About the Role

Job Title: Back-end Engineer (Payroll / Freelance)
Location: Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Employment Type: Full-time
Department: Engineering

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the development of a secure AI workspace focused on data protection and privacy, setting a new standard for legal tech.
• Build and maintain scalable backend systems that solve real-world legal and business problems, helping to modernize the legal industry.
• Maintain APIs for various client applications, ensuring smooth communication with Large Language Models (LLMs).
• Optimize our systems to improve the performance of LLM input and output.
• Keep our databases organized and running efficiently to support seamless operations.
• Work with cutting-edge AI technologies like machine learning and vector databases to create tools that will shape the future of legal services.

Job Requirements: You might be a good fit if you:

• Have expert-level skills in back-end development using NodeJS and Typescript.
• Are fluent in English and preferably Dutch.
• Have experience with AI, vector databases, and/or machine learning (big plus).
• Thrive in the atmosphere of a fast-growing scale-up.
• Are cooperative as well as able to work independently.
• Have strong problem-solving skills and unwavering attention to detail.

Your Direct Manager and Team:

• You will join the engineering team led by CTO & Co-Founder Kasper Verbeeck and Engineering Manager Olivier Deknop. Your team consists of 5 amazing Senior Engineers, coming from Match Group, Tinder, and In The Pocket.

Our Offer:

• A position with impact: Join a fast-growing tech scale-up with an innovative culture and tremendous market opportunity.
• A fully optimized & competitive salary package on the payroll, or a competitive freelance fee.
• Company car & fuel card: electrical or hybrid equivalent (payroll only).
• Top-class equipment to thrive: Including Macbook Pro, iPhone 15 Pro, Herman Miller chair, and Widescreen 34' monitor.
• Investment in your well-being: top-notch health, hospital & dental insurance and a pension plan (payroll only).
• Hybrid work policy: office days are Tuesdays, Thursdays, and one additional day of your choice. Remote work is possible two days a week.
• Monthly team activities & yearly team retreat.
• Stunning, light-filled office in the heart of Ghent on Veldstraat.
• Free lunch on office days.