Senior Backend Architect - Global AI Legal Platform

Apilex

Şişli

On-site

TRY 400,000 - 650,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Apilex is an AI-native legal operating system that manages lawyers' entire legal workflows end to end, powered by AI systems purpose-built for each jurisdiction's legal framework. We currently operate in France, Turkey, and Germany, and we aim to extend growth to Brazil, Spain, and Italy.

We are hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to design and scale the high-traffic microservices that form the backbone of our global legal AI platform.

Qualifications

5+ years of backend experience building and scaling Java/Spring Boot applications.
Strong architecture skills including OOP and SOLID principles.
Hands-on with PostgreSQL and MongoDB, designing hybrid data architectures.
Deep knowledge of Elasticsearch for high-performance search and indexing.
Experience with messaging: RabbitMQ or Kafka and Redis.
Solid WebSocket and real-time streaming architecture experience.
Experience with cloud platforms and building automated CI/CD pipelines.
Ability to ship high-quality code and iterate quickly.

Responsibilities

Scalable Architecture: Design and develop high-traffic, scalable microservice architectures to support our expanding global footprint.
Code Excellence: Lead code review processes and implement best practices across the backend.
Technical Leadership: Provide mentorship to the engineering team and guide technical decision-making for complex features.
System Integration: Build and maintain reliable integrations between core services, AI agents, and large-scale data stores.
Performance Optimization: Ensure system reliability and low latency across distributed services through efficient caching and messaging strategies.