Staff Backend Engineer, Data Ingestion at Scribe

Department: Engineering

Compensation

$180,000 – $280,000/yr

Setup: Remote
Type: Full-time
Level: staff+
Posted: Sep 11, 2026

Description

Scribe is hiring a Staff Backend Engineer, Data Ingestion to own the backend platform and observability systems supporting Workflow Mapping data capture and ingestion at scale. The role focuses on monitoring reliability, data-capture health, ingestion services, background-job orchestration, AWS production services, and cross-team technical leadership. It is a remote position requiring deep backend and distributed-systems experience, primarily Python with TypeScript and Go, and offers health, dental, and vision insurance plus equity.

Required Skills

Python
TypeScript
Go
AWS
Distributed systems
Data ingestion
Observability
Celery
SQS
RabbitMQ
Kafka
Django

Additional Information

Required Previous Experiences: Deep backend application development experience
Staff-level ownership of complex production systems
Distributed systems and large-scale data ingestion pipelines
Monitoring and observability systems
Message queues, background jobs, and task orchestration
Designing, deploying, and maintaining AWS production services
Technical leadership
Preferred Qualifications: Monitoring large fleets of desktop apps, browser extensions, or distributed clients
Django experience
Startup or fast-paced, high-growth environment experience
Translation Company Name: Scribe