Job Description

Join Our Team at Litera: Where Legal Technology Meets Excellence

Litera has been at the forefront of legal technology innovation for over 25 years, crafting legal software to amplify impact and maximize efficiency. Developed by the best legal minds in the industry, our comprehensive suite of integrated legal tools is both powerful and user-friendly and simplifies the way modern firms manage core legal workflows, secure collaboration, and organize firm knowledge and experience. Every day, we help more than 2.3 million legal professionals focus on their craft. Litera: Less busy work, more of your life's work.

The Opportunity:

We seek a highly skilled and experienced Sr. Software Architect who will demonstrate technical leadership and strong communication and presentation skills to join our dynamic and innovative technology team. As a member of the team, you will be responsible for contributing to architectural designs and implementing technology solutions at Litera . This is a unique opportunity to contribute to technical strategy and architectural decisions within a growing and ever-changing ecosystem. The role works closely with both the Engineering and Product teams and spans both products and the underlying technology platform. Our customers rely on us to deliver innovative, strategic and forward-looking solutions. This is your chance to be a key member of a global software company.

Responsibilities

Develop innovative architectural solutions in a wide variety of problem sets and domains. Create and share architectural designs, best practices and technology roadmaps with cross-functional teams. Collaborate with senior architects to implement business and product requirements into technical solutions and software architectures. Focus on non-functional requirements, including deployment needs, scalability, performance and reliability when developing architectures and best practices. Develop "proof of concept" solutions to help demonstrate and communicate technical designs and desired architectures. Develop architecture and guidelines to move on-perm systems to SAAS based multi-tenant solutions on Azure Cloud. Support adoption of new technology within assigned teams and projects by delivering Proof of Concepts with supporting design diagrams, technical documentation, business impact analysis and ROI. Optimize cloud-based systems for high availability, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery. Mentor junior developers and contribute to team knowledge sharing to support common platform architecture goals.

Qualifications

8-10 years of software development experience with excellent .NET/C#, React and Typescript coding skills. 5-7 years of experience working as a Software Architect. 3-5 years of experience with Microsoft Azure and/or AWS cloud-native architectures. Outstanding communication and teamwork skills, with a proven ability to collaborate with, and influence others. BS degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, or Engineering (or related experience). Solid understanding of distributed systems architecture and microservices. Experience with building highly scalable and resilient cloud services. Experience developing reference architectures and proof of concept prototypes. Experience implementing modern security solutions including token-based authentication, OAuth 2.0 workflows, SAML authentication and authorization techniques. Preferable experience: Azure OpenAI/GPT/LLMs, Azure Kubernetes Service, Azure Service Bus, Azure Storage, Azure SQL, Azure CosmosDB , Lucene/Elasticsearch, Azure DevOps, CI/CD. Preferable certifications: Microsoft or other industry certifications in architecture a plus. Clearance of standard background check prior to employment with candidate consent.

Career Progression Timeline

Within 1 month, you will:

Learn the functional areas of the products and intended uses. Establish relationships with key members of the leadership and architecture teams. Participate and contribute to assigned work activities and meetings (planning, daily standups, etc.). Acclimate to the environment and begin to gain insights into the technology and innovation opportunities that exist in the company. Contribute thoughts, ideas, relevant expertise in at least one key strategic initiative. Goal: expand to multiple initiatives over time. Review and learn key architecture team artifacts and ways of working - Product Inventory, Reference Architecture.

Within 3 months, you will:

Contribute reference architecture and proof of concept improvements regularly. Develop subject matter expertise in more than one product area. Contribute to translating product vision into technical requirements and designs. Support architectural planning initiatives. Active technical contribution - sharing ideas and architectural insights within your project teams.

Within 6 months, you will:

Collaborate with other development team members to build robust architectures and product integrations. Identify and propose opportunities for product and technology improvement. Be a key technical resource for initiatives you are involved in. Contribute technical expertise and support decision-making.

Why Join Litera

The company culture

We emphasize helping each other grow, doing the right thing always, and being part of a journey to amplify impact, creating an exciting and fulfilling work environment

Commitment to Employees

: Our people commitment is based on what employees love most about being part of the team, focusing on tools that matter to the difference-makers in the legal world and amplifying their impact

Global, Dynamic, and Diverse Team

: Our is a global company with ambitious goals and unlimited opportunities, offering a dynamic and diverse work environment where employees can grow, listen, empathize, and problem-solve together

Comprehensive Benefits Package:

Experience peace of mind with our health insurance, retirement savings plans, generous paid time off, and a supportive work-life balance. We invest in your well-being and future, ensuring a rewarding career journey.

Career Growth and Development

: We provide career paths and opportunities for professional development, allowing employees to progress through various technical and leadership roles Litera is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.