Full-Stack Engineer

Full-Time
SDE I-II
Bangalore

About jhana

jhana is an early-stage, seed-funded startup that builds intelligent practice tools for the law across research, drafting, and document management. At jhana, we are transforming the legal industry with India’s first AI-driven Paralegal. Our product delivers critical legal insights through advanced AI, producing outputs like redlines, memos, and risk assessments to streamline workflows for legal teams. Recognized as the Best Legal Tech Startup in Asia and Oceania by ALITA, we are on a mission to empower professionals with technology that drives efficiency and excellence.

About the Role

This role will be part of an agile full-stack engineering team, responsible for the maintenance, stability, and improvement of the entire jhana.ai service. This team’s primary tasks will include: integrating new product offerings; rehauling UI to optimize user experience; expanding the offered databases; closing all bug reports in a timely manner; maintaining the server and the microservices that support it; and more. All members of this team will work across diverse repositories and technologies in multiple languages as necessary.

The day-to-day

  • Develop, test, and maintain full-stack applications, with knowledge of Python and JS/TS-based frameworks appreciated

  • Low-level understanding of relational databases and SQL or similar technologies

  • Implementing scale and optimization for billion-scale ElasticSearch, and experience working with large ElasticSearch systems

  • Understanding of deploying and maintaining containerized and concurrent pipes on AWS with familiarity and experience using tools like Docker and Kubernetes

  • Collaborate closely with UX/UI designers to implement MaterialUI-based designs and ensure a seamless user experience.

  • Contribute to building and enhancing RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) pipelines and search stacks.

  • Continuously optimize applications for performance, scalability, and security.

  • Participate in code reviews, troubleshooting, and debugging to ensure high-quality software delivery.

Skills & Qualifications

Required Skills

  • Frontend: Proficiency in JavaScript or Typescript

  • Backend: Experience with API development and RESTful services, ideally with proficiency in Django/Python.

  • Databases: Solid knowledge of SQL and database design.

Added Bonuses

  • Cloud: Hands-on experience with AWS for deploying and managing cloud-based applications.

  • UI/UX: Experience with MaterialUI and collaborating on responsive, user-centric designs.

  • Containerization: Proficiency with Docker for containerized development and deployment.

  • Search Technologies: Familiarity with ElasticSearch and implementing search-based features.

  • LLM Knowledge: Understanding and hands-on experience working with Large Language Models (LLMs) in applications.

  • Vector Databases: Experience with vector databases, especially FAISS or Milvus, and how they integrate with machine learning systems.

  • Search Stacks & Agents: Previous experience building search stacks, agents, or intelligent information retrieval systems.

  • RAG Pipelines: Knowledge of building and enhancing Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines.

  • Design Tools: Experience creating designs or wireframes using Figma or other design tools.

About the Team

We are a public benefit corporation headquartered in Bangalore. We operate in rapidly changing legal systems with awareness of the stakes at hand. Our intention is to influence beneficence and alignment into the technological systems that are augmenting and replacing human institutions. Our team spans diverse identity and training, from physics and mathematics to law and public policy. We are small, fast-moving, horizontally flat, and built on collaboration between lawyers, academics, and engineers. We ship fast, and every line of code our team writes has a >0.9 expectation of making it to production.

What we offer

  • Competitive salary and benefits package.

  • Opportunities for growth and professional development.

  • ESOPs and ownership.

  • High potential for vertical and horizontal growth.

  • Collaborative and dynamic work environment.

  • The chance to work with cutting-edge technologies and make a real impact on a high-stakes industry with a transformative impact on human lives and commercial economies.

Miscellany

The expected compensation range is INR 10-20 lakhs per annum and may include equity. Compensation is negotiable based on levels and mutual excitement.

This role will start ASAP and requires in-person presence for at least 4 days of the week at our Bangalore HQ.

Come as you are: we are a diverse team constituted by members of different backgrounds in nationality, religion, caste, gender, and sexual orientation. We sincerely and wholeheartedly welcome diverse individuals.

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