Join Legora as a Senior Backend Engineer to build innovative products for legal professionals with a focus on high-quality code and autonomy.
Posted by employer 1 month ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 month ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
Skills & Technologies
Requirements
- Experience
- 5+ years
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, visa sponsorship.
Joblaze summary
In the role of Senior Backend Engineer at Legora, the individual will focus on architecting and implementing features for a web platform that supports legal professionals globally. Proficiency in technologies such as Node.js, Postgres, and AWS is essential, along with a strong emphasis on code quality and security. This position is ideal for experienced engineers who thrive in a collaborative environment and are eager to mentor junior team members. Legora's commitment to excellence and continuous improvement fosters a dynamic atmosphere for professional growth.
Joblaze insights
- Listed about a month ago — first seen on Joblaze September 3, 2026. Last confirmed on Legora's careers page October 27, 2026.
- Kubernetes appears in 27.2% of 1272 comparable senior backend roles; Node.js appears in 5% of 1272 comparable senior backend roles.
Quick facts
- Is the Senior Backend Engineer - Platform Team role remote?
- It's hybrid — Legora expects some on-site time in Malmö.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Senior Backend Engineer - Platform Team role.
- Where is the role based?
- Legora is hiring for this position in Malmö.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AWS, Azure, Elasticsearch, Kubernetes, Node.js, PostgreSQL.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Legora targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Senior Backend Engineer - Platform Team role at Legora.
From the original posting
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The role
As a Senior Backend Engineer at Legora, you’ll build and ship products that transform how legal professionals work. You’ll have ownership across the full tech stack, from shaping technical direction to delivering high-quality experiences used by legal teams around the world. With plenty of autonomy, you’ll tackle meaningful problems, collaborate closely across teams, and have a real impact on both the product and the engineering culture.
What you will be doing:
Architect and implement features for our web platform
Take ownership of our codebase, balancing high-quality code, security and speed of development
Work with technologies such as Node.js, Postgres, Elasticsearch, AWS, Azure and Kubernetes
Review code and mentor junior colleagues to support them in their development, making the team even better!
Drive continuous improvement and challenge us, the industry and yourself
You’ll travel regularly to Stockholm for onboarding, collaboration, and major product milestones — working shoulder-to-shoulder with the team when it matters most.
Who you are
A passionate engineer with several years of experience building great products using cutting-edge technologies
You feel comfortable working across the entire tech stack, with focus on backend development
You’re autonomous and take pride in the code you write
You’re a problem solver who’s not afraid to come up with creative solutions and think holistically about software architecture
Experience in infrastructure and integrations are a big plus
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