Principal Software Engineer

We're looking for a versatile Principal Software Engineer to design, build, and scale the core services behind our AI-assisted legal drafting platform. This is a full-time, fully remote role with regular off-sites (1 week every 8-12 weeks) in EU or Dubai. You'll work across backend / API development, integrations, performance, and reliability-partnering closely with product and frontend teams to ship delightful, secure features.

What You'll Do

• Design, build, and maintain backend services and public / internal APIs.
• Collaborate with frontend engineers to deliver end-to-end user experiences.
• Improve performance, scalability, observability, and security across a distributed platform.
• Own CI / CD pipelines and DevOps workflows to keep delivery fast and safe.
• Write clean, well-tested code; contribute to design docs and code reviews.
• Influence architecture and product roadmaps with pragmatic, user-first thinking.

• Solid software engineering fundamentals and a track record of shipping production systems.

• Proficiency in at least one backend language (e.g., Python, TypeScript / Node.js, Go, Java, or C#).

• Strong understanding of OOP, API design, and database modeling (SQL / NoSQL).

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS / Azure / GCP) and containers / orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).

• Comfort with CI / CD, monitoring, and debugging in production.

• Excellent communication and collaboration-comfortable with async remote work.

• Fluency in English. Nice to Have

• Experience in LegalTech, FinTech, or other compliance-sensitive domains.

• Security-minded development (authn / z, secrets, least privilege).

• Frontend exposure (React / Next.js).

• Bachelors in CS / Engineering or equivalent practical experience.

• Willing to relocate to Dubai. How We Work

• Remote-first across time zones, with teammates in Geneva (Switzerland), Ghent (Belgium), and Dubai (UAE).

• Lightweight, pragmatic Agile; high ownership; strong product culture.