as the code
- Comfortable with unclear problems and fast change
- Deep JavaScript experience with a modern frontend framework
- Track record improving frontend performance and accessibility
Nice to have
- AI/LLM product experience
- Startup experience
Full description
About Scribe
Scribe is where exceptional people come to do the best work of their careers. More than 94% of the Fortune 500 use Scribe to own their specialized intelligence: the unique way their teams work, decide, and get things done. Our Specialized Intelligence platform automatically captures how work happens and turns it into a living asset for people and AI agents.
We're growing fast. Since our founding in 2019, we've reached 7 million users across 600,000 businesses. Based in San Francisco, we're a LinkedIn Top Startup, valued at over $1B, and backed by leading investors. Join us in our mission to transform how people work.
About the role
As a Senior Backend Engineer, you'll own a product area end to end, from design through the results after launch. You'll be matched to one of four teams during the interview process, based on business needs and your background:
- Agents –AI assistants and in-app guidance that help people finish tasks inside the software they use, including a new desktop AI work hub
- Docs – Our core product for automated document generation and viewing, relied on by millions of users
- Growth – Signup, onboarding, checkout, billing, seats and SSO, helping people find Scribe, see its value fast, and grow their plan
- Optimize –The AI-driven intelligence layer that helps enterprises understand, measure and improve how work gets done, turning raw activity into workflow data leaders can trust
What you'll do
- Build and ship backend features in our Django monolith, both established workflows and new greenfield projects
- Improve performance and reliability: optimize services, database queries, endpoints, and caching layers across critical workflows
- Collaborate with PMs, designers, and frontend engineers to deliver reliable experiences at scale
- Contribute to technical discussions, balancing short-term delivery with longer-term architecture
- Uphold strong engineering practices: code review, test coverage, observability
What we're looking for:
- 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 haves: Django experience, startup experience