Job Description

Job Title: Senior Software Engineer Position Summary: Litera is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help grow our development team. You will participate in the full SDLC from preliminary system analysis to testing and deployment. This hybrid-engineering role includes building high quality and fully performing software that meets quality and software development standards alongside a great team. Key Responsibilities: Ability to work independently without instructions on most tasks, but knows when to ask for help Comfortable with recommending which modern software development techniques and methodologies to use Comfortable working in an agile environment and have a working experience with agile/scrum Enthusiastic about problem solving, digging into issues and owning tasks to completion Committed to exploring new tools, languages, and techniques on a regular basis Serve as a mentor to the junior engineers on the development team Write clean, maintainable code that is extensible with minimum number of defects Collaborate with cross-functional teams (PM, QA) to complete tasks Take ownership of product features from estimates to design and development Strong team player who is open to give and receive feedback A passion for technology and thrives in a dynamic environment with a focus on creative innovation over absolute completion Qualifications: Bachelor\'s degree 5+ years\' experience implementing backend solutions to real business problems Write clean, maintainable code that is extensible with minimum number of defects Ability to work independently without instructions on most tasks. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals Expert understanding of software development principles (object-oriented design, SOLID, etc.) Experience taking a project through its entire life cycle Comfortable working in an agile environment and have a working experience with Agile/Scrum Enthusiastic about problem solving, digging into issues and owning tasks to completion Strong team player who is open to give and receive feedback A passion for technology and thrives in a dynamic environment with a focus on creative innovation over absolute completion Required Skills (Backend): Experience working with Python - 5 years minimum and at-least one framework Django / Flask / FastAPI. Good understanding of data structures and data architecture principles; Experience working with at least SQL / NoSQL - 2 years minimum Experience working with Elasticsearch - 1 year minimum; Good understanding of search engines / working with Lucene or Solr - an advantage Experience working in Linux environment Job Title: Software Engineer Major Advantages: Familiarity with Natural Language Processing toolkits and frameworks; prompt engineering and LLM (Open AI or Azure OpenAI) Experience working with Docker Experience with Frontend development - HTML / JavaScript / React / Redux Other Advantages: Experience with Machine Learning frameworks (SKlearn / TF / PyTorch) Experience working with Big Data technologies (Hadoop / Spark) Experience working with cloud environments (AWS / Azure / GCP) Experience with other programming languages (Go / Kotlin / Rust) Performance Tuning Systems Engineering Who We Are: Litera, headquartered in Chicago, IL, is a fast-growing software company and one of the leading legal technology suppliers in the world. Serving over 90% of the world\'s largest law firms, our software is used by hundreds of thousands of lawyers every day. Experiencing enormous growth with aggressive expansion plans, Litera is building a state-of-the-art Software Development and Operations center in Ahmedabad, India and is looking for dynamic engineering leaders, who can become part of this already successful growth story, and partner in creating a world class team and products. As a company recently selected for Crain\'s Best Places to Work in Chicago, we believe professional development, rewards programs, open communication, and transparent leadership all contribute to a unique and open work environment. Our employees have the ability to make a direct impact on the future of the company while enjoying flexible work hours, random ice creams, dinners parties, Live food canteen, Cricket matches, day picnics and more. Litera is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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