Senior Staff Engineer, Backend

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San Francisco, CA
Senior level
Software
The Role
As a Senior Staff Backend Engineer at Scribe, you will lead the backend technical direction, mentor engineers, drive impactful initiatives, and co-author product strategies to enhance user experiences, leveraging extensive backend and engineering experience.
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About us

Scribe is where exceptional people come to do the best work of their careers. We are a Series B, product-led growth startup based in SF. Scribe automatically creates step-by-step guides for any process, putting an end to hours spent taking screenshots and running training sessions. We’ve helped over 2 million users in 100+ countries document and share what they know. We have raised $55M in funding from top investors and are growing our revenue, user base, and product very quickly. Come join us in our mission to unleash and uplevel the world’s know-how!

How we work

We are builders aspiring to master our crafts. We care deeply about our teammates and want to win, together. We embrace the following values:

  • Accelerate impact
  • Raise the bar
  • Make our users heroes
  • Clear is kind
  • Rapid learning machine
  • One team one dream

About this role

As Scribe’s first Senior Staff Backend Engineer, you will:

  1. Lead Backend Technical Direction: Define and drive the architecture and best practices across Scribe’s backend systems. You’ll be the go-to expert for building robust, scalable, and high-performance web services using Python, Node, and Go.
  2. Mentor and Inspire: Guide and mentor engineers, championing a culture of technical excellence and impact. Help shape the team’s growth through code reviews, technical workshops, and one-on-one mentorship.
  3. Drive Impact: Own key initiatives that tie directly to company growth and user value. Advocate for the user to drive measurable improvements in the product, leveraging analytics and user feedback.
  4. Co-Author Our Product: Work closely with product managers, designers, and backend teams to translate complex user needs into delightful and accessible user experiences. Your input will be instrumental in aligning product vision with technical strategy.

You could be a great fit if

  • You have 12+ years of engineering experience
  • You have 8+ years of backend development experience
  • You have extensive experience with Python
  • You have played a significant part in setting the standards for a growing engineering team
  • Some of your superpowers are bringing people together, encouraging them to express their viewpoints, and reaching consensus
  • You believe that “if can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough”

Bonus

  • Experience with Python Django (not required, but a big plus)
  • Startup experience (not required, but we build and move fast!)

Full-Time US Employee Benefits Include

  • Some of the nicest and smartest teammates you’ll ever work with
  • Competitive salaries
  • Comprehensive healthcare benefits
  • Exciting and motivating equity
  • Flexible PTO
  • 401k
  • Parental Leave
  • Commuter Benefits (SF office employees)
  • WFH Stipend

Compensation

$200,000 - $285,000 base + equity + benefits

We consider several factors when determining compensation, including location, experience, and other job-related factors. 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. We believe this benefits not only our employees but our product, customers, and community as well. Scribe is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.

Top Skills

Go
Node.js
Python
Python Django
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The Company
San Francisco, California
154 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2009

What We Do

Scribe saves you 20+ hours a month in explaining, training & answering “quick" questions.

Scribe auto-generates step-by-step guides, complete with text and screenshots. Share what you know without losing another minute.

Just click record then go through your process. Scribe creates your guide in seconds. (Yep… it’s REALLY that easy!)

Are you ready to…

Save time: Document your processes 15x faster. No more writing steps or uploading screenshots.
Spread knowledge: Find answers to your questions 67% faster.
Increase success: Boost your team’s productivity by 25%.

Your colleagues, customers, friends… grandparents (you get the picture ) have questions.

Show them how it’s done while getting things done

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