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Spellbook is hiring a Senior Backend / AI Systems Engineer

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain scalable backend services that power key product components such as document review, conversational AI, and content library systems.
  • Architect and implement high-availability, low-latency layers for search, inference, and workflow orchestration in AI-driven applications.
  • Implement and manage retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems at scale, ensuring optimized performance and strict data access controls.
  • Lead efforts in platform resilience, including rate limiting, retry logic, system consistency, fallback mechanisms, and graceful degradation under load.
  • Collaborate closely with product and design teams to balance performance, accuracy, user experience, and system reliability in feature development.
  • Leverage modern development practices, including AI-assisted coding tools, while upholding strong code review, testing, and security protocols.
  • Engage in on-call rotations and incident response to resolve issues and enhance system reliability over time.

Compensation

Spellbook bases compensation on industry benchmarks, with final pay determined by experience, skills, and role scope. Total rewards include base salary, potential commissions, equity, health benefits, and wellness programs.

Inclusive Hiring at Spellbook

We are dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible experience for all candidates. If you need accommodations during the hiring process, please let us know. Equal opportunity is a core principle—selection decisions are made without regard to gender, race, religion, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, or other protected attributes. We comply fully with employment law and foster a workplace free from discrimination, harassment, or retaliation.

Use of Artificial Intelligence in Recruitment

AI is used responsibly to assist with administrative tasks in recruitment, such as drafting job postings, generating interview questions, note-taking, and supporting sourcing and scheduling. Candidate evaluations and hiring decisions are always made by human team members. AI tools may aid screening but do not replace human judgment. Our goal is to improve efficiency, consistency, and candidate experience while ensuring fairness, transparency, and compliance with legal and ethical standards. Practices are regularly reviewed to reduce bias and align with best practices.

Our Compensation Philosophy

Compensation bands are set using industry benchmark data and reflect the full salary range for a role, which may cover multiple levels. Final pay is determined during interviews based on experience, skills, and role scope. In addition to base salary and commissions, total rewards include equity, health and wellness benefits, and other programs. Full details are provided during the hiring process.

Other

  • Access employer-subsidized group benefits for you and your family, including financial support for mental health services.
  • Take advantage of generous time off policies and a company-wide holiday break to recharge.
  • Enjoy monthly meal stipends, an annual wellness allowance, and enhanced parental leave benefits.
  • Receive competitive stock option grants as an early team member, aligning your contribution with company success.
  • Participate in on-call and incident response as needed, and improve feature reliability in the process.
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About company
Spellbook

Spellbook makes AI software for lawyers that helps them deliver services more efficiently and make a greater impact wherever they practice. The platform is designed to reduce time spent on repetitive legal tasks like contract review and drafting, allowing lawyers to focus on higher-value work.

Spellbook offers AI-powered features including contract review with redlining, drafting from scratch or templates, comparing contracts to industry benchmarks, and answering complex legal questions with citations. The system integrates directly into Microsoft Word, eliminating the need for copy-pasting between systems.

The company serves over 4,500 legal teams in more than 80 countries, including in-house legal departments and law firms across industries such as technology, healthcare, energy, and financial services. Spellbook is compliant with GDPR, CCPA, PIPEDA, and other international privacy regulations.

Spellbook also offers ACM (Autonomous Contract Management), an end-to-end AI system for managing contracts, and supports multi-document workflows through its Associate product.

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Job Details
Department Engineering
Category backend
Posted 3 months ago