High-Impact Backend Role | AI-Native Legal Platform
* Remote (GMT-5 to GMT+1 overlap) UK & EU Only | Optional hubs: London / New York
* Full-time | Mid–Senior
* Our client — AI-native LegalTech company
* Travel: London every 5–6 weeks
Work Authorization
* Must be eligible to work in the UK, EU
* No visa sponsorship currently specified
* Must be able to travel to London every 5–6 weeks
About the Opportunity
Our client is rebuilding legal services from the ground up. Backed by $9M+ from a tier-1 US VC, the team is creating a Cursor-like environment where lawyers collaborate with AI agents on real legal work.
You will join a small, high-caliber engineering team growing from 2 to 5, with direct ownership over systems used daily by real lawyers.
This is a product-first backend role where reliability, safety, and extensibility are mission-critical.
What You'll Build
* Core product APIs powering matters, documents, chats, and permissions
* Agent-facing backend primitives enabling safe autonomous actions
* Production infrastructure focused on reliability and observability
* Systems that remain auditable, reversible, and correct in real legal workflows
Tech Environment
* Python (core backend language)
* Postgres (primary datastore)
* Cloud infrastructure (GCP preferred)
What They're Looking For
* Strong production experience with Python backend systems
* Proven API and data model design capability
* Experience translating product goals into reliable backend architecture
* Track record of owning systems end-to-end in fast environments
* Comfortable working remotely with required time zone overlap
Nice to Have
* Experience building products from zero to one or early-stage startup experience
* Experience with Postgres at scale
* Exposure to Temporal or background job systems
* Familiarity with GCP environments
* Background in collaborative or workflow-heavy SaaS
Why This Role Stands Out
* Meaningful equity in a well-funded early-stage company
* Unlimited budget for AI coding tools
* Real product ownership from day one
* Annual Mallorca offsite + regular team gatherings
* Tight feedback loop with real legal users
Early-stage, real users, real ownership — if you build backend systems that must work flawlessly in production, we'd love to meet you...
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