Julia Scheib comes from Frauental an der Laßnitz and starts for the local ski club. She attended the Schladming ski trade school . At the age of two and a half years she started skiing on the Hebalm, at the age of four she won her first children's races and also impressed students with strong performances.
In 2017/18 Scheib played a full season for the first time since her injury. In December she started in the giant slalom in Hafjell for the first time in a European Cup race. In her World Cup debut in the giant slalom at Kronplatz , she immediately qualified for the second round, which she was unable to finish. A week later she won the gold medal in giant slalom at her first Junior World Championship in Davos and achieved respectable results in fourth and fifth in downhill and super-G. She also won the bronze medal with the Austrian team. On December 1, 2018, she celebrated her first European Cup victory in the Funäsdalen giant slalom . In February 2019 she won her first World Cup points by finishing 24th in the giant slalom in Maribor .