Legal Staff Information Technology in Chicago, IL

Law Firm

Chicago, IL

Legal Staff Information Technology in Chicago, IL

Legal Staff

No

Job Title

Software Engineer

Job Responsibilities

- Elevate code quality by championing test-driven development, maintaining code hygiene, and promoting clean architecture across the team.
- Lead agile delivery processes, including sprint planning, retrospectives, and incremental delivery, with a focus on iteration and value delivery.
- Design and implement scalable, robust systems across the backend (Python/FastAPI), frontend (React), and cloud infrastructure (AWS).
- Set and uphold high standards for code quality, testing, performance, and maintainability.
- Drive technical alignment through leading code reviews, design reviews, and engineering discussions, resulting in well-documented decisions.
- Author and review technical design documents to guide team implementation and maintain long-term clarity.
- Design systems with fault tolerance, observability, and graceful degradation, guiding the team in applying reliability and operational excellence principles.
- Lead incident response and learning processes, participate in improving incident response processes, drive actionable postmortems, and promote a culture of continuous improvement.
- Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment on roadmap priorities and delivery timelines.

Education and Experience Information

- Full-Stack/Front-end Experience is nice to have.
- Experience with React is nice to have.

Salary Information

The anticipated full-time annualized salary range is $120,000 - $200,000 USD, contingent upon various factors, including but not limited to relevant experience, market data, job location, and other job-related factors permitted by law.

Benefits

- Medical and dental insurance.
- 401(k) plan.
- Paid time off and paid holidays.

Equal Opportunity Statement

The law firm provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

E-Verify

This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the . If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the I-9 Form.