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 10 months ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 week 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 9 days ago on Joblaze — tracked directly from Legora's career page.
- Legora has 293 other open roles including Senior Software Engineer , Strategic Programs Manager, Director of Partnerships APJ.
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- Typical AWS salary we track runs $135,700–$199,750 (median $170,000, across 1355 roles). See AWS salary trends
Quick facts
- Is the Senior Backend Engineer 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 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 role at Legora.
From the original posting
About Us
Legora is redefining how legal work gets done. Not built for lawyers, built with them. We work alongside the world’s best legal teams, who expect excellence, precision, and speed, and we hold ourselves to the same bar.
Our AI-native workspace lets legal professionals move faster, think more clearly, and operate with sharper precision. By analysing thousands of documents in minutes and powering end-to-end workflows, we cut through complexity, teams can focus on what matters: judgment, strategy, and outcomes.
1,000+ customers across 50+ countries trust us, including Cleary Gottlieb, Goodwin, Linklaters, White & Case, Dentons, and Barclays. We’ve scaled to $100M+ in ARR, with teams across Europe, North America and APAC, and continue to expand through acquisitions including Qura, Walter AI and Graceview.
We partner with world-class performers: including Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees, Ludvig Åberg (and his caddie), and campaigns featuring Jude Law.
Joining Legora means three things.
We lean in: ownership over titles, outcomes over intentions.
We fight for excellence: high standards, direct, ego-free feedback.
We grow together: as a team and with our customers.
Mission before ego. Everyone contributes. No one coasts.
If you’re driven by impact, pace, and raising the bar. This is the place.
The role
As a Senior Backend Engineer at Legora you will build, review and ship amazing products helping legal professionals all over the world in their day-to-day job. You’ll get the chance to work across the entire tech stack with clear ownership and autonomy.
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
Legora is an Equal Opportunity Employer
At Legora, we believe great teams are built on diversity of thought and experience. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive, high-performance culture where everyone can do their best work. We welcome people of all backgrounds and don’t discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.