Senior Software Engineer

About the role

Cooley AI is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Innovation team.

About Cooley AI: Cooley AI is the wholly-owned subsidiary of Cooley LLP. The frontier development arm of the leading technology law firm in the world. Our mission is to bring the best-in-class practices from the technology field into the legal domain to help lead our firm and the legal industry into the AI era. All employees of Cooley AI are employees of Cooley and are seconded to Cooley AI.

Position summary: 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. To that end, 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

Required

Skills and experience:

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

4+ 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 2019+/VS Code

Strong experience with modern front-end frameworks, including Angular (v12+), TypeScript, 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 SageMaker

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

Professional demeanor

Cooley LLP offers a competitive compensation and excellent benefits program. EOE.

The expected annual pay range for this position with a full-time schedule is $170,000 - $250,000. Please note that final offer amount will be dependent on geographic location, applicable experience and skillset of the candidate. Senior level candidates may be considered for this position and would be eligible for a higher salary range based on experience.

We offer a full range of elective benefits including medical, health savings account (with applicable medical plan), dental, vision, health and/or dependent care flexible spending accounts, pre-tax commuter benefits, life insurance, AD&D, long-term care coverage, backup care for children and/or adults and other parental support benefits. In addition to elective benefit options, benefited employees receive firm-paid life insurance, AD&D, LTD, short term medical benefits as well as 21 days of Paid Time Off (“PTO”) and 10 paid holidays each year. We provide generous parental leave and fertility benefits. New employees will attend a detailed benefit orientation to learn more about our many benefits and resources.