Job Description

About Apex Research

Apex Research builds the technology platform behind Coastal Research, Policy Limit Research and PolicyTrace AI: insurance policy limit research, due diligence and skip-trace services for US personal injury law firms. The platform is a multi-tenant SaaS running on AWS: a Node.js backend, Next.js applications, a partner REST API, CRM connectors, AI processing services and automated report delivery.

About the role

We are building a SaaS CRM as a module of our existing platform, with workflow automation and embedded AI following in 2027. You own the technical foundation that makes that possible: a transactional event outbox and worker tier, clear module boundaries inside the backend, the tenancy model, and payments. You set the standards the backend team works to and review their code. This is a hands-on lead role, not a management role.

Responsibilities

Design and build the transactional outbox and worker tier on PostgreSQL: