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Develop and maintain back-end systems and APIs, collaborating with teams to build scalable features and improve system architecture.
About Syllo
Syllo is on a mission to transform litigation. Our product is an AI-powered litigation workspace that enables lawyers and paralegals to safely harness the power of language models throughout the litigation life cycle. Since going to market, we have gained a diverse group of enterprise customers, including some of the biggest law firms in the country, and we are quickly expanding. By reducing the expense of litigation industry-wide, we aim to improve access to high-quality representation and promote the alignment of legal outcomes with merit.
We’re looking for a Back-End Engineer who’s excited to build and scale systems that power intelligent data experiences. If you’re passionate about clean architecture, reliable APIs, and high-performance infrastructure — and you love working in a dynamic startup environment — we’d love to meet you.
The Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain Syllo’s backend systems and APIs to support our data platform.
- Collaborate closely with front-end engineers, product managers, and data teams to deliver scalable, high-quality features.
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code.
- Work on system design and architecture to improve performance, reliability, and scalability.
- Integrate data sources and third-party tools as needed to enhance platform capabilities.
- Participate in technical design discussions, peer code reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Qualifications
- 6+ years of professional engineering experience.
- Strong programming skills in Ruby or Python.
- Experience developing APIs using frameworks such as Ruby on Rails, Flask, or Django.
- Proficiency with relational databases, full-text search engines, and/or vector databases.
- Familiarity with distributed systems and cloud technologies (e.g., GCP, Pub/Sub, Kafka).
- Excellent communication and organizational skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams and functions.
Nice-to-Have
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or other containerization tools.
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks, and deployment automation.
- Understanding of authentication, security, and data privacy best practices.
- Experience working in a fast-paced startup environment.
United States - Remote Pay Range
$160,000—$200,000 USD
Top Skills
Django
Docker
Flask
GCP
Kafka
Kubernetes
Pub/Sub
Python
Ruby
Ruby On Rails
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