Backend Software Engineer - Indexing

The role

You will design, develop, and maintain efficient, scalable backend services. You will take ownership of core components of the indexing infrastructure to support a high-performance search engine.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and maintain efficient, scalable backend services using modern tools and frameworks
• Take ownership of core components of our indexing infrastructure
• Collaborate with other engineers to define, design, and ship new features
• Optimize performance and scalability across our data processing pipelines
• Integrate with third-party data providers and effectively use their APIs
• Review code and contribute to a high standard of code quality and maintainability
• Participate in agile development processes, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives

Required qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 2+ years of experience as a Backend Software Engineer
• Strong experience with concurrent and parallel programming
• Highly proficient in Python
• Solid experience working with databases (SQL and/or NoSQL)
• Comfortable with modern web architectures and cloud platforms

Nice to have

• Experience in a scale-up or fast-growing environment
• Solid experience with Rust or Go
• Experience with information retrieval or search systems

Benefits

• Collaborative and supportive work environment
• Potential for professional growth and advancement within the company
• Ownership and ability to impact the company, product, and culture

About the company

DeepJudge is Switzerland’s leading AI and ICT scale-up, transforming how law firms and legal departments access and leverage their knowledge. Headquartered in Switzerland with a growing team across North America, they build the intelligence layer that powers the legal industry.