Senior Full-Stack Engineer — AI-Powered LegalTech Platform

Law Cyborg Limited; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Law Cyborg Limited in Christchurch, NZ is hiring a senior full-stack engineer (backend-heavy) to own product surfaces end to end, from architecture and delivery to production and operation. You will collaborate with product teams to shape what should exist and then ship it for thousands of users across NZ and beyond.

The role emphasizes ownership, high agency, and leveraging AI tooling to ship faster while maintaining robust systems and clear written communication.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of commercial software development experience with ownership of complete features.
• Ability to own product surfaces end to end from design through production.
• Proficient in modern web tech and AI-assisted workflows.

Responsibilities

• Own one or more product surfaces from concept to production and operation.
• Collaborate with product and design to turn needs into maintainable software.
• Ensure reliability, performance and observability across services.
• Work asynchronously and communicate clearly in writing and code.

Skills

5+ years experience

System ownership

Async-first development

Ownership mindset

Education

Experience >5 years in software

Tools

Node.js

PostgreSQL

AWS

Terraform

Jest

Docker

Datadog

GitHub Actions

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Job description

Law Cyborg Limited in Christchurch, NZ is hiring a senior full-stack engineer (backend-heavy) to own product surfaces end to end, from architecture and delivery to production and operation. You will collaborate with product teams to shape what should exist and then ship it for thousands of users across NZ and beyond.

The role emphasizes ownership, high agency, and leveraging AI tooling to ship faster while maintaining robust systems and clear written communication.