Senior Engineer, DevOps - UK

Who We Are

DISCO is a legal tech software company. Our objective is to own the legal tech market and become the leader in legal as Salesforce has done in the sales technology space. Given the massive growth of data over the last 20 years, poorly built legal technology products have severely decreased lawyers ability to practice the law.

Our fundamental mission is to provide a unified technology platform for the practice of law. Great technology can solve problems of scale in data, in laws, and in business operations that have distracted lawyers from doing what they went to law school to do. DISCO is fixing the law by automating the parts of the practice that can be automated so that great lawyers can focus on tasks that really do require human legal judgment.

To date, we have substantially disrupted the legal tech market with a lawyer inspired consumer-grade interface and a cloud-enabled technology platform that offers unprecedented performance and cost savings. Thoughtful product planning and product design are core tenants in our “product first” business strategy and culture.

Your Impact

The Senior Software Engineer (DevOps) is responsible for subsystems of a project. They are expected to lead epics/initiatives, mentor more junior engineers, and contribute to architectural decisions. They design and develop high-quality, scalable, and innovative software solutions in a SaaS environment, utilizing cutting-edge technologies and methodologies, and ensuring they meet the current and future needs of the business and its customers

What You'll Do

• Technical Leadership and Mentorship: Provides technical leadership in project teams, mentors and guides more junior engineers, and contributes to technical decision-making. 
• Performance Optimization: Focuses on designing systems for high performance, scalability, and reliability 
• Stakeholder Engagement: Works with stakeholders, including product managers, designers, developers, and executives, to align architectural designs with business needs and customer expectations. 
• Proficient Software Development: Designs, develops, and maintains sophisticated software solutions, ensuring they are efficient, scalable, and meet business requirements with architectural excellence. 
• Code Quality and Optimization: Upholds and enhances code quality through rigorous review processes, optimization techniques, and adherence to best practices. 
• Technical Problem Solving: Tackles complex technical challenges, employing a problem-solving approach with innovative solutions.
• Collaboration and Communication: Works effectively within the engineering team and cross-functional teams, collaborating with other engineering teams, product managers, and stakeholders, contributing to project planning and execution.
• Continuous Learning and Adaptation: Stays updated with the latest technology trends and advancements, continually enhancing skills and knowledge, bringing innovative ideas to the team
• Technical Documentation: Creates and maintains comprehensive technical documentation, ensuring clarity and accessibility of information.

Who You Are

• 7-10+ years of relevant experience in software development, with a focus on SaaS or cloud-based applications. 
• Experience in leading or playing key roles in significant software projects, showing an ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
• Skilled in planning and implementing features and aligning backend architecture with front-end design and user experience

• Proficiency in containerization technologies such as Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes and proficiency in creating, deploying, and managing containers 

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools (like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or CircleCI) for automated testing and deployment of microservices 
• Proficient in designing and architecting microservices systems, including advanced concepts like distributed data management and event-driven architectures.
• Expertise in implementing complex microservices, advanced use of containerization and orchestration, and setting up CI/CD pipelines for microservices. 
• Knowledge of system architecture, design patterns, and best practices in software development 
• Strong skills with designing and operating software in a Cloud Provider, such as AWS, Azure, or GCP 
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies and practices. 
• Strong skills with cloud-based data storage, such as: Relational Databases, NoSQL Stores, data caches, etc. 
• Excellent analytical abilities and problem-solving skills, capable of addressing complex technical challenges 
• Ability to adapt to new technologies and methodologies, and a mindset geared towards innovation and continuous improvement. 
• Excellent effective communication and teamwork skills, essential for collaborating effectively in a dynamic and collaborative environment with various stakeholders and team members, especially from architectural perspectives. 
• Excellent skills in programming languages and frameworks commonly used in SaaS development. In particular, Java/Kotlin, Python, C#, as well as a deep understanding of software engineering principles. 
• Strong skills in designing and developing RESTful APIs, understanding of HTTP/HTTPS protocols, and proficiency in API documentation. 
• Familiarity with server management, network configurations, and an understanding of cloud services (like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud). 
• Understanding of how to design and develop from a Security Perspective 
• Knowledge of various stages of the SDLC, including design, development, testing, and deployment

Even Better If You Have…

• Involvement in developing, maintaining and monitoring large-scale, high-availability software systems. 
• Experience leveraging observability systems (logging, metrics, traces) to monitor and debug production subsystems and generate business level metrics. 
• Experience selecting and extending 3rd party components (commercial or open source) that provide operational leverage. 
• Experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) with an emphasis on a well-maintained testing pyramid. 
• Experience using feature or release toggles as a code branching strategy 
• Experience with Contract-first designing and negotiating with other systems
• Contribute to technical documentation

DISCO's Technology Stack

• Cloud Provider - AWS: EC2, Lambda, Aurora, Redshift, DynamoDB, ECS, EKS, SQS, SNS, Kinesis, S3, CloudFront, CloudFormation, KMS, CodePipeline, etc.
• CI/CD: Terraform, Docker, Jenkins, CodeDeploy, GitHub, Artifactory, HashiCorp Consul
• Observability: ELK Stack, OpenTelemetry, DataDog, New Relic, Sentry.io
• Programming Languages: Python, Bash, Kotlin

Authorization to Work in the UK.: Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United Kingdom without sponsorship now or in the future. DISCO is not currently sponsoring visas.

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Perks of DISCO

• Open, inclusive, and fun environment
• Benefits, including medical and dental insurance
• Competitive salary plus discretionary bonus
• Opportunity to be a part of a startup that is revolutionizing the legal industry
• Growth opportunities throughout the company