Senior Backend Engineer
Company websitescribe.com (Scribe, opens in new tab)
Base salary $175K to $240K
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in New York, NY +2 more
This opportunity has 3 location variants. Pay shown applies only to the location named; other locations may differ.
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- LocationNew York, NY +2 more
- WorkplaceRemote
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (2 h ago) · observed since
All places named
- New York, NY
- Tier 1 (SF
- Seattle)
About this job
About Scribe
Scribe is where exceptional people come to do the best work of their careers. More than 94% of the Fortune 500 use Scribe to own their specialized intelligence: the unique way their teams work, decide, and get things done. Our Specialized Intelligence platform automatically captures how work happens and turns it into a living asset for people and AI agents.
We're growing fast. Since our founding in 2019, we've reached 7 million users across 600,000 businesses. Based in San Francisco, we're a LinkedIn Top Startup, valued at over $1B, and backed by leading investors. Join us in our mission to transform how people work.
About the role
As a Senior Backend Engineer, you'll own a product area end to end, from design through the results after launch. You'll be matched to one of four teams during the interview process, based on business needs and your background:
Agents – AI assistants and in-app guidance that help people finish tasks inside the software they use, including a new desktop AI work hub
Docs – Our core product for automated document generation and viewing, relied on by millions of users
Growth – Signup, onboarding, checkout, billing, seats and SSO, helping people find Scribe, see its value fast, and grow their plan
Optimize – The AI-driven intelligence layer that helps enterprises understand, measure and improve how work gets done, turning raw activity into workflow data leaders can trust
What you'll do
Build and ship backend features in our Django monolith, both established workflows and new greenfield projects
Improve performance and reliability: optimize services, database queries, endpoints, and caching layers across critical workflows
Collaborate with PMs, designers, and frontend engineers to deliver reliable experiences at scale
Contribute to technical discussions, balancing short-term delivery with longer-term architecture
Uphold strong engineering practices: code review, test coverage, observability
What we're looking for:
5+ years building backend applications at high scale and availability
Extensive Python experience
Track record optimizing endpoint performance and database queries
Strong advocate for automated testing
Track record implementing engineering best practices
User-centric, empathetic, passionate about the work
Nice to haves: Django experience, startup experience
Backend Stack: Go + Python + Django, PostgreSQL, Redis, Celery + AmazonMQ, Terraform (AWS)
Why you'll love working here
Hard, open problems. Nobody hands you a finished spec. You'll decide what to build with your PM and designer, then own how it performs.
The reach of a unicorn, the headcount of a startup. We went from $1M to $100M ARR in under four years, with fewer than 200 people. That means more pie than people: scope grows with your impact. Customers like T-Mobile, LinkedIn, HubSpot, New York Life and Northern Trust run on Scribe, so what you own reaches some of the biggest names in business.
Smart is the floor. Kind is the bar. Low ego, high standards. We compete as a collective and love to see each other win, and One Team, One Dream is one of the most shouted-out values in #values.
Compensation & Location
Salary and office requirements vary by location. All full-time employees receive equity in Scribe. Final offers depend on experience and scope.
Benefits
Healthcare Coverage – Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans, including two $0/month medical plan options for employees
Equity – Ownership in what we're building
401(k) Plan – through Vestwell
Flex Benefit – $500/year for home office equipment, productivity tools, learning & development or fitness/wellness
Commuter Benefits – $100/month for SF based employees
PTO – Flexible paid time off and company holidays
Parental Leave – Paid leave to support growing families
Wellness & Family Support – Free Talkspace membership, One Medical access (location-dependent), and Kindbody discounts for family planning
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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. Scribe is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Our Worker Privacy notice can be found here.
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Pay in context
This role's base floor ($175,000) is above 60% of the 10,196 Software Engineering roles nationwide listed on this site; 128 others list the same floor. Their median floor is $161,268; the middle half runs from $140,000 to $191,000.
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 6, 2026.
This listingSenior Backend Engineer$175K to $240K
Senior Full-Stack Engineer$175K to $240K
Product GTM Lead, Emerging Products$175K to $230K
Product GTM Lead, Solutions$175K to $230K
Senior Product Manager$180K to $210K
Senior Data Scientist, Product$170K to $220K
Information Security and GRC Manager$170K to $220K
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Senior Backend Engineer (this listing) | $175K - $240K |
| Senior Full-Stack Engineer | $175K - $240K |
| Product GTM Lead, Emerging Products | $175K - $230K |
| Product GTM Lead, Solutions | $175K - $230K |
| Senior Product Manager | $180K - $210K |
| Senior Data Scientist, Product | $170K - $220K |
| Information Security and GRC Manager | $170K - $220K |
Observed changes
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- First observed on the employer's board
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-10-05
Where this pay comes from
$175K - $240K in New York, NY +2 more
Location as the employer wrote it: Tier 1 (SF, NYC, Seattle)
USD 175,000 – 240,000 · 1 YEAR · Salary · Tier 1 (SF, NYC, Seattle)
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- Structured pay field published by the employer
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- Rule set
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The employer's job board publishes this pay as a dedicated data field. We read the field directly; no interpretation was needed.
$160K - $215K in Boston, LA +1 more
Location as the employer wrote it: Tier 2 (e.g. Boston, LA, CHI, DC, Denver)
USD 160,000 – 215,000 · 1 YEAR · Salary · Tier 2 (e.g. Boston, LA, CHI, DC, Denver)
- Method
- Structured pay field published by the employer
- Checked
- Rule set
- us-base-v2
The employer's job board publishes this pay as a dedicated data field. We read the field directly; no interpretation was needed.
$150K - $205K in San Francisco, CA
Location as the employer wrote it: US outside SF, NYC, Seattle; e.g. Boston, LA, CHI, DC, Denver (Tier 3 (All other U.S. cities))
USD 150,000 – 205,000 · 1 YEAR · Salary · Tier 3 (All other U.S. cities)
- Method
- Structured pay field published by the employer
- Checked
- Rule set
- us-base-v2
The employer's job board publishes this pay as a dedicated data field. We read the field directly; no interpretation was needed.
What we verified
- The pay figures come from the employer's own listing, quoted exactly above.
- The pay is an annual base salary in US dollars with a minimum of at least $100,000.
- The role was publicly listed on the employer's job board when last checked.
We do not verify what the employer will actually offer, whether the employer is still recruiting for the role, or anything beyond what the employer published. Full methodology.