Our offer for you
As a Senior Backend Engineer (m/f/d) you will play a vital role in developing Noxtua’s privacy-first Legal AI solution helping professionals in the law research and advising domain. You’ll build scalable, high-performance backend services while working closely with AI researchers and engineers to implement cutting-edge features and optimize system performance.
YOUR TEAM
The Tech team consists of around 10 individuals who work remotely or at the office in Berlin city center. Besides the development team, Noxtua’s technical lead and an external consultant team handle various tasks related to providing Noxtua’s development team with the necessary technical environment, ensuring the smooth operation and scalability of Noxtua’s AI applications.
YOUR HIRING MANAGER
Simon is heading the Tech Team (Development, Infrastructure). With more than 15 years of experience in software development, he is an advocate for product driven development, solving real life problems.
BENEFITS
* Working hours: Flexible working hours: full-time or part-time
* Vacation: 26 days + December 24th & 31st off
* Remote: 100% remote work possible (given an EU residence)
* Discounts: e.g. Urban Sports Club Membership
* Equipment: Laptop (Lenovo or Mac), second screen, keyboard etc.
Your responsibilities
* Develop and maintain scalable backend services using Rust, focusing on the core APIs that handle the heavy lifting for Noxtua's platform
* Design, develop, and deploy secure and robust APIs with a focus on scalability, stability, and security for customer-facing services
* Manage Service and Tenant APIs using Python, including tenant creation, administration, and rights management for efficient customer operations
* Integrate AI libraries primarily in Python, implementing features close to LLMs (Large Language Models) and supporting AI-related API development
* Optimize algorithms and system performance to ensure speed, scalability, and overall system reliability across the platform
* Contribute to platform development with a focus on security and stability while designing and deploying new APIs for AI-driven features
* Collaborate with AI Engineers, DevOps, and Frontend Developers to implement solutions effectively and ensure seamless integration across teams
Our Tech Stack
* Programming: Rust, Python
* Infrastructure: AWS, Docker, Kubernetes
* Database: e.g. PostgreSQL & Redis
* Version Control: GitHub
* CI/CD System: GitHub Actions
* Ticket System: Atlassian JIRA
* Documentation: Confluence
* Communication: Slack
* Office Application: MS365
About you
* Working Permission: EU
* Residence: must be within the EU
* Language: English (fluent)
* Strong proficiency in Rust and Python, with at least 2 years of Rust experience, including API development (e.g. with Tokio) and applying OpenAPI standards
* Expertise in backend development, including database integration (PostgreSQL), Docker containerization, and security practices like OAuth and secure coding
* Solid understanding of system architecture, with experience in microservices, scalable deployments using Kubernetes, and network architecture fundamentals
* Strong problem-solving and algorithmic skills, with a clean code approach and a focus on performance optimization
* Test-driven development mindset, with proven experience in extending Python projects, ensuring type-safe coding practices, and efficient collaboration within cross-functional teams
About us
Noxtua is Europe's leading sovereign Legal AI. The legally compliant and competent AI helps legal professionals to research legal issues and review, and draft legal documents. The GDPR-compliant Legal AI meets the high professional and data protection requirements for lawyers (§ 203 Penal Code, § 43e Federal Lawyers' Act) and is certified according to ISO 27001, 9001, 27018, 27017, 42001, and BSI C5. The product version Beck-Noxtua is based on the exclusive data of Germany’s leading legal publisher C.H.Beck and Germany’s largest business law firm CMS.
Emerging from a 2017 research project by Dr. Leif-Nissen Lundbæk and Professor Dr. Michael Huth at Oxford University and Imperial College London, the Berlin-based Legal-Tech company, formerly known as Xayn, boasts extensive experience in developing highly efficient GDPR-compliant AI solutions. Strategic partners, including Germany's leading legal publisher C.H.Beck, the High-Performance Computing specialist Northern Data, Germany's largest business law firm and co-initiator of the Legal AI Noxtua CMS, as well as the world's largest law firm Dentons, have invested a total of € 80.7 million in the German startup as part of its Series B funding round.
We explicitly encourage women to apply, as they are currently underrepresented. Our goal is to build a diverse and inclusive work environment that values different perspectives. Of course, we welcome applications from all qualified individuals – regardless of gender, ethnic origin, religion, disability, age, or sexual identity.