Backend Engineer

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 that helps people and AI agents do their best work. We're growing fast; since our founding in 2019, we've grown to 7 million users across 600,000 businesses. Based in San Francisco, we've been named a LinkedIn Top Startup, valued at over $1 billion, and backed by leading investors. Join us to transform how people do work. About the role: As a Senior Software Engineer, Backend, you'll design and build the backend systems behind Scribe's data ingestion, workflow processing, and AI inference capabilities. You'll work on distributed systems, scalability, and performance, architect large-scale data pipelines, build services that power AI inference with in-house models, and improve business-critical systems across the platform. You will work across Python, TypeScript, and Go in partnership with teammates deploying to AWS. What You'll Do: Architect and evolve large-scale data ingestion and processing pipelines; Build services that power AI inference with our in-house models; Improve the performance of business-critical systems across the platform; Design, deploy, and operate microservices in production; Work across Python, TypeScript, and Go to ship reliable, maintainable code; Partner with teammates to deploy and operate systems in AWS. What We're Looking For: 8+ years of experience building backend applications with Python, TypeScript, or Go; Deep experience designing and operating distributed systems in production; Experience with message queues, background jobs, and task orchestration tools such as Celery, SQS, RabbitMQ, or Kafka; Built large-scale data ingestion and processing systems with scale, reliability, and performance; Experience designing, deploying, and maintaining microservices; Ability to optimize endpoints, improve DB query efficiency, and troubleshoot bottlenecks; Desire for maintainable, high-quality code and ownership; Thrive in fast-moving environments. Nice to Have: Django experience; startup/high-growth background. Location: Hybrid. Based in San Francisco. We work from the office 3 days per week. Compensation: Salary varies by location. Equity offered. Final offers depend on experience and scope. Benefits: Health, dental, and vision insurance; Flexible paid time off; 401(k); Paid parental leave; Daily catered lunch; Commuter benefits; Home office stipend. At Scribe, we celebrate differences and are committed to a workplace where all employees feel supported. Equal Opportunity Employer.