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Plano,Texas / $150000 - $200000 annum

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Salary
SALARY:

$150000 - $200000

Location

LOCATION

Plano,Texas

Job Type
JOB TYPE

Permanent

Lead Backend Engineer - Innovation Labs

$150-200,000 plus bonus and equity

Location: Hybrid (2 days onsite) - Plano, TX | Twin Cities, MN | New York, NY

Employment Type: Full-time

Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, Vacation Leave, Parental Leave

About Us:

We are a legal tech company driving innovation at the intersection of law and technology. Within our Innovation Labs, we are building cutting-edge AI-powered solutions to transform how legal professionals work, leveraging enterprise integrations, scalable backend systems, and modern AI platforms.

The Role:

We are seeking a Lead Backend Engineer to join our Innovation Labs team. This is a player-coach role: you'll be hands-on in backend engineering while providing technical leadership to a team of ~5 engineers. You will play a critical role in designing and developing enterprise integrations, building our AI platform, and orchestrating real-time interactions powered by large language models (LLMs).

What You'll Do

  • Lead and mentor a team of backend engineers, driving technical excellence and growth.
  • Design, build, and optimize backend systems using Python, FastAPI, AWS, and PostgreSQL/pgvector.
  • Architect and develop enterprise-grade integrations and scalable APIs for real-time interactions.
  • Work on AI platform development, orchestration, and deployment leveraging LLMs (Anthropic, OpenAI, etc.).
  • Drive 0→1 product development, turning AI concepts into production-ready enterprise solutions.
  • Collaborate closely with product, data, and innovation teams to align engineering with business outcomes.
  • Establish and maintain best practices for backend development, system design, and deployment.

What We're Looking For:

  • 5+ years of commercial experience in backend software engineering (excluding educational experience).
  • Proven experience as a technical leader or manager in a player-coach capacity.
  • Strong hands-on expertise with:
  • Python & FastAPI
  • PostgreSQL & pgvector (or other vector databases)
  • AWS cloud services (deployment, orchestration, scaling)
  • LLMs (Anthropic, OpenAI, etc.)
  • Experience with API design and real-time system interactions.
  • Strong track record in 0→1 AI product development, ideally in a startup or innovation-driven environment.
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams.

Why Join Us:

  • Opportunity to shape the future of AI-driven legal technology in a high-impact, innovation-focused environment.
  • Lead and grow a talented engineering team while staying hands-on with cutting-edge backend and AI technologies.
  • Work in a hybrid setup with offices in Plano, TX | Twin Cities, MN | NYC.
  • Competitive compensation package with full benefits (health, dental, vision, vacation leave, parental leave).


CONTACT

Kyle Margolies

Client Consultant

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