Job Description

Position Summary: Litera is looking for a 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. 

A Day in the Life:  
•    Write clean, maintainable code that is extensible with the minimum number of defects 
•    Act as a source of expert-level knowledge of modern software development techniques and methodologies 
•    Provide guidance on modern software engineering techniques and methodologies for code reviews 
•    Take ownership of product features from estimates to design and development 
•    Refactor and improve existing software 
•    Collaborate with cross-functional teams (PM, QA) to complete tasks 
•    Manage individual task priorities, estimates, deadlines, and deliverables 
•    Coach and mentor less experienced team members 
•    Shape innovative designs and feature enhancement ideas into the product and design process 
•    Own key areas of the product in terms of design and development 
•    Demonstrate knowledge of software and security best practices (i.e., object-oriented design patterns, OWASP Top 10, SOLID design principles) 
•    Deliver solutions that scale  
•    Perform other duties as assigned 

Role progression:  
Within 1 month, you will: 
•    Complete our Engineering onboarding plan 
•    Learn the functional areas of the application and its intended uses 
•    Establish relationships with all developers and quality engineering members on the team 
•    Act as a member of an Agile team that solves complex challenges and builds working software 
•    Triage, analyze, and develop solutions for bugs and minor enhancements using 
•    Work with senior development team members to learn the application source code 
•    Adhere to standard operating procedures to ensure consistency in the way we develop software. 

Within 3 months, you will: 
•    Contribute code improvements regularly to the application 
•    Develop subject matter expertise in one or more application areas 
•    Translate product designs into technical designs and development tasks 
•    Be able to communicate with Customer Success and other groups in the organization regarding application bugs, issues, and challenges 

Within 6 months, you will: 
•    Collaborate with other development team members to build robust features 
•    Establish subject matter expertise in multiple feature areas of the application 
•    Own feature development for critical feature areas within the application 
•    Define new opportunities for quality improvement 

About You:  
•    5+ years of professional software development experience with excellent C# coding skills, including backend technologies such as APIs, databases, and web frameworks 
•    Bachelor's degree in computer science or related technical field 
•    Extensive understanding of software development principles (object-oriented design, SOLID, Test-Driven Development, KISS, DRY) 
•    Strong experience with the following technologies: 
•    C#, .NET/.NET Core, ASP.NET Core, Web/REST APIs 
•    SQL Server and Microsoft Entity Framework  
•    Unit testing frameworks (i.e., NUnit, MSTest) 
•    Doker 
•    Experience with the following tools: 
•    GitHub 
•    Jira / Confluence 
•    Microsoft Visual Studio Code or Microsoft Visual Studio 
•    Experience with Azure OpenAI 
•    Experience leveraging foundational and custom GPT language models 
•    Knowledge of GitHub Copilot or other AI coding assistants 
•    (Optional, but preferred) 
•    JavaScript/TypeScript 
•    Experience with UI/UX technologies such as React.js 
•    HTML5/CSS  
•    Experience developing software using Microsoft Visual Studio and/or Azure DevOps 
•    Experience with CI/CD and automated build and deployment processes 
•    Experience with any (or all) of the following a plus: Azure Container Services, SQL Azure, Azure Storage, Azure Key Vault, Azure Kubernetes Service, Azure Cosmos DB 
•    Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills 
•    Excellent at multi-tasking and able to handle competing priorities 
•    English level – Upper-Intermediate 

Desired Skills: 
•    Knowledge of generative AI concepts and frameworks 
•    Experience leveraging foundational and custom machine learning models preferred (Amazon Titan, Claude 2, Hugging Face) 
•    Experience with prompt engineering 
•    Experience using vector databases, text embeddings, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) 

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 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, and passionate, and have the ability to make a direct impact on the future of the company. 

Litera is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.