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DISCO · 6 days ago

Staff Software Engineer, Backend

United States

Full-time

Remote

Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

DISCO provides a cloud-native, artificial intelligence-powered legal solution that simplifies ediscovery, legal document review and case management. The Staff Software Engineer, Backend is responsible for leading large-scale projects, mentoring engineers, and making technical decisions while focusing on system design and implementation.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Document ManagementInformation TechnologyLegal Tech

No H1B

Responsibilities

Technical Leadership and Mentorship: Provides technical leadership in project teams, guiding engineers, and contributing to technical decision-making. Quality Architects for System Design for sub-systems that they know / own. Sets technical direction for large projects or teams, driving innovation, and solving organization-wide problems

Performance Optimization: Focuses on designing systems for high performance, scalability, and reliability

Ownership: Proactively identifies areas of products and systems that currently have problems or will develop problems as well as a plan to address those problems

Stakeholder Engagement: Works with stakeholders, including product managers, designers, developers, and executives, to align architectural designs with business needs and customer expectations

Software Development: Designs, develops, and maintains sophisticated software solutions, ensuring they are efficient, scalable, and meet business requirements with architectural excellence. Responsible for the boundary identification, system design and grooming for one or more sub-systems

Code Quality and Optimization: Upholds and enhances code quality through rigorous review processes, optimization techniques, and adherence to best practices

Technical Problem Solving: Tackles complex technical challenges, employing a problem-solving approach with innovative solutions

Collaboration and Communication: Works effectively within the engineering team and cross-functional teams, collaborating with other engineers, product managers, and stakeholders, contributing to project planning and execution

Continuous Learning and Adaptation: Stays updated with the latest technology trends and advancements, continually enhancing skills and knowledge, bringing innovative ideas to the team

Technical Documentation: Creates and maintains comprehensive technical documentation,ensuring clarity and accessibility of information

Qualification

Backend EngineeringMicroservices ArchitectureContainerization DockerContainerization KubernetesCloud Services AWSCloud Services AzureCloud Services GCPProgramming Languages Java/KotlinProgramming Languages PythonProgramming Languages C#Performance OptimizationTechnical LeadershipTechnical DocumentationAgile MethodologiesProblem SolvingCollaborationContinuous Learning

Required

Authorization to Work in the U.S.: Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future

10+ years of relevant experience in backend engineering, with a substantial focus on SaaS or cloud-based applications

Demonstrated experience in leading or playing key roles in significant software projects, showing an ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team

Experience with and involvement in developing, monitoring and maintaining large-scale, high-availability software systems

Experience designing and developing from a Security Perspective

Knowledge of microservices architecture principles, including decentralized data management, service discovery, and bounded contexts

Mastery in microservices technology stack, ability to optimize performance, and ensure security and scalability across the system

Proficiency in containerization technologies such as Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes

Experience in creating, deploying, and managing containers is essential

Strategic level interaction with UI Developers

Knowledge of system architecture, design patterns, and best practices in software development

Skilled with designing and operating software in a Cloud Provider, such as AWS, Azure, or GCP

Expertise with both relational and non-relational data stores, Elasticsearch, Cassandra, MySQL, PostgreSQL

Skilled in analytical abilities and problem-solving, capable of addressing complex technical challenges

Ability to adapt to new technologies and methodologies, and a mindset geared towards innovation and continuous improvement

Skilled in programming languages and frameworks commonly used in SaaS development

In particular, Java/Kotlin, Python, C#, as well as a deep understanding of software engineering principles

Proven ability to deliver well-crafted, tested, and maintainable code solutions to complex technical challenges

Familiarity with server management, network configurations, and an understanding of cloud services (like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud)

Knowledge of various stages of the SDLC, including design, development, testing, and deployment

Preferred

Experience selecting and extending 3rd party components (commercial or open source) that provide operational leverage

Experience with Agile development methodologies and practices

Experience using feature or release toggles as a code branching strategy

Experience leveraging observability systems (logging, metrics, traces) to monitor and debug production subsystems and generate business level metrics

Experience in implementing RESTful APIs and/or Graphql APIs for outward-facing services and using gRPC for efficient internal service-to-service communication

Experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools (like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or CircleCI) for automated testing and deployment of microservices