Senior Back-end Google Meta Apple Exp at YesLawyer – Remote | Jobyssey

- Maintain and extend our Django backend, PostgreSQL data model, REST APIs, and AWS-backed production services.
- Design reliable backend features for legal intake, attorney operations, client/lawyer portals, communications, payments, and internal workflows.
- Build and review integrations, webhook handlers, scheduled/async work, and operational tooling with strong logging and failure handling.
- Improve query performance, API correctness, security, and reliability without adding unnecessary complexity.
- Use Codex, Cursor, Claude Code, or similar AI coding tools as part of the daily engineering workflow while carefully reviewing, testing, and validating generated code.
- Partner with frontend developers and US-based leadership to ship high-impact product work quickly and safely.

We are seeking a senior backend developer with deep Django/Python experience and strong production judgment.
Must-haves:
- Top tech company experience, such as Google, Microsoft, Meta, OpenAI, Amazon, Apple, Stripe, or a similarly rigorous product engineering organization.
- 5+ years of backend engineering experience, including substantial Python and Django experience.
- Prior engineering experience at a top technology company such as Google, Microsoft, Meta, OpenAI, Amazon, Apple, Stripe, or a similarly rigorous product engineering organization.
- Daily or near-daily practical experience with Codex, Cursor, Claude Code, or similar AI coding tools. This is a must-have, not a nice-to-have.
- Strong PostgreSQL, REST API, data modeling, and production debugging skills.
- Experience with AWS or comparable cloud infrastructure, background processing, observability, and secure handling of sensitive data.
- C1 English or higher and excellent written communication for a remote, international team.
- Senior-level ownership: ability to break down ambiguous product needs, make pragmatic technical decisions, and raise the quality bar for others.

- Gross salary range: $4,400 to $5,000 USD/month.
- Full-time, fully remote contract; candidates can work from anywhere in the world.
- Close-knit, collaborative team environment with direct access to US-based leadership.
- Opportunity to work on a legal services platform with real-world impact and modern AI-native engineering workflows.
- Room for growth, technical ownership, and mentorship as the product and team scale.

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