Backend Software Engineer

About the role

We are seeking a Backend Software Engineer with strong hands-on experience in Python, C#, and SQL to develop and maintain scalable, high-performance backend applications and services. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, building, testing, and supporting mission-critical systems that power our AI-driven legal technology platform. This role is heavily focused on backend engineering, including API development, database design and optimization, asynchronous processing, and cloud-native service development. The candidate will work closely with AI engineers, product teams, and other software engineers to build reliable, secure, and scalable solutions.

Key responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and support mission-critical backend systems
• Develop and maintain scalable, high-performance backend applications and services
• Design and develop scalable REST APIs
• Perform database design and optimization
• Implement asynchronous or event-driven architectures
• Develop and support production-grade backend applications
• Work closely with AI engineers, product teams, and other software engineers

About you

• Strong professional experience in Python development for backend services and APIs
• Strong professional experience in C#/.NET application development
• Strong database expertise in SQL with experience in database design, query optimization, stored procedures, and performance tuning
• Experience designing and developing scalable REST APIs
• Experience with PostgreSQL, SQL Server, or other relational databases
• Experience with asynchronous or event-driven architectures (RabbitMQ, Kafka, or similar technologies)
• Experience developing and supporting production-grade backend applications
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP
• Experience with Docker and containerized applications
• Experience with Kubernetes and microservices architecture (preferred)