Staff Software Engineer
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Gavel
In the next 10 years, 90% of legal services will be delivered online.??What's the obstacle? Coding the expertise of all the world's lawyers.
Gavel??is the no-code infrastructure enabling this legal revolution.
We are a small passionate team led by??Dorna Moini??(CEO) and ??Pierre Martin??(CTO), on a mission to change the way legal services and technology work for all. Law firms, nonprofits and courts in 23 different countries use our platform as the infrastructure to make legal services more accessible, intuitive, modern and scalable.
We have fast growing multi-million $ revenue and an active community of thousands of builders and legal experts who love building online legal apps on Gavel. Our seed funding, led by top tier venture capital and the founders of??code.org, is helping us scale our product and reach.
If you want to work with brilliant people on groundbreaking ideas, we want you to join our team!
- Collaborate??with??other??staff??engineers??and??tech??leads??to??guide??a??small??agile??team??of??experienced??software??engineers??on??software??design??and??development??best??practices??in??a??service-oriented??environment.
- Partner??across??software,??product,??design??and??business??teams??to??engineer??and??code??the??infrastructure??which??will??accelerate??adoption??of??online??legal??products.
- Lead??company??wide??technology??decisions??considering??pragmatic??trade-offs??between??business??needs??and??technology??needs
- Shape??Gavel's??software??architecture??and??infrastructure??across??the??stack.
- Contribute??to??Gavel's??technical??hiring??strategy??and??mentor??a??team??of??talented??engineers.
- Work??with??cutting??edge??AI??in??the??legal??field
- Have??the??freedom??and??encouragement??to??create??and??innovate??on??behalf??of??our??customers.
- 6+??years??experience??writing??software??professionally??within??service-oriented??teams.
- Full??stack??experience.??Experience??working??with??React,??Node,??Typescript;??Experience??with??PostgreSQL,??MySQL??or??similar??data??technology;??Experience??with??devops??and??cloud??infrastructure;??Experience??with??cloud??service??architecture??best??practices.
- Strong??knowledge??of??service-oriented??development,??and??continuous??development??/??continuous??integration??/??continuous??deployment??best??practices??using??Docker.
- Experience??with??service??development??on??AWS,??Azure,??Google??Cloud??or??equivalent??Cloud??infrastructure??providers.
- Excellent??written??and??oral??communication??in??English??and??ability??to??explain??complex??technical??issues??succinctly.
- Have??a??passion??for??building??simple,??elegant??software??solutions,??and??a??track??record??of??doing??so.
- Competitive compensation package (including equity and salary of $190K+)
- Flexible PTO, sick leave, and company-wide holidays
- Professional development allowance (e.g. courses and certifications)
- Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage
- Company 401(k) savings plan (non-matching)
- Option to work in-person (Seattle based) or remotely in the US
Gavel is an equal opportunity employer and we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment, free from discrimination or harassment, for all employees.

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