Senior Backend Engineer - Docs Platform | Hybrid + Equity

Cantos Ventures; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision insurance

Flexible PTO

401(k)

Paid parental leave

Daily catered lunch (SF office)

Commuter benefits

Home office stipend

Job summary

Scribe is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join the Docs Engineering Team in San Francisco. You’ll own impactful projects, from evolving critical document features to building new systems, and collaborate across the stack to deliver high-quality experiences.

Bring 5+ years of backend experience, deep Python skills, and a passion for testing and scalable systems. Hybrid work in SF, equity offered, and a strong engineering culture.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building backend applications at high scale and availability.
• Extensive experience with Python.
• Ability to optimize endpoint performance and database queries.
• Strong advocate for automated testing.
• Experience with engineering best practices.

Responsibilities

• Build and ship backend features in our Django monolith, covering core document workflows and new greenfield projects.
• Improve performance and reliability by optimizing database queries, endpoints, and caching layers.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and frontend engineers to deliver intuitive experiences at scale.
• Contribute to technical discussions, balancing short-term delivery with architectural evolution.
• Uphold strong engineering practices through code reviews, test coverage, and observability.

Skills

Python

Backend development

High scale

Automated testing

Code reviews

Tools

Django

PostgreSQL

Redis

Celery

Terraform

AWS

Job description

Scribe is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join the Docs Engineering Team in San Francisco. You’ll own impactful projects, from evolving critical document features to building new systems, and collaborate across the stack to deliver high-quality experiences.

Bring 5+ years of backend experience, deep Python skills, and a passion for testing and scalable systems. Hybrid work in SF, equity offered, and a strong engineering culture.