Back-End Engineer

About the client

Our client is an early-stage legal-tech company building an intelligent research platform that helps legal professionals discover, connect, and understand relationships across case law and legislation. Our goal is to make legal insight explainable, searchable, and accessible through modern APIs and data-driven interfaces.

About Teamified

Teamified is a talent partner helping companies build exceptional remote teams across IT, software, product, and digital innovation. We collaborate with leading enterprises and fast-scaling tech businesses worldwide to help them access world class talent and accelerate growth. With operations across the globe our mission is to make building high performing global teams simple, fast, and cost-effective. Teamified has hundreds of clients with more than 200 engineers, testers, product managers, designers, and technology experts delivering impactful solutions every day.

Job Summary:

We're seeking a passionate Salesforce developer who thrives on continuous improvement. You'll take ownership of our existing Salesforce architecture and codebase, which is the technological backbone of our company and crucial for future growth. Once familiar with our platform, you'll lead it through phases of enhanced user experience, improved stability, the creation of new user tiers and enhanced user experiences, and the integration of SaaS and AI capabilities.

Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain RESTful APIs that power the client’s platform and third-party integrations.
• Implement core data services, including connections to relational (Postgres) and graph (Neo4j) databases.
• Design simple, reliable systems using containerized Node.js services running on AWS.
• Collaborate with front-end and data teams to design API contracts (OpenAPI).
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and help improve development workflows.
• Ensure performance, reliability, and security in production environments.
• Write maintainable, well-tested code and participate in code reviews.

We’re not looking for a checklist of tools — we value curiosity, craftsmanship, and practical problem-solving. Experience with several of the following is ideal:

Core:

• Strong programming skills in JavaScript / TypeScript.
• Experience building REST APIs (Express, Fastify, NestJS, etc.).
• Working knowledge of SQL databases (Postgres, MySQL, or similar).
• Understanding of API design, documentation, and versioning (OpenAPI / Swagger).

Nice to have:

• Familiarity with graph databases (Neo4j or similar).
• Experience deploying apps on AWS (ECS, Lambda, RDS, API Gateway).
• Containerization with Docker and local development using Compose.
• CI/CD exposure (Bitbucket Pipelines, GitHub Actions, or similar).
• Knowledge of authentication/authorization patterns (JWT, OAuth2, Cognito).

• Flexibility in work hours and location, with a focus on managing energy rather than time.
• Access to online learning platforms and a budget for professional development
• A collaborative, no-silos environment, encouraging learning and growth across teams
• A dynamic social culture with team lunches, social events, and opportunities for creative input
• Health insurance
• Leave Benefits
• 13th Month Salary 

If you possess the required skills and are eager to contribute to our team's success, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity. Apply now!