# Backend Engineer at Scribe Backend Engineer at Scribe in San Francisco. Hybrid, full-time, paying $140k–$165k. Posted August 20, 2026. - Company: Scribe - Location: San Francisco - Workplace: Hybrid - Job type: Full-time - Pay: $140k–$165k - Experience: 3+ years - Posted: 2026-08-20 - Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/scribe/4cbbac75-4082-4e5f-905b-e985f68bd77c/application - Source: https://jobmagic.ai/jobs/backend-engineer-scribe-r1anw1 ## Requirements - You have 3+ years of experience building backend applications - You have solid experience with Python - You can optimize endpoint performance and database queries in code you own - You’re a strong advocate for automated testing - You're familiar with engineering best practices and eager to deepen them - You’re user-centric, empathetic, and passionate about your work - Nice to haveExperience with Django (not required, but a big plus) - Startup experience (not required, but we build and move fast!) ## 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 **Backend Software Engineer**, you'll ship well-scoped backend work across these core systems, building technical judgment alongside an experienced team while contributing to both existing product surfaces and new, greenfield projects. - **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, 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 in well-scoped areas - Collaborate with product managers, designers, and frontend engineers to deliver intuitive and reliable experiences at scale - Incorporate feedback from teammates to continuously grow your craft - Write thoughtful code reviews, solid tests, and pay attention to observability and performance in your work **What we're looking for** - You have 3+ years of experience building backend applications - You have solid experience with Python - You can optimize endpoint performance and database queries in code you own - You’re a strong advocate for automated testing - You're familiar with engineering best practices and eager to deepen them - 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) **Why you'll love working here** - **Hard, open problems.** Nobody hands you a finished spec. You'll decide what to build with your PM and designer, then own how it performs. - **The reach of a unicorn, the headcount of a startup.** We went from $1M to $100M ARR in under four years, with fewer than 200 people. That means more pie than people: scope grows with your impact. Customers like T-Mobile, LinkedIn, HubSpot, New York Life and Northern Trust run on Scribe, so what you own reaches some of the biggest names in business. - **Smart is the floor. Kind is the bar.** Low ego, high standards. We compete as a collective and love to see each other win, and One Team, One Dream is one of the most shouted-out values in #values.  **Compensation & location** Hybrid, based in San Francisco. We work from the office 3 days per week, with Mondays and Wednesdays being anchor days. All full-time employees receive equity in Scribe. Final offers depend on experience and scope.  **Benefits** - **Healthcare Coverage** – Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans, including two $0/month medical plan options for employees - **Equity** – Ownership in what we're building - **401(k) Plan** – through Vestwell - **Flex Benefit** – $500/year for home office equipment, productivity tools, learning & development or fitness/wellness - **Commuter Benefits** – $100/month for SF based employees - **PTO** – Flexible paid time off and company holidays - **Parental Leave** – Paid leave to support growing families - **Wellness & Family Support** – Free Talkspace membership, One Medical access (location-dependent), and Kindbody discounts for family planning **Engineers, show don’t tell.** Skip the button and send a POST to https://apply.scribe.com with full_name, email, github_url, and resume_url in the json body. Prefer the button? It works great too. *At Scribe, we celebrate our differences and are committed to creating a workplace where all employees feel supported and empowered to do their best work. Scribe is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.* *Our Worker Privacy notice can be found **here**. *