Software Development Engineer (Forward Deployed)

Reposted 3 Days Ago
Salt Lake City, UT, USA
In-Office
5-5 Annually
Senior level
Legal Tech • Software
Filevine is a top-rated cloud-based case management solution for small and midsize legal firms and legal professionals.
The Role
Develop and maintain cloud-based legal software, collaborating on features, optimizing performance, ensuring security, and mentoring junior engineers.
Summary Generated by Built In
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.

Role Summary:
 
As a Software Development Engineer, you will join our core engineering team in Salt Lake City to build, enhance, and maintain our cloud-based platform. This role focuses on developing robust, scalable features that directly support the day-to-day operations of legal professionals. You'll collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to deliver high-quality code that powers critical workflows in a secure and performant environment. This is a full-time role that expects travel (up to 75% for the Junior and about 25% for the Senior Forward Deployed Engineer)

What You'll Do:

  • Lead the deployment and configuration of our application in on-premises and cloud environments for enterprise clients.
  • Perform onsite visits as needed to install, configure, and troubleshoot deployments.
  • Make real-time code adjustments and customizations onsite to address unique client requirements and ensure optimal performance.
  • Collaborate closely with clients to understand their workflows, gather requirements, and implement tailored solutions.
  • Provide technical guidance, training, and support during and post-deployment to maximize adoption and satisfaction.
  • Identify opportunities for improvements and feed insights back to the core engineering team.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues in production environments, ensuring high availability and security.
  • Document deployment processes, customizations, and client-specific configurations.

What You Need:

  • Strong proficiency in Rust or Node and React for full-stack development and customization.
  • Experience with SQLite, MySQL, Postgres (or similar embedded databases) for data management in on-prem setups.
  • Has built customer-facing AI applications
  • Proven track record in software deployment, configuration, and customer-facing technical roles (e.g., solutions engineering, professional services, or forward-deployed/support engineering).
  • 4-5 years of software engineering experience
  • Hands-on experience with on-premises and cloud deployments (e.g., AWS, Azure, or hybrid environments).
  • Ability to write, debug, and modify code in production-like settings under time constraints.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills with a focus on delivering practical, high-impact solutions quickly.
  • Strong communication skills to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders (e.g., lawyers and firm administrators).
  • Willingness and ability to travel extensively to client sites nationwide.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.

Nice-to-have

  • Experience in legal tech, enterprise SaaS, or regulated industries.
  • Knowledge of reactive frameworks, microservices architecture, or containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Background in building scalable, high-availability systems.
  • Passion for creating tools that make a tangible difference in users' professional lives.

Cool Company Benefits:
- A dynamic, rapidly growing company, focused on helping organizations thrive 
- Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance (for full-time employees)
- Competitive & Fair Pay
- Maternity & paternity leave (for full-time employees)
- Short & long-term disability
- Opportunity to learn from a dedicated leadership team
- Top-of-the-line company swag
 
Privacy Policy Notice
Filevine will handle your personal information according to what’s outlined in our Privacy Policy.
 
Communication about this opportunity, or any open role at Filevine, will only come from representatives with email addresses using "filevine.com". Other addresses reaching out are not affiliated with Filevine and should not be responded to.
 

Skills Required

  • 5+ years of professional software development experience
  • Strong proficiency in modern programming languages and frameworks
  • Experience building and maintaining cloud-based applications
  • Solid understanding of software engineering principles
  • Familiarity with databases and cloud services
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Filevine Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Filevine and has not been reviewed or approved by Filevine.

  • Healthcare Strength Health coverage is described as covering the major bases (medical, dental, vision) and is often framed as decent quality. In some cases, premiums and copays are portrayed as relatively favorable, suggesting tangible value from the plans.
  • Parental & Family Support Paid parental leave is positioned as a standard, clearly offered benefit. The presence of parental leave alongside disability coverage signals baseline family-support provisions typical of growth-stage tech employers.
  • Fair & Transparent Compensation Compensation is sometimes framed as fair or reasonable relative to role expectations, with technical roles in particular appearing closer to market-aligned ranges. This creates pockets where pay is perceived as competitive even if not consistently top-of-market across the company.

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The Company
HQ: Salt Lake City, UT
450 Employees
Year Founded: 2015

What We Do

Filevine is case management software built for and inspired by real attorneys. As a fully-featured suite of tools, it comes ready to manage every part of a moving case. Assign tasks, upload files or images, monitor staff productivity, and communicate with your client directly from within their case file. Our software is built on the truth that every law firm functions differently. That’s why Filevine is so customizable. Build new case-type templates, design automatic workflows, and receive customized reports on a schedule that fits your needs. Accessing your information is never a problem, because Filevine is hosted on The Cloud. To ensure security, your law firm’s data is protected through state-of-the-art encryption on redundant servers. All you need to get started is an internet connection and your favorite web browser. Learn more at filevine.com.

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