Backend Engineer

Summary

Join Avantia Law, a rapidly growing AI-powered legal services firm, as a Backend Engineer. You will contribute to building and optimizing AI tools integrated with internal web applications and Microsoft Office software. This role involves close collaboration with senior engineers and stakeholders. The position offers a hybrid work arrangement with flexibility and a supportive culture. We are seeking a motivated individual with Python development experience and a basic understanding of AWS. If you are passionate about backend development and AI-driven applications, this is an excellent opportunity to grow your career.

Requirements

• 1+ year work experience as a software engineer with knowledge of backend development (APIs, databases, web frameworks like Flask or FastAPI)
• Strong academic background (STEM degree preferred)
• Proficiency with Python
• Familiarity with (or interest in) AWS services (S3, Lambda, OpenSearch)
• Eagerness to learn about DevOps practices (CI/CD, infrastructure as code, cloud security)
• A problem-solving mindset and willingness to take on new challenges
• Applicants should already have the right to work in the UK

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain backend services for internal-facing web applications
• Build APIs that power AI-driven document processing and workflow automation for the firm’s legal tools (KYC Compliance & Contracts)
• Translate user feedback and requirements into functional production solutions
• Work with AWS services (Lambda, OpenSearch, S3) to manage and optimize our infrastructure
• Monitor and troubleshoot production systems, ensuring reliability and performance

Preferred Qualifications

Start-up experience would be advantageous but not essential - you should thrive in small teams and be willing to roll your sleeves up

Benefits

• 25 days holiday + UK Bank Holidays
• An additional day off for your birthday
• Private healthcare or the option to use the budget to be reimbursed for other wellness activities of your choice
• Annual subscription to your choice of Calm or Headspace
• Early finish Fridays in the summer
• Pension scheme (enhanced after 1 year service)
• Enhanced family friendly policies after 1 year
• Option to work from abroad for a max of 1 month per year
• Remote/hybrid work arrangement - 1 day per week in office expected