Senior Software Developer with a Backend Focus

Prighter; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 46,798 - 57,197; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Budget for educational opportunities

Hybrid work environment

Job summary

A growing LegalTech company in the United Kingdom seeks a Senior Software Developer with a backend focus. This role is essential in transforming the company into a product-focused business. With a competitive salary starting from €60,000, higher based on experience, the ideal candidate will have over five years of backend experience in Java and Python. You'll collaborate with product and frontend teams and contribute to innovative product solutions while maintaining a fun and collaborative work environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in senior backend development.
• Strong skills in Java and understanding of Python frameworks.
• Experience with source control and agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to product definition and feature requirements with the team.
• Work closely with product teams and frontend engineers.
• Support the transformation from service-lead to product-lead company.

Skills

Senior backend skills

Java

Python (FastAPI, Flask)

SQL based databases

Source control (git)

Agile development

CI/CD

Organisational skills

Excellent communication skills

Fast learning

Humour and inspiration

Tools

React

Vue.js

Angular

Job description

Senior Software Developer with a Backend Focus

Prighter is a fast‑growing LegalTech company building productised services and SaaS solutionstrar compliance with data protection, AI, and digital governance regulations. The mission is to enable companies worldwide to comply with regulatory requirements for their digital business, guiding our global clients through an increasingly complex legal landscape.

Uniquely born out of a law firm, we now deliver our solutions to companies of all size in over 50 countries sufring an innovative, tech finneart to legal capability. The diversity of our client base mirrors the diversity of our international team. To professionalise our product development and continue our growth path, we are currently looking for a senior backend developer.

The Role

The position is embedded in the broader strategy to transform a service‑lead company into a product‑lead company. The goal is to improve the quality and the range of our SaaS solutions to serve our global client base with products enabling them to manage complex regulatory requirements for the digital ecosystem. The role is at the core of this strategy and you will work closely with our product team and frontend engineers to help define products and feature requirements and execute on them. Part of the role is to contribute in discussions and decision making on strategy and building not only the products but also the company.

Required

Closable
• Senior backend skills with at least 5 years of experience with Java, and a good understanding of Python (FastAPI, Flask…), SQL based databases
• Must have a high comfort level with source control (git), agile development and CI/CD; !***
• Organisational skills and team lead quality;
• Excellent communication skills, especially also in English;\ Estat
• Availability during normal maandag business hours (CET);
• Fast learning and openness to new and changing tasks;
• Humour and the ability to make others laugh and to inspire.

Advantageous

• Full stack development skills: React, Vue.js or Angular;
• Experience working in startups and in small teams;
• Experience with compliance software.
• Grow in a multidisciplinary team and be inspired by seasoned professionals in other fields;
• Hybrid work environment fitting your preferences;
• Budget for relevant educational opportunities
• Take pride in knowing you are delivering some peace of mind to businesses around the world and contribute to the accessibility of privacy and digital rights for millions of people.

Competitive annual gross salary starting from €60,000, but higher depending on experience and skills.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

Data Security Software Products