Founding Backend Engineer - Phaselab

Pear VC • New York, NY

81d

About The Position

Phaselab is rebuilding the legacy eDiscovery industry from the ground up, empowering in-house legal teams with tools for document production that bypass the existing services-heavy approach. We're Seed stage but are already working with Fortune 500 companies and are scaling rapidly. We’re looking for a Backend Engineer to help us build and scale our core product. You'll work closely with our Founders and Engineering team to ship features and improve performance across backend systems -- from databases to data ingestion to AI systems. This is a high-ownership, high-impact role where you’ll directly shape the future of Phaselab’s technology.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in backend development, ideally with startups or fast-moving teams.
• Strong expertise in Python for backend development.
• Strong database expertise, including Postgres and/or Elasticsearch.
• Experience with modern infrastructure management, including Terraform, Kubernetes, and CI/CD.
• A bias for action: You ship fast and iterate based on feedback.
• Strong product sense: You think beyond the code and care about delivering an exceptional user experience.
• Extreme ownership: You're excited to make a mark and you make sure balls don't get dropped.

Responsibilities

• Get onboarded, set up your dev environment, and dive into our systems.
• Ship a small update or bug fix to get familiar with the codebase.
• Use the product to understand how it works and identify areas for improvement.
• Ship two major features within the first month.
• Ship features updates daily/weekly with a strong focus on quality by 90 days.
• Collaborate closely with the team and customers to shape the future of the product.

Benefits

• Competitive salary with equity options
• High ownership and deep collaboration with company and technical leadership
• Fast-paced work environment with frequent shipping
• Inclusive and collaborative team culture

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level