Senior Tech 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: Litera is looking for a Senior Technical Lead, Software Engineering to help grow our development team. You will participate in the full SDLC from preliminary system analysis to testing and deployment. This engineering role includes building high-quality and fully performing software that meets quality and software development standards alongside a great team.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Guiding all stakeholders regarding corresponding topics (e.g., technical possibilities and limitations, UI/UX feedback, development priorities, and estimates).

• Guide team to write clean, maintainable code that is extensible with a minimum number of defects

• Provide guidance on modern software engineering techniques and methodologies for code reviews

• Take ownership of product features from estimates to design and development

• Manage team and individual task priorities, estimates, deadlines, and deliverables

• 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

Qualifications: 

Must-Have:

• 8+ years of professional software development experience

• 2+ years of experience in a leadership role

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact with various roles regarding development processes, technical possibilities, UI/UX feedback, and development priorities

• Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals

• Proficient in JavaScript and TypeScript

• Experience in developing modern client-server applications

• Proficient in creating applications using React

• Experience in establishing team guidelines, coding styles, and pull request review processes

• Familiarity with server-side rendering (SSR) and Docker

• Understanding of Object-Oriented Design (OOD), SOLID principles, KISS, and DRY principles

• Knowledge of Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) processes (we use GitHub and Azure DevOps)

• Proven ability to lead a team of engineers, guiding best practices, coding standards, and resolving complex issues

• Upper-Intermediate proficiency in English

Nice-to-Have:

• Experience with the Microsoft technology stack, particularly Azure DevOps

• Experience in creating add-ins for Outlook and Microsoft Office

• Familiarity with frontend monitoring tools such as New Relic, Sentry, and Datadog

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.