Software Engineer

Filevine
Bratislava
HybridCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Software engineers with full-stack experience and a passion for legal tech will find this contract role at Filevine engaging, especially those comfortable with remote collaboration and scaling solutions.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with full-stack development experience and a background in AI or legal tech will thrive here.
    — “Build across the stack - UI, APIs, backend services”
  • Individuals who enjoy shaping solutions from scratch and working closely with product teams are ideal for this role.
    — “Partner with Product to shape solutions before they’re built”
  • Contractors who are open to learning new tools and working in a collaborative, remote-first culture will be well-suited.
    — “Thrives in a remote, collaborative environment: async communication, clear thinking, no ego”

Things to consider

  • The role requires a mandatory weekly in-office day in Bratislava, which may affect remote flexibility.
    — “Hybrid mode - 1 day per week in Bratislava office is required”
  • Candidates must be legally eligible to work in Czechia or Slovakia, which is a strict requirement.
    — “open exclusively to candidates currently residing in, or willing to relocate to, Czechia or Slovakia with the legal right to work in these countries”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your ability to own features from idea to maintenance in your resume and interview responses.
    — “Take ownership of features from idea → release → maintenance”
  • Emphasize experience in building scalable solutions and working with cross-functional teams.
    — “Experience contributing to projects and designing solutions that can scale with use”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • stable and scalable software
  • positive customer feedback
Typical background
software engineeringbackend development

Skills & requirements

Required

Web Application DevelopmentBackend ServicesAI Integration

Preferred

PythonTypeScriptReactSvelteKubernetesAWS

Stack & domain

PythonTypeScriptReactSvelteKubernetesAWSGPTClaudeGeminiSolving Real-world Customer ProblemsOwning Features End To EndShaping How We Build Software At ScaleCollaborating Across TeamsDelivering On TimeReviewing Code ThoughtfullyGiving FeedbackWorking In A Remote, Collaborative EnvironmentAsync CommunicationClear ThinkingNo EgoWorking With Operations And Customer-facing TeamsTurning Messy Realities Into Clean SolutionsLegal TechAI

About the role

Original posting from Filevine via Lever

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.

As a Software Engineer, you’ll help us push the boundaries of what legal tech can do. You’ll build web applications and core backend services that connect with AI models like GPT, Claude and Gemini.

Working at Filevine is a mix of solving real-world customer problems, owning features end to end and shaping how we build software at scale.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Take ownership of features from idea → release → maintenance
  • Partner with Product to shape solutions before they’re built
  • Contribute to a codebase that stays stable, readable, and fun to work in
  • Build across the stack - UI, APIs, backend services (no “that’s not my part” energy)
  • Collaborate across teams to deliver on time without unnecessary drama
  • Review code thoughtfully and give feedback that helps the whole team level up

Requirements:

  • 1+ years building and shipping software products from start to release to maintenance
  • Experience contributing to projects and designing solutions that can scale with use
  • Comfortable working across the stack - more focused on solving problems than guarding territory
  • Thrives in a remote, collaborative environment: async communication, clear thinking, no ego
  • Able to work with operations and customer-facing teams to turn messy realities into clean solutions
  • Familiar with or open to using: Python, Typescript, React, Svelte, Kubernetes, AWS (we care more about engineering skill than specific tools)
  • Hybrid mode - 1 day per week in Bratislava office is required 

Compensation starts at 4,000 EUR per month, with the final offer determined by the candidate’s seniority and experience.

This opportunity is for independent contractors and is not intended to establish an employment relationship. Contractors are responsible for their own taxes and compliance with applicable laws in their jurisdiction.

This role is open exclusively to candidates currently residing in, or willing to relocate to, Czechia or Slovakia with the legal right to work in these countries. Unfortunately, we are unable to consider applications from candidates based outside of these locations due to operational and regulatory requirements

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Source: Filevine careers (Lever)

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