Software Engineer (@ Legal Software Company)

This is a Software Engineer role with LEAP Legal Software based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

LEAP is the leading provider of Legal Practice Productivity Solutions in the world and is part of ATI - one of the largest international LegalTech companies. For more than 30 years, our curiosity and commitment to continual improvement has kept us reimagining productivity tools for lawyers and their staff to support our guiding purpose, to ‘Help lawyers who help people'. The market leading software we develop and support is used by more than 100,000 lawyers and their staff in small and medium sized law firms.

Working alongside our international team of passionate high achievers, you'll join a fast-growing technology business where things seldom stay the same for long. With more than 1000 smart, caring and ambitious ‘LEAPsters' working together across Australia, Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, Poland and New Zealand, you'll find yourself in good company here.

-- LEAP Legal Software --

Role Seniority - Mid Level - A role for someone with some well-developed knowledge and skills they can bring to the role and team. Typically within 2-5 years of experience.

More about the Software Engineer role at LEAP Legal Software

LawTap is a proud member of the LEAP group of companies.

As the newest Engineer working on LawTap, you will start by collaborating closely with LawTap’s founder to gain an in-depth understanding of the product's technical landscape. In the long term, you’ll play a key role in enhancing LawTap’s functionality and will be the primary Engineer overseeing all aspects of development, with support from a wider Engineering team. This is a full-stack role, with approximately 30% of your time focused on enhancing and improving the existing solution, and 70% dedicated to developing new features. Our tech stack includes PHP 8, Symfony Framework, JavaScript, and Aurora MySQL, deployed on AWS.

Your Day-to-day Might Include

• Implementing mobile-first UI enhancements based on design specifications.
• Developing and maintaining Web APIs used by applications such as LEAP and LawLytics.
• Optimizing code for performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams from Customer Service and DevOps to Product and UX to understand requirements and deliver effective solutions.

Skills

You are a smart, focused, motivated and hard-working mid-level Developer who wants to make an impact, while expanding your skills. On top of that, you will bring:

• Experience: 2-4 years of professional experience in full stack web development.
• Front End: Proficiency in modern HTML, CSS and JavaScript or TypeScript using modern web development frameworks.
• Backend: Grounding in PHP, whether that's using Symfony or Laravel framework.
• Cloud: Experience with AWS Services (S3, RDS etc.)
• Motivation: Self-motivation and a desire to take ownership of work.
• Attitude: A great attitude, with a passion for delivering excellent service and a readiness to pick up a task, no matter how big or small.
• Problem solver: Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.

🟢 Please consider applying even if you don't meet 100% of what’s outlined 🟢

Key Responsibilities

• 🔗 Frontend Application Development
• 🛠 Infrastructure Deployment
• ⚠️ Testing and Debugging

Key Strengths

• 💪🏼 Resilience
• 💻 Programming
• ☁️ AWS
• 🔢 SQL
• 🧩 Creativity

Why LEAP Legal Software is partnering with Hatch on this role. Hatch exists to level the playing field for people as they discover a career that’s right for them. So when you apply you have the chance to show more than just your resume.

A Final Note: This is a role with LEAP Legal Software not with Hatch.