Senior Backend Engineer, Agents

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

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

Experience with Django (not required, but a big plus)

Startup experience (not required, but we build and move fast!)

Python + Django

PostgreSQL

Redis

Celery + AmazonMQ

Infrastructure in Terraform (AWS)

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