Back-End Tech Lead

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About Intelligent Legal Solutions (ILS)
Intelligent Legal Solutions builds B2B legal technology that helps law firms and fund managers deliver faster, higher-quality work. Our flagship platform, ProVision, streamlines the legal workflows involved in raising private investment funds so lawyers can accelerate drafting, negotiation, and compliance at scale.
We operate a single-tenant SaaS architecture hosted on AWS across multiple regions, built with a modern stack: Python/Django 4.2, React 18/TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Redis, Elasticsearch/OpenSearch, S3, ECS, and Lambda.

Role Overview
We are looking for a Backend Tech Lead to guide one of our engineering teams. This is a hands-on leadership role for a skilled senior backend engineer ready to lead. You will manage the technical direction of your team while still actively coding, designing systems, and solving complex platform and data challenges.
You will oversee building features from design to implementation, mentor engineers, promote technical excellence, and encourage a collaborative team culture. You will work closely with Product Managers to ensure your team delivers scalable, maintainable, and high-quality solutions for our clients worldwide.
Key Responsibilities

• Lead technical design, architecture, and implementation of new features.
• Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and match the product vision.
• Mentor backend engineers and support their growth through guidance, code reviews, and career development.
• Stay hands-on in Python/Django coding and solve complex platform and database issues.
• Set and enforce best practices for coding, testing, CI/CD, and system design.
• Work with Product Managers to turn requirements into technical designs and development plans.
• Manage the team’s technical roadmap and delivery, addressing risks and meeting sprint goals.
• Facilitate technical discussions, resolve difficult decisions, and make key architectural choices.
• Improve developer workflows and team productivity with tools and automation.

Essential Requirements

• At least 10 years of professional experience in software development.
• Minimum 3 years in a leadership or mentoring role.
• Expert in Python 3.10+ and Django 4.x, including REST API development.
• Strong system design and architecture skills, with experience building scalable AWS systems.
• Skilled with PostgreSQL, Redis, and Elasticsearch/OpenSearch.
• Experience deploying and scaling applications on AWS (ECS, Lambda, S3, CloudFront, RDS).
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills across the stack.

Preferred Requirements

• Experience in legal tech, FinTech, or regulated industries.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/Terragrunt) and advanced AWS tools.
• Familiarity with monitoring tools (CloudWatch, Sentry) and security practices (KMS, SOPS, JWT).
• Experience leading remote or distributed teams and setting team development standards (testing, linting, pre-commit workflows).

Personal Attributes

• Hands-on leader who enjoys building software and supporting their team.
• Clear communicator, able to explain technical ideas to technical and non-technical people.
• Pragmatic decision-maker balancing technical quality and business needs.
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability for team success and platform health.
• Proactive problem-solver, adaptable in a growing company.
• Committed to learning and sharing knowledge with the team.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary.
• Career growth opportunities in a fast-growing tech company.
• Remote-first culture with international colleagues.
• Work with innovative legal-tech solutions and high-profile global clients.

This senior role allows you to shape the technical future of our product, working across the stack to deliver features for some of the world’s leading law firms