Senior Developer

Company Description

LexLegis.ai is a leading provider of AI solutions tailored for the legal and tax domains, based in Mumbai. Our platform combines advanced technology with deep legal expertise to streamline research, enhance compliance, and provide reliable insights. Whether you're in a law firm, in-house counsel, or a compliance professional, LexLegis.ai is your trusted partner in navigating complex legal landscapes efficiently.

Role Overview:

This is a full-time on-site role for a Senior Developer at LexLegis.ai in Mumbai. As a Senior Developer, you will be responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of software solutions, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring the efficiency and reliability of our technical systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect and develop scalable backend systems

   using Python (3.x), Django, and Django Rest Framework (DRF).
• Own the

  design and performance of APIs

  , data models, and backend infrastructure across multiple services.
• Work closely with the

  AI engineering team

  to integrate LLM-powered features (document research, drafting, summarization, and contextual retrieval).
• Oversee

  data security, access control, and compliance

  in multi-tenant and enterprise environments.
• Mentor junior developers, conduct code reviews, and enforce

  best practices for clean, maintainable code.

• Drive adoption of

  DevOps practices

  (containerization, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, automated testing).
• Collaborate with product management and frontend teams to define technical strategy and implementation plans.
• Lead

  performance optimization efforts

  — query optimization, caching, load balancing, and scaling APIs.
• Evaluate new technologies and frameworks to keep the stack modern and efficient.
• Participate in architectural discussions for

  AI feature integration, vector databases, and retrieval systems.

Core Skills & Experience: (

• 8–10 years

  of hands-on experience with

  Python and Django

  , including large-scale, production-grade applications.
• Expertise in

  Django Rest Framework (DRF), ORM

  optimization, and microservice design.
• Strong understanding of

  PostgreSQL / MySQL

  with indexing and query tuning experience.
• Experience with

  Redis / Celery

  for asynchronous processing and caching.
• Proficiency in

  containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud deployment (AWS / Azure / GCP).

• Strong foundation in

  software architecture, design patterns, and scalability principles

  .
• Deep understanding of

  security standards (OAuth2, JWT, encryption, data protection).

• Hands-on with

  CI/CD, Git,

  and automated testing frameworks.

Preferred / Nice to Have:

• Experience working with or integrating

  LLMs / AI models / NLP pipelines.

• Familiarity with

  Elasticsearch / OpenSearch

  for document retrieval.
• Prior experience in

  legal tech, SaaS, or enterprise platforms.

• Knowledge of

  event-driven systems / message queues (RabbitMQ, Kafka).

• Exposure to

  multi-tenant architectures and on-premise/VPC deployments.

• Open-source contributions or demonstrable GitHub/portfolio work.