Position Summary: Litera is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help grow our development team. You will participate in the full SDLC from preliminary system analysis to testing and deployment.
This hybrid-engineering
role includes building high quality and fully performing software that meets quality
and software development standards alongside a great team.
Key
Responsibilities:
• Ability to work independently without instructions on most tasks, but knows when to ask for help
• Comfortable with recommending which modern software development techniques
and methodologies
to use
• Comfortable working in an agile environment and have a working experience with agile/scrum
• Enthusiastic about problem solving, digging into issues and owning tasks to completion
• Committed to exploring new tools, languages, and techniques on a regular basis
• Serve as a mentor to the junior engineers on the development team
• Write clean, maintainable code that is extensible with minimum number of defects
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (PM, QA) to complete tasks
• Take ownership of product features from estimates to design and development
• 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
Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree
• 5+ years' experience implementing backend solutions to real business problems
• Write clean, maintainable code that is extensible with minimum number of defects
• Ability to work independently without instructions on most tasks. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals
• Expert understanding of software development principles (object-oriented design, SOLID, etc.)
• Experience taking a project through its entire life cycle
• Comfortable working in an agile environment and have a working experience with Agile/Scrum
• Enthusiastic about problem solving, digging into issues and owning tasks to completion
• 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
Required Skills (Backend):
• Experience working with Python - 5 years minimum and at-least one framework Django / Flask / FastAPI.
• Good understanding of data structures and data architecture principles; Experience working with at least SQL / NoSQL - 2 years minimum
• Experience working with Elasticsearch - 1 year minimum; Good understanding of search engines / working with Lucene or Solr – an advantage
• Experience working in Linux environment
Other Advantages:
• Experience with Machine Learning frameworks (SKlearn / TF / PyTorch)
• Experience working with Big Data technologies (Hadoop / Spark)
• Experience working with cloud environments (AWS / Azure / GCP)
• Experience with other programming languages (Go / Kotlin / Rust)
• Performance Tuning
• Systems Engineering
Who We Are:
Litera, headquartered in Chicago, IL, is a fast-growing software company and one of the leading
legal technology
suppliers in the world. Serving over 90% of the world's largest law firms, our software is used by hundreds of thousands of lawyers every day. Experiencing enormous growth with
aggressive expansion
plans, Litera is building a state-of-the-art Software Development and Operations center in Ahmedabad, India and is looking for dynamic engineering leaders, who can become part of this
already successful
growth story, and partner in creating a world class team and products. As a company
recently selected
for Crain's Best Places to Work in Chicago, we believe professional development, rewards
programs, open communication, and transparent leadership all contribute to a unique and open
work environment.
Our employees have the ability to make a direct impact on the future of the company while enjoying flexible work hours, random ice creams, dinners parties, Live food canteen,
Cricket matches,
day picnics and more.
Litera
is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Litera
is a fast-growing software company and one of the leading legal technology suppliers in the world. Serving more than 90% of the world's largest law firms, our software is used by hundreds of thousands of lawyers every day. As a company recognized as one of the best places to work, we believe professional development, rewards programs, open communication, and transparent leadership all contribute to a unique and open work environment. Our employees are driven, energetic, passionate, and have the ability to make a direct impact on the future of the company.
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