5+ years of software development experience, focusing on backend technologies like .NET/.NET Core and Web/REST APIs.
5+ years of experience with modern front-end frameworks (React, Vue, Angular, or Svelte) and TypeScript.
4+ years of experience with SQL Azure or SQL Server, including unit testing frameworks like xUnit and MSTest.
Experience in AI development, particularly with LLMs, prompt engineering, and semantic similarity.
Familiarity with GitHub, Azure DevOps, and Visual Studio Code or Visual Studio.
Strong communication and problem-solving skills, capable of engaging with various organizational levels.
Responsibilities
Lead teams of coding agents to develop GenAI features for Litera's products.
Translate product ideas into technical designs and development tasks in collaboration with Engineering and Product Management.
Conduct ongoing research on new technologies and document their potential value for the company.
Drive company-wide GenAI adoption through knowledge-sharing sessions and webinars.
Identify opportunities to apply GenAI to improve internal processes and address inefficiencies.
Deliver secure, maintainable code that adheres to software and security best practices.
Ensure reliable execution on project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
Benefits
Collaborative team environment that emphasizes support and integrity.
Opportunity to work with global teams on impactful challenges.
Potential for career growth through meaningful projects and visibility.
Engagement in AI-driven innovation at the intersection of legal tech and customer outcomes.
Full Job Description
Why this Role Matters
As a Senior Software Engineer on the Generative AI Innovation team, you'll lead teams made up primarily of coding agents to build GenAI features and agents for Litera's market products and internal processes. You'll partner with Engineering, Product Management, and leaders across the organization, up to the CTO, to turn new AI capabilities into real products and efficiencies. The features you deliver and the knowledge you spread help Litera and its clients use their data for competitive advantage. This is a high-visibility, pioneering opportunity to shape how a market-leading company adopts the newest development technologies.
Where You'll Work
This is a hybrid role based in Denver, Colorado with the expectations to be in office at least 3 days a week for collaboration and connection.
What You'll Deliver
GenAI-powered features and agents that improve Litera's market products and internal processes, built with tools like Devin, Cline, Replit, and Cursor.
Teams of virtual developers that you lead and govern, delivering clean, maintainable, extensible code with minimal defects.
Product and feature ideas translated into technical designs and development tasks, in close partnership with Engineering and Product Management.
Ongoing research and evaluation of new technologies and dev agents, documented with a clear view of their potential value for Litera.
Company-wide GenAI adoption, driven through your role as evangelist and through sessions and webinars that spread knowledge across Engineering.
New opportunities to apply GenAI to process challenges and inefficiencies, identified in conversation with groups across the organization.
Secure, well-built solutions that reflect software and security best practices, including object-oriented design patterns, SOLID, and the OWASP Top 10.
Reliable execution on priorities, estimates, deadlines, and deliverables.
What You'll Bring
Must-Haves
5+ years of software development experience, with strong backend competence in .NET/.NET Core, ASP.NET Core, and Web/REST APIs.
5+ years of experience with a modern front-end framework (React, Vue, Angular, or Svelte) and TypeScript.
4+ years of experience with SQL Azure (preferred) or SQL Server, plus unit testing frameworks such as xUnit and MSTest.
AI development experience, including LLMs (Azure OpenAI, Anthropic), prompt engineering, embeddings/vectorization/semantic similarity, and RAG.
Experience with GitHub, Azure DevOps, or Bit, and Visual Studio Code (preferred) or Visual Studio.
Strong visioning, communication, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to engage everyone from peers to directors to the CTO, and to multitask across competing priorities.
Nice-to-Haves
PostgreSQL.
Docker.
Azure, AWS, or GCP.
GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, Cursor, Codex, or Devin.
Great candidates don't check every box. If this role excites you, we encourage you to apply.
What You'll Experience
A team that shows up. Work alongside people who collaborate, support one another, and lead with integrity.
Global Reach. Partner with teams around the world to solve complex challenges that matter.
Real opportunity for growth. Expand your impact through meaningful stretch opportunities, visibility and career development.
AI-driven innovation. Work at the intersection of legal technology, customer outcomes, and cutting-edge AI.
About Litera
Litera is a software company that provides document lifecycle management solutions to law firms and corporations. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Litera's products include document drafting, proofreading, comparison, and metadata management tools. The company has over 1000 employees and serves more than 90% of the world's top 100 law firms. Litera has received numerous awards and recognitions for its products and services.
