Staff Software Engineer, Frontend

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 strong servant leader on the frontend to help support our passionate and growing engineering team. You would continue (and expand upon) our current efforts to improve code quality and engineering efficiency. You can expect to:

• Gather feedback from engineers to identify their challenges and bottlenecks
• Lead discussions, guiding the team to make decisions on architecture and best practices
• Formalize our standards through documentation and shared implementation
• Mentor and lead by example, sharing your knowledge of modern best practices in frontend development
• Make business-informed decisions on priority and level of investment
• Track progress on our overall engineering initiatives

This is an individual contributor role, but you would work across our product development teams, rotating as needed.

You could be a great fit if

• You have 12+ years of engineering experience
• You have 8+ years of frontend experience
• You have extensive experience with React
• You are a strong advocate for automated testing
• You have played a significant part in setting the standards for a growing engineering team
• Some of your super powers are bringing people together, encouraging them to express their viewpoints, and reaching consensus

Bonus

• Experience with our frontend stack (TypeScript, NextJS, Tailwind, React Query, React Testing Library, Playwright, shadcn)
• Experience with Chrome Extensions
• Startup experience (not required, but we build and move fast!)

Full-Time Employee Benefits Include

• Some of the nicest and smartest teammates you’ll ever work with
• Competitive salaries
• Comprehensive healthcare benefits
• Exciting and motivating equity
• Unlimited PTO
• 401k
• Parental Leave
• Commuter/Remote benefits
• WFH Stipend

Compensation

200k-220k USD base + equity

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.