Senior Software Engineer - Frontend

Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer - Frontend to help build out and modernize our MyCase Product. This modernization effort will span across the product and will allow our customers to benefit from a more streamlined workflow, modern approach to case management and a better experience operating their business. MyCase is our legal practice management software servicing thousands of legal professionals. 

What You'll Do

• Design and implement scalable applications using modern web application frameworks (e.g., Rails, React, Node, NextJS).
• Utilize and maintain reusable component libraries.
• Collaborate with product teams to assess trade-offs, identify risks, and align improvements with business objectives.
• Modernize web applications to enhance user experience, improve performance, and ensure scalability.
• Pioneer in Frontend technologies and bringing in concepts and patterns into the engineering organization
• Establish best practices and championing innovation
• Mentor and coach software engineers, fostering professional growth within the team.
• Work closely with UX teams to design and ship web applications with a focus on usability.
• Support software deployments by debugging, troubleshooting, and coordinating with DevOps and QA engineers.
• Drive technology initiatives to enhance application performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Stay updated with industry trends and emerging technologies to bring innovation to the team.
• Have a drive for perfection in web development

About You

• BS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years of experience designing, implementing, and debugging large-scale, cloud-based solutions.
• Extensive experience building production-grade web applications, including developing reusable components, managing complex state, and optimizing front-end performance.
• Expertise in Frontend technologies such as React, Tailwind, Bootstrap, NextJS
• Experience in deploying frontend applications and building out a CI/CD pipeline.
• Professional experience with Ruby on Rails or equivalent, with the ability to develop and maintain APIs and other backend functionality.
• Experience with Lean product development and Agile frameworks (e.g., Scrum, Kanban).
• Strong understanding of SOLID design principles and software design patterns.
• Proficiency in SQL and experience working with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL.
• Excellent teamwork, documentation, and communication skills.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud Platform).
• Familiarity with Rails (or equivalent), NodeJS and NextJS.
• Experience building scalable Software as a Service (SaaS) applications.
• Built web applications with React, Tailwind and NextJS (a plus)