Software Developer, Software Engineer, Full Stack Developer

As a Software Developer I at Opus 2, you’ll contribute to small features and enhancements while building confidence in your engineering judgment. You’ll work closely with your Tech Lead, Product Manager, and Designer to deliver user-focused solutions. This role emphasizes growing autonomy, taking ownership of your work, and developing habits that support team quality, reliability, and speed.

• Deliver small features and enhancements with guidance from senior engineers and your Tech Lead.
• Write tested, maintainable code that adheres to team and company standards.
• Contribute to automated testing, CI/CD, and bug triage within your squad.
• Participate in system design discussions, learning how technical trade-offs are considered.
• Support teammates by sharing knowledge and reviewing code at your level.
• Apply AI tools effectively to improve speed and quality in development (e.g. test automation, debugging, documentation).
• Raise questions and flag risks around AI use, ensuring solutions are safe and compliant with team practices.

• You deliver small features and improvements with minimal rework.
• You consistently apply feedback to grow in quality and speed.
• You demonstrate reliability in handling tasks and ownership of your contributions.
• You show growing ability to connect technical decisions with user and business value.

• Moderate knowledge of programming languages, frameworks, and development practices.
• Experience with CI/CD, automated testing, and debugging.
• Ability to contribute to technical discussions and make informed decisions with guidance.
• Experience in observability tooling.
• Proven ability to own feature delivery end-to-end.
• Strong front-end development expertise is essential, with proven ability to translate design and user needs into elegant, high-performing interfaces.
• Languages:
  
  full stack experience with familiarity with one of Java and Go a benefit.
• Infrastructure: familiarity with AWS EKS architecture and dev-ops experience.
• ~2–4 years of professional software development experience.

• Opus 2 is a global leader in legal software and services, trusted partner of the world’s leading legal teams. All our achievements are underpinned by our unique culture where our people are our most valuable asset. Working at Opus 2, you’ll receive:
• Contributory pension plan.
• 33 days annual holidays, flexible working, and length of service entitlement.
• Health Insurance.
• Loyalty Share Scheme.
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Calm and Mindfulness sessions.
• A day of leave to volunteer for charity and an active CSR team raising money towards a company charity.
• Regular Company Social Events.
• Yearly Development Retreat.