Our team has built a reputation for excellence in the legal tech industry, developing secure, high-performance software solutions that empower thousands of law firms and businesses. As a Backend Engineer on our LollyLaw team, you’ll play a critical role in building and optimizing backend services that power our applications. We’re looking for a self-driven, resourceful engineer who thrives in a collaborative, remote-first environment.
In this role, you will:- Design, develop, and optimize scalable backend services and APIs in a Spring Boot and Node.js environment.
- Manage PostgreSQL databases, ensuring efficient storage and retrieval of structured and unstructured JSON data.
- Architect and maintain secure system integrations between multiple applications in an AWS cloud environment.
- Work with Docker for containerized development and deployment.
- Collaborate with front-end engineers to ensure seamless API interactions with Angular-based applications.
- Implement best practices for performance tuning, monitoring, and security in a sensitive data environment.
- Learning and contributing to the development of AI/ML features
- Assist with DevOps efforts, particularly in containerization, and contribute to long-term automation initiatives.
- Other duties as assigned.
- 4+ years of experience building backend services and APIs in Spring Boot or Node.js
- Strong proficiency in PostgreSQL and working with structured/unstructured JSON data
- Deep understanding of RESTful API design, authentication (OAuth, JWT), and security best practices
- Hands-on experience with AWS services such as Lambda, RDS, ECS, and S3.
- Experience with Docker and container-based development workflows preferred
- A security-first mindset, particularly around data protection and secure system integrations
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently in a remote-first environment
- Exposure to AI/ML concepts or a willingness to learn and implement AI-powered features.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated staging environments.
- Experience working with serverless architectures and event-driven microservices.
- 100% Remote – Work from anywhere in the US while being part of a tight-knit, supportive team.
- Innovative & Impactful Work – Build backend solutions that support cutting-edge legal technology used by firms nationwide.
- Professional Growth – Opportunity to work on AI/ML features, DevOps initiatives, and large-scale backend architectures.
- Strong Engineering Culture – We value ownership, autonomy, and collaboration in delivering high-quality solutions.
If you’re a backend-focused software engineer who thrives on building secure, scalable services in AWS, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today and help us shape the future of legal tech!
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What We Do
Paradigm offers a suite of legal software solutions that help lawyers manage, automate and grow their firms. More than 40,000 lawyers across 170 countries use our products to shift the paradigm of how they practice law. With four world-class legal practice management solutions — PracticePanther, MerusCase, LollyLaw, and Bill4Time, and two payment and accounting platforms, Headnote and TrustBooks — Paradigm has the perfect solution for any law firm.
We are better together. Bringing these industry-leading software under one roof allows us to quickly test and apply new ideas across the portfolio. We leverage collective wisdom and resources to introduce the right innovation at the right time to better serve lawyers everywhere.
Officially recognized as a Great Place to Work in 2021 and 2022, at Paradigm, we are fast-paced, ambitious and unified by a common vision to build the best legal technology products in the world. Our team includes some of the brightest minds in technology, engineering, sales, marketing, and law, and we benefit from the backing and partnership of Francisco Partners.
