Job Description

Position Overview

• Location Type: 100% Remote (United States)
• Employment Type: Full-time
• Salary: Not specified

Paradigm offers a suite of legal practice software solutions that help lawyers manage, automate, and grow their firms. More than 50,000 lawyers across 170 countries use our products to shift the paradigm of how they practice law. With four world-class all-in-one legal practice management platforms - PracticePanther, Bill4Time, MerusCase, and LollyLaw - in addition to payments and accounting solutions powered by Headnote and TrustBooks. Paradigm empowers lawyers across the spectrum of practice area, geography, and business needs. At Paradigm, we are fast-paced, ambitious, and unified by a common vision to build the best legal technology products in the world.

Requirements

• Experience: 4+ years of experience building backend services and APIs in Spring Boot or Node.js
• Database Proficiency: Strong proficiency in PostgreSQL and working with structured/unstructured JSON data
• API Design: Deep understanding of RESTful API design, authentication (OAuth, JWT), and security best practices
• AWS Experience: Hands-on experience with AWS services such as Lambda, RDS, ECS, and S3.
• Containerization: Experience with Docker and container-based development workflows preferred
• Security Mindset: A security-first mindset, particularly around data protection and secure system integrations
• Problem-Solving: Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently in a remote-first environment

Responsibilities

• 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.

Nice-to-Haves

• 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.

Why Join Us?

• 100% Remote: Work from anywhere in the US while being part of a tight-knit, supportive team.
• Innovative Environment: Part of a company building the best legal technology products in the world.