Software Engineering Associate (Legal Technology)

Quick Facts

• Full-stack and API-focused development across the software development lifecycle
• Spec-driven design with acceptance criteria, interfaces, and test scenarios
• AI-assisted development with strong emphasis on review, testing, and engineering judgment

Description

Join as an Analyst/Associate Software Engineer to design, develop, test, deploy, and support full-stack applications, APIs, workflows, and data-processing services for a legal organization. You will translate business needs into specifications and acceptance criteria, write maintainable code, and thoughtfully use AI-assisted development tools while ensuring correctness, security, and reliability. The role includes user support in production and collaboration with legal, product, design, and engineering stakeholders.

Role Description & Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and support applications, APIs, workflows, and data-processing services
• Provide production support and troubleshoot issues; communicate status clearly and implement sustainable fixes
• Partner with legal professionals, product managers, designers, and engineers to clarify requirements and deliver end-to-end solutions
• Convert business objectives into functional requirements, technical specifications, acceptance criteria, interfaces, and test scenarios before implementation
• Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code using strong engineering fundamentals and AI-assisted tools (e.g., Devin, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code)
• Critically evaluate and validate AI-generated solutions for correctness, security, scalability, and appropriateness
• Build user experiences and reliable backend services using technologies appropriate to the product (e.g., TypeScript, React, Python, Java, API frameworks)
• Work with structured and unstructured data, including data mapping, transformation, search, and integration patterns
• Operate collaboratively in an agile environment; communicate trade-offs and continuously learn new technologies and domain concepts

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a technical field (Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or closely related)
• Foundational computer science knowledge: data structures, algorithms, object-oriented/functional design, databases, networking, software testing
• Hands-on programming experience with modern languages (especially TypeScript/JavaScript, Python, and/or Java)
• Experience building or contributing to web applications, backend services, or APIs
• Understanding of the software development lifecycle, version control, automated testing, and CI/CD concepts
• Comfort using AI-assisted development tools (Devin, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code) with the judgment to independently inspect, test, and challenge generated code
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and clear communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Intellectual curiosity, sound judgment, and willingness to learn the legal domain and emerging AI engineering practices

Benefits

• Deliver working, spec-compliant software with appropriate tests and documentation
• Use AI-assisted tools to improve development effectiveness without lowering engineering, security, or review standards
• Contribute to design discussions, code reviews, operational support, and continuous improvement of the team’s engineering practices