Financial Programmer

About Latham & Watkins

Latham & Watkins is one of the world’s leading global law firms advising the businesses and institutions that drive the global economy. We are the market leaders in major financial and business centers around the world. Our investment in people, commitment to innovation, and focus on the future empower you to build an incredible career and thrive as an exceptional professional in a supportive culture.

If you aspire to be the best, and work with the best, this is where you belong.

About the Role

The Financial Programmer is an integral part of Latham’s Technology & Information Services team. This role will be responsible for designing, developing and maintaining financial and accounting applications for firmwide use, while participating in consultations with financial development, project management, and finance/accounting team members regarding system requirements and functionality. This role will be located in our Global Services Office in Downtown Los Angeles.

Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Other key responsibilities include:

Designing and delivering scalable financial applications, APIs, and cloud-native services supporting critical business operations

Driving modernization of legacy systems and building next-generation cloud-based solutions

Owning technical solutions end-to-end (design through deployment), ensuring scalability, performance, and maintainability

Developing high-quality solutions using modern frameworks (.NET, React, Type Script) and engineering best practices, including testing and automation

Leveraging AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Git Hub Copilot) to accelerate development, testing, and documentation

Contributing to architecture decisions, including service-oriented and event-driven systems

Partnering with business and technical stakeholders to deliver practical, scalable solutions

Improving engineering practices, including CI/CD pipelines, code quality, and development standards

Supporting production systems through monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance optimization

Mentoring team members and contributing to a culture of continuous learning and engineering excellence

We’d love to hear from you if you:

Demonstrate strong experience in modern full-stack development (C#, .NET, React, Type Script, SQL)
Have built or modernized applications using scalable architectures (APIs, microservices, event-driven systems)
Possess experience with cloud-native development using Azure Demonstrate comfort using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Git Hub Copilot) to enhance productivity

Enjoy solving complex problems and collaborating across teams

Thrive in Agile environments and value continuous improvement

And have:

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field6+ years of experience developing enterprise applications

Strong experience with C#, .NET, and modern application architecture

Experience with React, Type Script, and modern front-end development

Experience building cloud-native solutions in Azure Strong SQL and database design skills

Experience working with REST APIs and distributed systems

Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Git-based development tools (Git Hub preferred)
Experience using modern AI-assisted development tools and practices

Benefits & Additional Information

Successful candidates will not only be provided with an outstanding career opportunity and welcoming environment, but will also be provided with a generous total compensation package with bonuses awarded in recognition of both individual and firm performance. Eligible employees can participate in Latham’s comprehensive benefit program which includes:

Healthcare,…