Job description

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 San Francisco. 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 up-level 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:

A strong sense of ownership
Defaulting to action
Humans over everything else
A continuous learning and growth mindset
High performance, high-velocity output
A supportive, respectful and transparent work environment

About this role

We are looking for a backend developer who loves building application code and scalable distributed systems.

Tech Stack

Typescript (Node / Bun) and Python (w/ Django). We use Celery Tasks & Celery Schedules for background job processing, all in AWS.

You can expect to

Write and scale application code
Optimize business-critical endpoint performance
Deploy, manage and scale distributed systems with background jobs and queueing
Create cutting edge services for AI inference with our in-house models, voice transcription, and more

You could be a great fit if

You have 4+ years writing backend apps with Typescript
You have strong experience with message queues and task systems using Celery Tasks & Schedules (or similar: AWS SQS, Rabbit MQ, Kafka, etc.)
You’ve built and deployed micro-services
You can write Python
You know how to optimize endpoint performance

Bonus

You have Django experience
Experience with Python (Django)
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

$190,000 - $210,000 base + equity ( San Francisco, New York, Seattle)

$170,000 - $190,000 base + equity (All other US locations)

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.

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