Technical Lead, Software Engineering

Job Description

Join Our Team at Litera: Where Legal Technology Meets Excellence

Litera has been at the forefront of legal technology innovation for over 25 years, crafting legal software to amplify impact and maximize efficiency. Developed by the best legal minds in the industry, our comprehensive suite of integrated legal tools is both powerful and user-friendly and simplifies the way modern firms manage core legal workflows, secure collaboration, and organize firm knowledge and experience. Every day, we help more than 2.3 million legal professionals focus on their craft. Litera: Less busy work, more of your life’s work.

Overview: As a part of a flagship Litera product team, you will participate in the full SDLC from preliminary system analysis to testing and deployment. This role includes building high quality and fully performing software that meets quality and software development standards alongside a great team. You will mentor other team members, explore new technologies, and contribute to the wider discussion on technology and product.

Key Responsibilities:

• Active contributor to the codebase

• Refactor existing software

• Work on bug fixing and improving application performance

• Lead in designing, coding, testing, configuring, documenting, and debugging software, utilizing technologies, development tools and languages as required for the project assigned

• Collaborate with Product Management, Software Quality Engineering, DevOps, Architecture, and other functional teams (e.g. Customer experience, Sales, Marketing), to ensure that solutions are efficient, consistent and fulfill business needs

• Unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability and general reliability

• Ability to work independently without instructions

• Strong team player who is open to give and receive feedback

• A passion for technology and thrives in a dynamic environment with a focus on creative innovation over absolute completion

• Work in an Agile software development environment (e.g. Scrum, Kanban), participating in commitment, retrospective and planning meetings

• Attendance during regular work hours and overtime as required

• Lead design and design reviews

• Participate in requirements reviews

• Apply generally accepted development and quality assurance standards and techniques to assure efficient program logic and data manipulation

• Provide technical guidance and supervision to other team members, including the discovery of alternative system and software designs

• Possesses advanced functional or technical knowledge to complex problem solving and process innovation

Role Progression:

Within 1 month, you will:

• Complete the Litera onboarding process

• Familiarize yourself with the team's processes and best practices to ensure streamlined ways of working

• Become a working member of a product team

• Begin establishing strategic relationships across teams and functions

Within 3 months, you will:

• Become proficient with the existing product, codebase, and technologies

• Understand strengths and weaknesses of the current product architecture and be able to lead a discussion on possible next steps

Within 6 months, you will:

• Gain expert knowledge of the codebase and underlying technologies

• Share your knowledge as needed and contribute to the overall development of the team and product

• Lead implementation of new features, remediation of defects, and refactoring efforts

• Mentor other team members as needed

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or similar discipline

• 6+ years of experience using a modern object-oriented language (C# strongly preferred)

• 3+ years experience with SQL, EF, LINQ

• Experience with frontend web frameworks (e.g. React, Angular, Durandal, Knockout)

• Extensive experience in crafting robust scalable APIs

• Extensive experience in SaaS software development

• Experience with Cloud technologies (Azure preferred)

• Some experience with Lucene, OpenSearch, Elasticsearch, or similar search services

• Stays current on new frameworks and technologies for desktop, mobile and cloud

• Excellent communication and presentation skills

• Proven ability to mentor others

Why Join Litera?

• The company culture: We emphasize helping each other grow, doing the right thing always, and being part of a journey to amplify impact, creating an exciting and fulfilling work environment

• Commitment to Employees: Our people commitment is based on what employees love most about being part of the team, focusing on tools that matter to the difference-makers in the legal world and amplifying their impact

• Global, Dynamic, and Diverse Team: Our is a global company with ambitious goals and unlimited opportunities, offering a dynamic and diverse work environment where employees can grow, listen, empathize, and problem-solve together

• Comprehensive Benefits Package: Experience peace of mind with our health insurance, retirement savings plans, generous paid time off, and a supportive work-life balance. We invest in your well-being and future, ensuring a rewarding career journey.

• Career Growth and Development: We provide career paths and opportunities for professional development, allowing employees to progress through various technical and leadership roles