Must be located in, or willing to relocate to, the Dallas Fort Worth area. This role must report to the Richardson office 3 days a week.
OVERVIEW:Berry Appleman & Leiden is not your typical law firm when it comes to technology. We've built an in-house Products team from the ground up that is dedicated to building the best technology in our industry. Our Products Team supports our flagship SaaS product, Cobalt, which won the SIIA CODiE award for "Best Legal Solution" in 2020, was a 2020 Tech Titans Finalist for Corporate Innovation and won the 2021 Law.com award for Most Innovative Operations Team. We've also built our industry's first mobile application, a new B2C mobile app and we're looking for new trails to blaze this year!
We are looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our growing Data Products team, working primarily on cutting-edge, AI-focused products which are expected to deliver great value to our users. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in a diverse array of technologies, languages, and architectural patterns, a strong attention to detail, and a passion for problem solving. This role will see you primarily focused on AI-focused Python API development.
Responsibilities:- Back-end development for our AI team, focused on APIs and processing pipelines.
- Design and develop high-quality software using Python, Kubernetes, AWS and other technologies.
- Optimize applications for maximum reliability, speed, and scalability.
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues across the development lifecycle.
- Collaborate with product managers, engineers, data scientists, and others to deliver new applications, features and enhancements that are high quality, meet schedule and properly fit the requirements.
- Participate in agile meetings, peer reviews, and other collaborative efforts. Mentor other engineers and share knowledge and feedback.
- Follow best practices and standards for coding, testing, documentation, and code review to build solutions which adhere to existing BAL technical standards.
- Coordinate with other technical teams as needed including support, QA, DevOps and NetOps.
- Manage time effectively and organize tasks based on priority and level of effort.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in a related area or a combination of relevant certifications and job experience.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in software development.
- Proficiency in Python, SQL, and other programming languages.
- Experience with REST APIs, messaging systems, and other data interfaces.
- Significant experience with cloud platforms, notably AWS.
- Strong knowledge of systems design and architecture.
- Experience with machine learning and emergent LLM/foundation model-driven AI technologies such as RAG, chatbots, agentic applications, etc.
- Experience with containerization (Docker/Kubernetes) and related tools. Knowledge of Argo Workflows a plus.
- Experience with CI/CD and DevOps tools and processes (e.g. Azure DevOps, Terraform)
- Front-end experience with React/GraphQL or similar technology a plus.
- Experience with big data platforms and tools (e.g. Spark, Hive, Databricks, etc.) is a plus
The ideal candidate is mature, opinionated, and able to work very independently, but eager to listen, learn, and collaborate.
Note: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities or qualifications associated with this job.
