Senior Backend Software Engineer

Syllo; United States; Remote; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Equity

Job summary

Syllo, a fast-growing litigation tech company, is hiring a Senior Backend Software Engineer to design and scale backend systems powering a data platform. You’ll work with product, data, and frontend teams to deliver reliable APIs and high-performance infrastructure in a dynamic startup setting.

The role requires 6+ years of engineering experience, Ruby or Python proficiency, and strong API/database expertise. This is a US-based remote position with a competitive salary and equity.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional engineering experience.
• Strong programming skills in Ruby or Python.
• Experience developing APIs with Rails, Flask, or Django.
• Proficiency with relational databases, full-text search, or vector DBs.
• Familiarity with distributed systems and cloud (GCP, Pub/Sub, Kafka).
• Excellent communication and collaboration across teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain backend systems and APIs to support the data platform.
• Collaborate with frontend engineers, product managers, and data teams to deliver scalable, high-quality features.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code.
• Work on system design and architecture to improve performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Integrate data sources and third-party tools as needed to enhance platform capabilities.
• Participate in technical design discussions, peer code reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

6+ years engineering experience

Ruby

Python

APIs (Rails/Flask/Django)

Databases / search / vector

Distributed systems / Cloud (GCP, Pub/

Communication & collaboration

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Job description

Senior Backend Software Engineer

About Syllo

Syllo is on a mission to transform litigation. Our product is a unified litigation platform that enables lawyers and paralegals to safely harness the power of language models and agentic AI throughout the litigation life cycle. Since going to market, we have gained a diverse group of enterprise customers, including some of the biggest law firms and corporations in the country, and we are quickly expanding. By reducing the expense of litigation industry-wide, we aim to improve access to high-quality representation and promote the alignment of legal outcomes with merit.

About the Role

We’re looking for a Senior Back-End Engineer who is excited to build and scale systems that power intelligent data experiences. If you’re passionate about clean architecture, reliable APIs, and high-performance infrastructure — and you love working in a dynamic startup environment — we’d love to meet you.

The Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain Syllo’s backend systems and APIs to support our data platform.

• Collaborate closely with front-end engineers, product managers, and data teams to deliver scalable, high-quality features.

• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code.

• Work on system design and architecture to improve performance, reliability, and scalability.

• Integrate data sources and third-party tools as needed to enhance platform capabilities.

• Participate in technical design discussions, peer code reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional engineering experience.

• Strong programming skills in Ruby or Python.

• Experience developing APIs using frameworks such as Ruby on Rails, Flask, or Django.

• Proficiency with relational databases, full-text search engines, and/or vector databases.

• Familiarity with distributed systems and cloud technologies (e.g., GCP, Pub/Sub, Kafka).

• Excellent communication and organizational skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams and functions.

Nice-to-Have

• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or other containerization tools.

• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks, and deployment automation.

• Understanding of authentication, security, and data privacy best practices.

• Experience working in a fast-paced startup environment.

Salary Range ($160K- $200K) plus health insurance and equity.

United States - Remote Pay Range

$160,000—$200,000 USD