Senior Software Engineering

Senior Software Engineer
Cooley is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Practice Engineering team.

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.

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; 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

Serve as a member of on-call rotation team in support of production applications, Web services, and workflow process

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

Bachelor's degree

Exceptional customer service skills

Excellent analytical, problem-solving and project management skills

The expected annual pay range for this position with a full-time schedule is $170,000 - $210,000. 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.