Lead Backend Engineer — AI-Powered Legal Tech Leader

Harnham; Plano (TX); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits package

Equity up to 15% of total base compensation

Annual bonus

Job summary

A leading legal technology company is seeking a Lead Backend Engineer to drive the development of AI-enabled solutions. This role requires a blend of technical expertise in Python, AWS, and API design, along with team leadership. Candidates should have at least 5 years of experience and a proven track record in AI product development. The position offers a hybrid work schedule and a competitive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years commercial experience in backend engineering or related fields.
• Demonstrated experience as a technical lead or engineering manager.
• Proven 0→1 AI product development experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical lead for a backend engineering team.
• Deliver hands-on backend development using Python and FastAPI.
• Lead the AI platform development and deployment.

Skills

Backend Engineering

Python

AWS

FastAPI

PostgreSQL

API Design

AI Product Development

Tools

pgvector

LLMs (Anthropic, OpenAI)

Job description

A leading legal technology company is seeking a Lead Backend Engineer to drive the development of AI-enabled solutions. This role requires a blend of technical expertise in Python, AWS, and API design, along with team leadership. Candidates should have at least 5 years of experience and a proven track record in AI product development. The position offers a hybrid work schedule and a competitive benefits package.