Filevine
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SeniorSeniorBackendEngineer-Python
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“Senior Senior Backend Engineer - Python at Filevine. Skills: Python, Agentic workflows, Distributed systems, AI orchestration. Contribute to AI orchestration layer design. Build durable agentic workflows”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver high-impact features
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
6+ years backend development, Expert-level Python mastery, Python 3.12+ mastery, async/await mastery, FastAPI mastery, Pydantic v2 mastery, Production experience distributed systems, Durable workflow orchestration experience, Message queues experience, Event-driven architectures experience, Exceptional communication skills
Nice to Have
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Equivalent experience considered, Certifications considered, Demonstrated expertise considered
What You'll Do.
Contribute to AI orchestration layer design
Build durable agentic workflows
Build fault-tolerant agentic workflows
Use Temporal activities
Use ReAct reasoning loops
Deliver features across lifecycle
Deploy features via GitLab CI/CD
Monitor features post-launch
Uphold engineering excellence
Write comprehensive tests
Maintain structlog observability
Uphold uv monorepo standards
Mentor mid-level engineers
Mentor junior engineers
Collaborate with product managers
Collaborate with UX designers
Collaborate with legal domain experts
Collaborate with frontend engineers
Translate attorney workflows
Participate in cross-team planning
Participate in design reviews
Participate in sprint ceremonies
Participate in AI platform standards discussions
Communicate technical trade-offs
Communicate agentic design decisions
Communicate reliability impacts
Contribute to AI orchestration roadmap
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-team planning; Design reviews; Sprint ceremonies; AI platform standards discussions; Product managers; UX designers; Legal domain experts; Frontend engineers
Communication Scope
Articulate design decisions; Articulate trade-offs; Articulate reliability impacts; Communicate to stakeholders
Process & Methodology
Sprint ceremonies
Full Job Description
## Description Filevine is a Legal AI company delivering Legal Operating Intelligence for the future of legal work. Grounded in a singular system of truth, Filevine brings together data, documents, workflows, and teams into one unified platform—where modern legal work happens with clarity and consistency. Powered by LOIS, the Legal Operating Intelligence System, Filevine connects context across every matter to transform legal operations from reactive to proactive. LOIS reads, understands, and reasons across your data to surface insight, automate complexity, and give professionals the clarity and confidence to see more, know more, and do more. Fueled by a team of exceptional collaborators and innovators, Filevine’s rapid growth has earned AI awards and recognition from Deloitte and Inc. as one of the most innovative and fastest-growing technology companies in the country. ## Responsibilites • Contribute to the design and evolution of the AI orchestration layer, building durable, fault-tolerant agentic workflows using Temporal activities and ReAct reasoning loops powered by pydantic-ai and Claude. • Deliver features across their complete lifecycle — from design and prototyping through implementation, pytest/syrupy snapshot testing, GitLab CI/CD deployment via Octopus Deploy, and New Relic APM post-launch monitoring. • Uphold engineering excellence by conducting thorough code reviews, writing comprehensive tests (unit, integration, Playwright end-to-end), maintaining structlog observability, and upholding uv monorepo workspace standards. • Mentor mid-level and junior engineers in async Python best practices, pydantic-ai agent design, and clean, testable agentic architecture. • Collaborate closely with product managers, UX designers, legal domain experts, and frontend engineers to translate complex attorney workflows into reliable, high-impact AI-powered features. • Actively participate in cross-team planning, design reviews, sprint ceremonies, and AI platform standar
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