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Founding Backend Engineer - Phaselaw
New York City, Remote. Posted 13 months ago
The role
You will build and scale the core product and improve performance across backend systems including databases, data ingestion, and AI systems. You will work closely with Founders and the Engineering team to ship features.
What you will do
- Get onboarded and set up dev environment
- Ship a small update or bug fix
- Use the product to identify areas for improvement
- Ship two major features in the first month
- Ship features updates daily/weekly
- Collaborate with the team and customers to shape the product
Required qualifications
- 3+ years of experience in backend development
- Strong expertise in Python for backend development
- Strong database expertise, including Postgres and/or Elasticsearch
- Experience with modern infrastructure management, including Terraform, Kubernetes, and CI/CD
- A bias for action
- Strong product sense
- Extreme ownership
Nice to have
- ideally with startups or fast-moving teams
Benefits
- Impact: Your work will directly shape the product and the future of the company
- Growth: High ownership, deep collaboration with company and technical leadership
- Speed: We move fast, ship often, and value autonomy
- Culture: Our team is kind, collaborative, inquisitive, and inclusive
About the company
Phaselaw is rebuilding the legacy eDiscovery industry from the ground up. It was founded in 2023 by SaaS and data experts.