Backend Engineer (Python/Django) – Equity, Hybrid

Cantos Ventures; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Flexible paid time off

401(k)

Paid parental leave

Daily catered lunch (SF office)

Commuter benefits

Home office stipend

Job summary

Scribe is based in San Francisco and seeks a Backend Software Engineer to join the Core Product Engineering team. You will ship backend features across document workflows and integrations, while focusing on performance, reliability, and a thoughtful user experience.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years of backend work, strong Python skills, and a commitment to automated testing and best practices. Hybrid work and equity are offered as part of the package.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience building backend applications.
• Solid experience with Python.
• Ability to optimize endpoints and database queries.
• Strong advocate for automated testing.
• Familiar with engineering best practices.
• User-centric and collaborative.

Responsibilities

• Build and ship backend features in Django monolith.
• Improve performance and reliability of queries and endpoints.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and frontend engineers.
• Incorporate feedback and grow craftsmanship.
• Write code reviews and tests with observability.

Skills

Backend development

Python

API optimization

Automated testing

Code reviews

Engineering best practices

User-focused

Tools

PostgreSQL

Redis

Celery

Terraform

AWS

Job description

Scribe is based in San Francisco and seeks a Backend Software Engineer to join the Core Product Engineering team. You will ship backend features across document workflows and integrations, while focusing on performance, reliability, and a thoughtful user experience.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years of backend work, strong Python skills, and a commitment to automated testing and best practices. Hybrid work and equity are offered as part of the package.