Senior Software Engineer

Position summary

Cooley is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Practice Engineering team.

As a leading technology law firm, Cooley is determined to become a leader in the digital practice of law. Cooley Innovation embraces a culture of customer service excellence and all members of the department are expected to move this agenda forward. Under the supervision of the Senior Manager of Software Engineering and working in conjunction with a development team, the Senior Software Engineer will create user information solutions by developing, implementing, and maintaining internet/intranet applications, leading a team of developers.

Specific duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

Position responsibilities

• Determine design methodologies and tool sets; compile programming using languages and software projects including designing and conducting tests

• Design and develop user interfaces to internet/intranet applications by setting expectations and features priorities throughout development life cycle

• Integrate applications by designing database architecture and server scripting in addition to studying and establishing connectivity with network systems, search engines, and information servers

• Define site objectives by analyzing user requirements; envisioning system features and functionality

• Support and develop application developers by providing advice, coaching and educational opportunities

• Assist with Q&A and user acceptance testing to ensure applications can be used easily, quickly and accurately

• Consult manuals, periodicals and technical reports to learn new ways to develop programs and maintain existing skills and knowledge

• Serve as a member of on-call rotation team in support of production applications, Web services, and workflow process

• All other duties as assigned or required

Skills and experience

Required

• After orientation at Cooley LLP, exhibit proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite, iManage and other firm applications

• Ability to work extended and/or weekend hours, as required

• 5+ years of modern web development experience, with a proven ability to work independently and delivery high-quality solutions across the full SDLC

• Extensive experience with SQL Server, including database design, table creation, stored procedures, functions, and query optimization

• Expertise in building RESTful APIs and microservices using ASP.NET Core, .NET 6+, and C#, with a strong focus on scalability, performance, and security

• Proficient with Visual Studio

VS Code

• Strong experience with modern front-end frameworks, including Angular (v12+), Type Script, JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, and CSS3/SASS

• Committed to maintaining high code quality by implementing unit and integration tests

• Hands-on experience with both AWS and Azure, including services such as App Services, Lambda, API Gateway, Azure Functions, Key Vault

• Experience integrating AI-powered solutions using Azure Cognitive Services, OpenAI on Azure, AWS Sage Maker

• Skilled in producing comprehensive technical documentation to support development, onboarding, and long-term system maintenance

Preferred

• Bachelor's degree

• Law firm or other professional services organization experience

Competencies

• Exceptional customer service skills

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and project management skills

• Ability to balance best practices with business objectives

• Proven track record of excellent decision-making, integrity and working with IS management, business users and staff

• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including technical and user documentation

• Strong organizational skills and detail oriented

• Ability to work independently and under high pressure with tight schedules and deadlines

• Ability to interact well with all levels of staff

• Excellent active listening skills

• Ambitious and motivated team player

• Capable of grasping new concepts quickly and without prior experience

• Ability to multi-task and work in fast-paced environment

• Ability to interact and coordinate with several teams to achieve objectives

• Ability to solve problems independently and simultaneously, effectively managing multiple tasks

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