Job Title: Software Engineer
Job Responsibilities:
- Elevate code quality by championing test-driven development, ensuring code hygiene, and promoting a clean architecture across the team.
- Lead agile delivery processes including sprint planning, retrospectives, and incremental delivery to ensure efficient iteration and value delivery.
- Design and implement scalable, robust systems across the backend using Python/FastAPI, frontend using React, and cloud infrastructure on 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 that result in well-documented and thoughtful decisions.
- Author and review technical design documents to guide team implementation and maintain clarity over the long term.
- Design systems with fault tolerance, observability, and graceful degradation to ensure resilience; guide the team in applying principles of reliability and operational excellence.
- Lead 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:
- While specific educational requirements are not detailed, the role requires experience in software engineering, particularly in full-stack or front-end development.
- Experience with Python (FastAPI), React, and AWS is essential.
- Experience in leading engineering teams and projects is implied through responsibilities such as leading code reviews and technical discussions.
Salary Information:
- The anticipated full-time annualized salary range is between $120,000 and $200,000 USD. This range is contingent upon various factors, including relevant experience, market data, job location, and other job-related factors permitted by law.
Benefits:
- The law firm offers an excellent benefits package for full-time employees, including medical and dental insurance, a 401(k) plan, paid time off, and paid holidays.
Additional Information:
- The law firm is a leading personal injury law firm dedicated to protecting the people. The role is part of a fast-growing software engineering team within a stable, established company.
- Opportunities for career advancement, ownership, and professional development are available.
- The role offers the chance to lead high-impact projects and influence the technical direction of systems and culture.
- The team environment is collaborative and in-person at the Brooklyn, NY office.
Equal Opportunity Statement:
- The law firm provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants, prohibiting 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:
- The employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with Form I-9 information to confirm work authorization in the . If E-Verify cannot confirm authorization, the employer is required to give written instructions and an opportunity to contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) to resolve the issue before any employment action is taken. E-Verify can only be used after a job offer is accepted and the I-9 Form is completed.
