Senior Software Engineer, Adopt

Scribe

Job Overview

Location

Remote

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• We’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our Core Engineering Team, which powers some of the most essential experiences at Scribe: document viewing and editing, embedding and exporting content, and supporting key integrations. Millions of users rely on these workflows every day.
• In this role, you’ll take ownership of impactful projects — from evolving critical document features to building new greenfield systems — and collaborate across the stack to deliver high-quality product experiences.
• As a backend engineer, you’ll bring depth to our systems, influence technical discussions, and help raise the bar for engineering excellence within the team.
• 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 across critical user workflows
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and frontend engineers to deliver intuitive and reliable experiences at scale
• Contribute to technical discussions within the team, balancing short-term delivery with longer-term architectural evolution
• Uphold strong engineering practices through thoughtful code reviews, solid test coverage, and attention to observability and performance

🎯 Requirements

• You have 5+ years of experience building backend applications at high scale and availability
• You have extensive experience with Python
• You know how to optimize endpoint performance and database queries
• You’re a strong advocate for automated testing
• You’ve seen and can implement engineering best practices
• You’re user-centric, empathetic, and passionate about your work

🏖️ Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents
• Flexible paid time off and company holidays
• 401(k)
• Paid parental leave
• Daily catered lunch (SF office)
• Commuter benefits
• Home office stipend

Skills & Technologies

Python

Django

PostgreSQL

Redis

AWS

Senior

Remote

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About Scribe

ScribeHow.com is the fastest way to turn any process into a step-by-step visual guide. Our AI screen recorder watches your workflow, auto-writes crystal-clear instructions, adds annotated screenshots, and publishes a branded, shareable how-to in minutes. Replace endless Zoom walk-throughs, stale PDFs, and ticket backlogs with living docs that customers, teammates, and new hires can replay, search, and translate instantly. Built for SaaS onboarding, SOPs, support, and training, ScribeHow slashes ramp-up time, cuts support volume, and keeps knowledge always up to date so teams scale without slowing down.

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