Engineering Manager - Foundations
Core
Lead the team responsible for core backend services and systems at the heart of Legora's AI-native legal workspace platform.
Role type
Engineering Manager (Backend/Foundations)
Builds
High-scale core backend services, APIs, and foundational systems powering legal professionals' workflows.
Domain
LegalTech / SaaS / Distributed Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Backend engineering, distributed systems design, team leadership, system architecture, code review, technical decision-making, mentorship
Preferred skills
Full-stack experience, high-scale system operation, cross-functional collaboration
Technologies
Node.js, Azure, AWS, Kubernetes
Responsibilities
Lead and grow a team of backend engineers, own team health and efficiency, set technical standards for code quality and security, design and implement high-scale core backend services, contribute directly to the codebase, lead architecture discussions, review code and mentor engineers, collaborate with product engineering teams, champion best practices in backend engineering.
Seniority
Manager, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities