Hybrid Backend Engineer, LegalTech

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About the role

  • Backend Engineer building and optimizing AI-powered tools integrated with internal applications. Join Avantia Law in redefining legal services through innovation and technology.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain backend services for internal-facing web applications.
  • Build APIs that power AI-driven document processing and workflow automation for the firm’s legal tools (KYC Compliance & Contracts)
  • Translate user feedback and requirements into functional production solutions
  • Work with AWS services (Lambda, OpenSearch, S3) to manage and optimize our infrastructure.
  • Monitor and troubleshoot production systems, ensuring reliability and performance.

Requirements

  • 1+ year work experience as a software engineer with knowledge of backend development (APIs, databases, web frameworks like Flask or FastAPI).
  • Strong academic background (STEM degree preferred)
  • Proficiency with Python
  • Familiarity with (or interest in) AWS services (S3, Lambda, OpenSearch).
  • Eagerness to learn about DevOps practices (CI/CD, infrastructure as code, cloud security).
  • A problem-solving mindset and willingness to take on new challenges.
  • Start-up experience would be advantageous but not essential - you should thrive in small teams and be willing to roll your sleeves up.

Benefits

  • 25 days holiday + UK Bank Holidays
  • An additional day off for your birthday
  • Private healthcare
  • Annual subscription to your choice of Calm or Headspace
  • Early finish Fridays in the summer
  • Pension scheme (enhanced after 1 year service)
  • Enhanced family friendly policies after 1 year
  • Option to work from abroad for a max of 1 month per year

Job title

Backend Engineer, LegalTech

Job type

Experience level

Junior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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