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$165,000.00/yr - $180,000.00/yr Direct message the job poster from Harnham Join a leading legal technology company as a
Lead Backend Engineer , driving the development of high-impact AI-enabled enterprise solutions for the legal industry. This is a player-coach role, blending hands-on technical work with team leadership as you guide a group of ~5 engineers in building and integrating backend systems for next-generation legal products. Role Overview Serve as technical lead for a backend engineering team, both architecting and implementing solutions in a fast-paced innovation lab setting. Deliver hands-on backend development using
Python ,
FastAPI ,
AWS ,
PostgreSQL ,
pgvector
(or comparable vector dbs), and
LLMs
(Anthropic, OpenAI). Lead the full lifecycle of
AI platform development, orchestration, and deployment , with 0?1 product creation responsibilities. Design and iterate on secure, scalable APIs supporting real-time interactions, integrations, and enterprise workflows. Drive best practices in backend development, including high performance, extensibility, and robust data management for legal domain use cases. Key Responsibilities Technical leadership: Coach, mentor, and review work for a team of backend engineers; set standards for architectural decisions and development velocity. Full-stack backend engineering: Write, test, and deploy code, architectural diagrams, and technical documentation supporting integration and product delivery. AI product innovation: Lead the technical design for new-to-market, AI-powered legal tech products (0?1 development), including data pipelines, orchestration, and API interactions. Enterprise integration: Develop backend services and APIs for seamless integration with legal market tools, third-party applications, and client-facing solutions. Platform reliability: Own operational excellence in platform performance, security, and scalability. Requirements Minimum
5 years commercial experience
(outside of education) in backend engineering or related fields in high-scale environments. Demonstrated experience as a
technical lead , team lead, or engineering manager, with direct responsibility for engineering deliverables and mentorship. Proven
0?1 AI product development
experience, from concept/prototyping to deployment (ideally in legal, enterprise, or SaaS). Advanced proficiency in
Python ,
FastAPI , and
AWS
infrastructure and services. Strong hands-on experience with
PostgreSQL ,
pgvector
(or similar vector databases), and designing data models for AI/ML applications. Experience building, integrating, and deploying LLM-driven features using platforms such as
Anthropic
or
OpenAI . Deep understanding of API design for real-time interactions, backend orchestration, and multi-system integration. Hybrid schedule : 2 days/week onsite in Plano, TX, Twin Cities, MN, or NYC (remaining days remote). Full
benefits package : health, dental, vision, vacation leave, parental leave. Equity up to 15% of total base compensation Annual bonus Seniority level
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level Employment type
Employment type
Full-time Job function
Industries
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$165,000.00/yr - $180,000.00/yr Direct message the job poster from Harnham Join a leading legal technology company as a
Lead Backend Engineer , driving the development of high-impact AI-enabled enterprise solutions for the legal industry. This is a player-coach role, blending hands-on technical work with team leadership as you guide a group of ~5 engineers in building and integrating backend systems for next-generation legal products. Role Overview Serve as technical lead for a backend engineering team, both architecting and implementing solutions in a fast-paced innovation lab setting. Deliver hands-on backend development using
Python ,
FastAPI ,
AWS ,
PostgreSQL ,
pgvector
(or comparable vector dbs), and
LLMs
(Anthropic, OpenAI). Lead the full lifecycle of
AI platform development, orchestration, and deployment , with 0?1 product creation responsibilities. Design and iterate on secure, scalable APIs supporting real-time interactions, integrations, and enterprise workflows. Drive best practices in backend development, including high performance, extensibility, and robust data management for legal domain use cases. Key Responsibilities Technical leadership: Coach, mentor, and review work for a team of backend engineers; set standards for architectural decisions and development velocity. Full-stack backend engineering: Write, test, and deploy code, architectural diagrams, and technical documentation supporting integration and product delivery. AI product innovation: Lead the technical design for new-to-market, AI-powered legal tech products (0?1 development), including data pipelines, orchestration, and API interactions. Enterprise integration: Develop backend services and APIs for seamless integration with legal market tools, third-party applications, and client-facing solutions. Platform reliability: Own operational excellence in platform performance, security, and scalability. Requirements Minimum
5 years commercial experience
(outside of education) in backend engineering or related fields in high-scale environments. Demonstrated experience as a
technical lead , team lead, or engineering manager, with direct responsibility for engineering deliverables and mentorship. Proven
0?1 AI product development
experience, from concept/prototyping to deployment (ideally in legal, enterprise, or SaaS). Advanced proficiency in
Python ,
FastAPI , and
AWS
infrastructure and services. Strong hands-on experience with
PostgreSQL ,
pgvector
(or similar vector databases), and designing data models for AI/ML applications. Experience building, integrating, and deploying LLM-driven features using platforms such as
Anthropic
or
OpenAI . Deep understanding of API design for real-time interactions, backend orchestration, and multi-system integration. Hybrid schedule : 2 days/week onsite in Plano, TX, Twin Cities, MN, or NYC (remaining days remote). Full
benefits package : health, dental, vision, vacation leave, parental leave. Equity up to 15% of total base compensation Annual bonus Seniority level
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level Employment type
Employment type
Full-time Job function
Industries
Legal Services and Software Development Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Harnham by 2x Inferred from the description for this job
Medical insurance Vision insurance 401(k) Paid paternity leave Paid maternity leave Get notified about new Back End Developer jobs in
Plano, TX . NodeJS Developer/Sr Developer, IT Applications
Dallas, TX $140,000.00-$160,000.00 3 weeks ago System Back-End Developer (Python Developer) (EM6934)
Java/Python Developer with AWS Experience - Fulltime
Dallas, TX $105,000.00-$110,000.00 1 month ago Full Stack Developer (ReactJS with Nodejs)
Richardson, TX $80,000.00-$100,000.00 14 hours ago Flower Mound, TX $80,000.00-$120,000.00 2 weeks ago Software Engineer I - Java (Richardson, TX)
Dallas, TX $134,437.33-$182,450.66 3 weeks ago Irving, TX $107,120.00-$160,680.00 4 days ago Full Stack Software Engineer (Mail Operations) - Dallas
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