Your Impact

The Senior Software Engineer is responsible for project subsystems. They lead epics/initiatives, mentor more junior engineers, and contribute to architectural
decisions. They have a substantial impact on their team and, at times, across teams. They design and develop high-quality, scalable, and innovative software solutions in a SaaS environment, utilising 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 Optimisation: 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. Responsible for System Design & Grooming for features for a subsystem.
• Code Quality and Optimisation: Upholds and enhances code quality through rigorous review processes, optimisation 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.
• Data Platform Development: Designs, builds, and maintains scalable and robust data platforms to support analytics, machine learning, and business intelligence.
• Data Integration and ETL: Develops and optimises ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes and data integration pipelines. Ensure efficient data flow across various sources and systems
• Advanced File Processing: Develops extensible file processing pipelines that offer free self-service artefact generation. Researches and evaluates file processing software based on fidelity, reliability, and performance criteria. Models file processing outcomes within the observability framework to provide insights for engineering teams and business leaders. Develops engineering systems that facilitate rapid and minimally manual evaluation of file processor
• Data Management: Orchestrates scale-out data pipelines that optimise serverless and containerised compute to balance cost, latency, and duration. Contributes to algorithmically intensive data engines operating on streaming, large, or multi-tenant datasets. Troubleshot systems, identified root causes, and rectified bugs.

Who You Are

• 7-10 years of experience in software development, with a demonstrated track record in SaaS or similar environments.
• 5+ years of professional experience with each of the following: Service Oriented Architecture, Docker-based services, micro-services, API and Data Model Design or Implementation;
• Experience in playing key roles (for example: development, testing, design, product interfacing, etc) in significant software projects, showing an ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team. Other preferred experience for the position, including length and in what capacity (e.g., operational, management level).
• Experience with developing and maintaining large-scale, high-availability software systems
• Experience with gRPC and Protocol Buffers for efficient, language-agnostic service-to-service communication
• Experience with designing and developing from a Security Perspective
• 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 with Agile development methodologies and practices.
• Experience using feature or release toggles as a code branching strategy
• Experience with Contract-first designing and negotiating with other systems
• Experience contributing to technical documentation

Even Better If You Have...

Key 3-5 specific skills or knowledge required

• Knowledge of ElasticSearch, NoSql Stores, Kafka, Columnar Databases, DataFlow or Pipeline Systems
• Knowledge of Design, implementation, and operation of data-intensive distributed systems
• Understanding of microservices design patterns and principles, with experience in developing microservices using containerized tools like Docker
• Knowledge of system architecture, design patterns, and best practices in software development.
• Skilled in designing and operating software in a Cloud Provider, such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Skilled in cloud-based data storage, such as: Relational Databases, NoSQL Stores, data caches, etc.
• Skilled in analytical abilities and problem-solving, capable of addressing complex technical challenges.
• Ability to adapt to new technologies and methodologies, and a mindset geared towards innovation and continuous improvement.
• Effective communication and teamwork skills, essential for working in a dynamic and collaborative environment with various stakeholders and team members.
• Skilled in programming languages and frameworks commonly used in SaaS development. In particular, Java/Kotlin, Python, C#.
• Skilled in designing and developing APIs (including gRPC, GraphQL, and REST), basic 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).
• Knowledge of various stages of the SDLC, including design, development, testing, and deployment.

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

Your Impact

The Staff Software Engineer (Platform) leads large-scale projects and is a key contributor to their group's success. They are involved in long-term strategic planning, mentor senior engineers, and are influential in technical decision-making across multiple teams or a department. They focus on implementation and system design, as well as maintaining and evolving DISCO’s distributed data platform.

What You'll Do 

• Technical Leadership and Mentorship: Provides technical leadership in project teams, guiding engineers, and contributing to technical decision-making. Sets technical direction for large projects or teams, driving innovation, and solving organization-wide problems.
• Performance Optimization: Focuses on designing systems for high performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Ownership: Proactively identifies areas of products and systems that currently have problems or will develop problems as well as makes plans to address those problems.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Works with stakeholders, including product managers, designers, developers, and executives, to align architectural designs with business needs and customer expectations.
• Software Development: Designs, develops, and maintains sophisticated, scalable, high-performance data software solutions, ensuring they are efficient, scalable, and meet business requirements with architectural excellence for our big data platform at petabyte scale. Responsible for the boundary identification, system design and grooming for one or more sub-systems.
• Code Quality and Optimization: Upholds and enhances code quality through rigorous review processes, optimization techniques, and adherence to best practices.
• Technical Problem Solving: Addresses intricate technical issues through innovative problem-solving strategies.
• Collaboration and Communication: Works effectively within the engineering team and cross-functional teams, collaborating with other engineers, 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.
• Data Platform Development: Builds and maintains scalable and robust data platforms to support analytics, machine learning, and business intelligence.
• Data Integration and ETL: Develops and optimizes ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes and data integration pipelines. Ensures efficient data flow across various sources and systems.
• Advanced File Processing: Develops extensible file processing pipelines that offer flexible, self-service artifact generation. Researches and evaluates file processing software based on fidelity, reliability, and performance criteria. Models file processing outcomes within an observability framework to provide insights for engineering teams and business leaders. Develops engineering systems that facilitate rapid and automatic evaluation of file processors.
• Data Management: Crafts and orchestrates scaleout data pipelines that optimize serverless and containerized compute to balance cost, latency, and duration for big-data solutions. Contributes to algorithmically intensive data engines operating on streaming, large, or multi-tenant datasets. Troubleshoots systems, identify root causes, and rectify bugs.

Who You Are 

• 10+ years of relevant experience in backend engineering, with a substantial focus on big data platforms.
• 7+ years of professional experience with each of the following: Service Oriented Architecture, Docker-based services, micro-services, API and Data Model Design or Implementation.
• Experience with Large-Scale Systems: Involvement in developing, monitoring and maintaining large-scale, high-availability software systems.
• Experience designing and developing from a Security Perspective.
• Demonstrated 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.
• Demonstrated expertise in designing, implementing, and maintaining (through operational observability) high-availability, high-performance, distributed data processing systems.
• Experience with gRPC and Protocol Buffers for efficient, language-agnostic service-to-service communication.
• Proven ability to deliver well-crafted, tested, and maintainable code solutions to complex technical challenges.
• Experience with a variety of software stacks including but not limited to, JVM-focused tech stacks, particularly server-side Kotlin and gRPC.
• Deep expertise with both relational and non-relational data stores, Elasticsearch, Cassandra, MySQL, and PostgreSQL.
• Experience delivering data platform software solutions (including designing, implementing, and operating) in the cloud.
• Knowledge of microservices architecture principles, including decentralized data management, service discovery, and bounded contexts. Skilled in microservices technology stack, ability to optimize performance, and ensure security and scalability across the system.
• Skilled in containerization technologies such as Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes.
• Experience in creating, deploying, and managing containers. Skilled in implementing RESTful APIs for outward-facing services and using gRPC for efficient internal service-to-service communication.
• Ability to build backend systems that can support future UI/UX initiatives and performance requirements.
• Knowledge of system architecture, design patterns, and best practices in software development.
• Skilled at designing and operating software in a Cloud Provider, such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Knowledge of both relational and non-relational data stores, Elasticsearch, Cassandra, MySQL, PostgreSQL.
• Skilled at analytical abilities and problem-solving, capable of addressing complex technical challenges.
• Skilled 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.
• Familiarity with server management, network configurations, and an understanding of cloud services (like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud).
• Knowledge of various stages of the SDLC, including design, development, testing, and deployment.
• Knowledge of async message or event based dataflow architectures (Kafka, etc).
• Knowledge of design, implementation, and operation of data-intensive, distributed systems.

Even Better If You Have

• Experience selecting and extending 3rd party components (commercial or open source) that
• provide operational leverage.
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies and practices.
• Experience using feature or release toggles as a code branching strategy.
• Experience leveraging observability systems (logging, metrics, traces) to monitor and debug
• production subsystems and generate business level metrics.
• Experience with algorithmically intensive data engines operating on streaming, large, or
• multi-tenant datasets.
• Experience with designing, modifying, and operating multi-tenant systems.
• Experience with tools such as Envoy or AWS App Mesh.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools (like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or CircleCI) for automated
• testing and deployment of microservices.

Perks of DISCO

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

Your Impact

The Senior Machine Learning Research Scientist is a key contributor to DISCO’s machine learning and AI research initiatives, leading the development of advanced algorithms and methodologies. They are a seasoned researcher with a track record of impactful contributions, strategic thinking, and effective collaboration. They play a pivotal role in shaping the direction of our machine learning research efforts.

What You'll Do

• Research Leadership and Innovation: Leads and contributes to impactful machine learning research projects. Drives innovation in the development of advanced algorithms and methodologies. Provides technical leadership and mentorship to junior and mid-level researchers. 
• Operational Excellence and Program Management: Optimizes research processes, workflows, and resource allocation.Manages research programs, overseeing multiple projects and teams. Ensures the successful execution of complex research initiatives. 
• Collaboration and Industry Impact: Collaborates effectively with cross-functional teams and external partners. Engages with industry stakeholders to address real-world challenges. Contributes machine learning expertise to drive industry impact. 
• Strategic Planning and Contribution to Research Community: Contributes to the strategic planning of the organization's research initiatives. Actively participates in the broader research community, including conference involvement. Fosters global collaborations and partnerships to enhance research outcomes.
• Mentorship and Team Development: Mentors and provides guidance to junior and mid-level researchers. Actively contributes to the professional development of research teams. Fosters a collaborative and innovative team culture.

Who You Are

• 6 to 8+ years of relevant experience in machine learning research. 
• Master's, PhD or equivalent research experience in the areas of Computer Science, Machine Learning, Statistics or a related discipline
• Proven track record of impactful research projects and leadership.
• Proven experience in leading or significantly contributing to complex and large-scale research projects.
• Demonstrated ability to oversee project timelines, manage resources effectively, and ensure successful research outcomes.
• Expertise in strategic planning and execution of an organization's overarching machine learning research agenda.
• Contribution to the development and implementation of long-term research strategies.
• Extensive experience in mentoring and providing guidance to junior and mid-level researchers.
• Leadership in managing and leading research teams, fostering a culture of knowledge-sharing and innovation.
• Continued innovation in the development of novel algorithms, methodologies, or applications. 
• Track record of contributing groundbreaking ideas to the field of machine learning. 
• Substantial experience in applying machine learning research to real-world industry problems. 
• A deep understanding of the practical implications and challenges of deploying machine learning models in real-world scenarios.

Even Better If You Have…

• Experience in operational leadership, optimizing research processes.
• Exposure to program management at a project or team level.

Authorization to Work in the U.S.: Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future. DISCO is not currently sponsoring visas, including, but not limited to, H-1B, TN, or EAD, and we are not accepting visa transfers.

Perks of DISCO 

• Open, inclusive, and fun environment
• Benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, as well as 401(k) 
• Competitive salary plus RSUs
• Flexible PTO 
• Opportunity to be a part of a company that is revolutionizing the legal industry
• Growth opportunities throughout the company

Your Impact

The Manager, Engineering leads, manages, and oversees the engineering team responsible for developing and maintaining the company's SaaS products, ensuring efficient delivery of high-quality software solutions. They manage a team of engineers, overseeing project requirements, task delegation, and ensuring excellence in project deliveries.

What You'll Do

• Project Leadership: Determines project requirements, develops work schedules, and delegates tasks to meet project goals.
• Team Management: Leads a team of engineers, ensuring the highest standards in product delivery. Facilitates cross team communication and coordination, liaising with various stakeholders including management, product managers, and product designers.
• Reporting: Prepares progress reports and delivers presentations to relevant stakeholders.
• Risk Management: Identifies risks and develops contingency plans as needed.

Who You Are

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, with 3+ years in a leadership or management role.
• Experience in SaaS environments and familiarity with cloud-based technologies and architectures.
• Experience in leading, managing, and scaling engineering teams.
• Possesses a technical background in software development, ideally with hands-on experience in building SaaS products. Skills in API and Data Model Design and Implementation including how to scale out, make highly available, and map to storage systems
• Hands on experience with Kotlin, Java, C#, and Python in an enterprise environment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate a diverse team of engineers. Strong interpersonal and team-building skills.
• Proficiency in project management tools and methodologies, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of effectively liaising between technical teams and non-technical stakeholders.
• Understanding of how to design and develop from a security perspective.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, capable of addressing technical, personnel, and project-related challenges.

Even Better If You Have…

• Experience using Feature or Release Toggles as a code branching strategy
• Experience selecting and extending third 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 with NoSql data stores, data caches, and other non-relational data storage technologies
• Experience with Federated GraphQL, providing a unified API access across different systems
• Experience with messaging and streaming platforms such as Kafka and understand the principles of event-driven architecture
• Experience with Protobuf and gRPC for defining service interfaces and efficiently serializing structured data.

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

Your Impact

The Manager, Engineering leads, manages, and oversees the engineering team responsible for developing and maintaining the company's SaaS products, ensuring efficient delivery of high-quality software solutions. They manage a team of engineers, overseeing project requirements, task delegation, and ensuring excellence in project deliveries.

What You'll Do

• Project Leadership: Determines project requirements, develops work schedules, and delegates tasks to meet project goals.
• Team Management: Leads a team of engineers, ensuring the highest standards in product delivery. Facilitates cross team communication and coordination, liaising with various stakeholders including management, product managers, and product designers.
• Reporting: Prepares progress reports and delivers presentations to relevant stakeholders.
• Risk Management: Identifies risks and develops contingency plans as needed.

Who You Are

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, with 3+ years in a leadership or management role.
• Experience in SaaS environments and familiarity with cloud-based technologies and architectures.
• Experience in leading, managing, and scaling engineering teams.
• Possesses a technical background in software development, ideally with hands-on experience in building SaaS products. Skills in API and Data Model Design and Implementation including how to scale out, make highly available, and map to storage systems
• Hands on experience with Kotlin, Java, C#, and Python in an enterprise environment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate a diverse team of engineers. Strong interpersonal and team-building skills.
• Proficiency in project management tools and methodologies, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of effectively liaising between technical teams and non-technical stakeholders.
• Understanding of how to design and develop from a security perspective.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, capable of addressing technical, personnel, and project-related challenges.

Even Better If You Have…

• Experience using Feature or Release Toggles as a code branching strategy
• Experience selecting and extending third 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 with NoSql data stores, data caches, and other non-relational data storage technologies
• Experience with Federated GraphQL, providing a unified API access across different systems
• Experience with messaging and streaming platforms such as Kafka and understand the principles of event-driven architecture
• Experience with Protobuf and gRPC for defining service interfaces and efficiently serializing structured data.

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

Your Impact

The Manager, Engineering leads, manages, and oversees the engineering team responsible for developing and maintaining the company's SaaS products, ensuring efficient delivery of high-quality software solutions. They manage a team of engineers, overseeing project requirements, task delegation, and ensuring excellence in project deliveries.

What You'll Do

• Project Leadership: Determines project requirements, develops work schedules, and delegates tasks to meet project goals.
• Team Management: Leads a team of engineers, ensuring the highest standards in product delivery. Facilitates cross team communication and coordination, liaising with various stakeholders including management, product managers, and product designers.
• Reporting: Prepares progress reports and delivers presentations to relevant stakeholders.
• Risk Management: Identifies risks and develops contingency plans as needed.

Who You Are

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, with 3+ years in a leadership or management role.
• Experience in SaaS environments and familiarity with cloud-based technologies and architectures.
• Experience in leading, managing, and scaling engineering teams.
• Possesses a technical background in software development, ideally with hands-on experience in building SaaS products. Skills in API and Data Model Design and Implementation including how to scale out, make highly available, and map to storage systems
• Hands on experience with Kotlin, Java, C#, and Python in an enterprise environment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate a diverse team of engineers. Strong interpersonal and team-building skills.
• Proficiency in project management tools and methodologies, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of effectively liaising between technical teams and non-technical stakeholders.
• Understanding of how to design and develop from a security perspective.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, capable of addressing technical, personnel, and project-related challenges.

Even Better If You Have…

• Experience using Feature or Release Toggles as a code branching strategy
• Experience selecting and extending third 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 with NoSql data stores, data caches, and other non-relational data storage technologies
• Experience with Federated GraphQL, providing a unified API access across different systems
• Experience with messaging and streaming platforms such as Kafka and understand the principles of event-driven architecture
• Experience with Protobuf and gRPC for defining service interfaces and efficiently serializing structured data.

Authorization to Work in the U.S.: Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future. DISCO is not currently sponsoring visas, including, but not limited to, H-1B, TN, or EAD, and we are not accepting visa transfers.

Perks of DISCO 

• Open, inclusive, and fun environment
• Benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, as well as 401(k) 
• Competitive salary plus RSUs
• Flexible PTO 
• Opportunity to be a part of a company that is revolutionizing the legal industry
• Growth opportunities throughout the company

Your Impact

The Manager, Engineering leads, manages, and oversees the engineering team responsible for developing and maintaining the company's SaaS products, ensuring efficient delivery of high-quality software solutions. They manage a team of engineers, overseeing project requirements, task delegation, and ensuring excellence in project deliveries.

What You'll Do

• Project Leadership: Determines project requirements, develops work schedules, and delegates tasks to meet project goals.
• Team Management: Leads a team of engineers, ensuring the highest standards in product delivery. Facilitates cross team communication and coordination, liaising with various stakeholders including management, product managers, and product designers.
• Reporting: Prepares progress reports and delivers presentations to relevant stakeholders.
• Risk Management: Identifies risks and develops contingency plans as needed.

Who You Are

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, with 3+ years in a leadership or management role.
• Experience in SaaS environments and familiarity with cloud-based technologies and architectures.
• Experience in leading, managing, and scaling engineering teams.
• Possesses a technical background in software development, ideally with hands-on experience in building SaaS products. Skills in API and Data Model Design and Implementation including how to scale out, make highly available, and map to storage systems
• Hands on experience with Kotlin, Java, C#, and Python in an enterprise environment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate a diverse team of engineers. Strong interpersonal and team-building skills.
• Proficiency in project management tools and methodologies, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of effectively liaising between technical teams and non-technical stakeholders.
• Understanding of how to design and develop from a security perspective.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, capable of addressing technical, personnel, and project-related challenges.

Even Better If You Have…

• Experience using Feature or Release Toggles as a code branching strategy
• Experience selecting and extending third 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 with NoSql data stores, data caches, and other non-relational data storage technologies
• Experience with Federated GraphQL, providing a unified API access across different systems
• Experience with messaging and streaming platforms such as Kafka and understand the principles of event-driven architecture
• Experience with Protobuf and gRPC for defining service interfaces and efficiently serializing structured data.

Authorization to Work in the U.S.: Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future. DISCO is not currently sponsoring visas, including, but not limited to, H-1B, TN, or EAD, and we are not accepting visa transfers.

Perks of DISCO 

• Open, inclusive, and fun environment
• Benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, as well as 401(k) 
• Competitive salary plus RSUs
• Flexible PTO 
• Opportunity to be a part of a company that is revolutionizing the legal industry
• Growth opportunities throughout the company

Your Impact

The Senior Software Engineer is a senior engineer responsible for subsystems of a project. They are expected to lead epics/initiatives, mentor more junior engineers, and contribute to architectural decisions. They have a substantial impact on their team and sometimes across teams. 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, mentor and guide more junior engineers, and contribute 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. Responsible for System Design & Grooming for features for a subsystem 
• 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
• Close collaboration in planning and implementing features. They must align backend architecture with front-end design and user experience. 
• Proficiency in containerization technologies such as Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes. Experience in creating, deploying, and managing containers is essential 
• 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 ● Skilled in designing and operating software in a Cloud Provider, such as AWS, Azure, or GCP 
• Skilled in cloud-based data storage, such as: Relational Databases, NoSQL Stores, data caches, etc 
• Skilled in analytical abilities and problem-solving, capable of addressing complex technical challenges 
• Ability to adapt to new technologies and methodologies, and a mindset geared towards innovation and continuous improvement 
• 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 
• Skilled 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 
• Skilled 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) 
• Knowledge of various stages of the SDLC, including design, development, testing, and deployment

Even Better If You Have...

• Experience with developing, maintaining and monitoring large-scale, high-availability software systems. 
• Experience with designing and developing from a Security Perspective 
• 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 with Agile development methodologies and practices. 
• Experience using feature or release toggles as a code branching strategy 
• Experience with Contract-first designing and negotiating with other systems 
• Experience contributing to technical documentation

Some of Our Technology Stack

• Cloud Provider: AWS
• Languages / Frameworks: Kotlin / Netflix DGS, Python / Flask, C#
• Deployment: Terraform, Docker (via ECS), Consul for App Config, Service Discovery, Shared Secrets
• Transport: gRPC, GraphQL
• Persistence: PostgresQL, Redis
• Messaging: Kafka

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

Perks of DISCO

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

Your Impact

The Senior Software Engineer is a senior engineer responsible for subsystems of a project. They are expected to lead epics/initiatives, mentor more junior engineers, and contribute to architectural decisions. They have a substantial impact on their team and sometimes across teams. 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, mentor and guide more junior engineers, and contribute 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. Responsible for System Design & Grooming for features for a subsystem 
• 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
• Close collaboration in planning and implementing features. They must align backend architecture with front-end design and user experience. 
• Proficiency in containerization technologies such as Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes. Experience in creating, deploying, and managing containers is essential 
• 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 ● Skilled in designing and operating software in a Cloud Provider, such as AWS, Azure, or GCP 
• Skilled in cloud-based data storage, such as: Relational Databases, NoSQL Stores, data caches, etc 
• Skilled in analytical abilities and problem-solving, capable of addressing complex technical challenges 
• Ability to adapt to new technologies and methodologies, and a mindset geared towards innovation and continuous improvement 
• 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 
• Skilled 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 
• Skilled 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) 
• Knowledge of various stages of the SDLC, including design, development, testing, and deployment

Even Better If You Have...

• Experience with developing, maintaining and monitoring large-scale, high-availability software systems. 
• Experience with designing and developing from a Security Perspective 
• 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 with Agile development methodologies and practices. 
• Experience using feature or release toggles as a code branching strategy 
• Experience with Contract-first designing and negotiating with other systems 
• Experience contributing to technical documentation

Some of Our Technology Stack

• Cloud Provider: AWS
• Languages / Frameworks: Kotlin / Netflix DGS, Python / Flask, C#
• Deployment: Terraform, Docker (via ECS), Consul for App Config, Service Discovery, Shared Secrets
• Transport: gRPC, GraphQL
• Persistence: PostgresQL, Redis
• Messaging: Kafka

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

Perks of DISCO

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

Your Impact

The Principal Software Engineer shapes and evolves our architecture using Distributed Domain Driven Design practices, ultimately ensuring the robustness and scalability of our systems. They influence architectural directions, and through project-embedded consultation. They guide teams to leverage best practices and design patterns.

What You'll Do

● Architecture Leadership: Drives the definition and evolution of our architecture using Distributed Domain Driven Design practices. Acts as the strategy leader for key Architecture Quality Attributes (e.g., Availability, Performance, Scalability, Securibility) to inform architecture assessments. Provides project-embedded architecture consultation to promote best Practices, design patterns, and informed buy vs. build decisions. 
● Platform Capability Enhancement: Contributes to the prioritization of platform capability improvements across feature and data platforms. Enhances the capture and communication of architecture descriptions through automation and innovative tools. Shepherds platform-wide strategies, including naming, protocol standards, and design patterns, to ensure ongoing value creation. 
● Effective Communication: Communicates complex technical concepts effectively in both written and spoken forms, catering to both technical and non-technical audiences. Collaborates with stakeholders to build consensus when necessary, ensuring alignment on architectural decisions.

Who You Are

● 15+ years of relevant experience
● Experience with high volume distributed technical architectures with a high cost of failure, i.e. focus on reliability and availability 
● Experience with some amount of ‘Big Data’ technologies such as: ElasticSearch, NoSQL Stores, Kafka, Columnar Databases, DataFlow or Pipeline Systems, Graph DataStores 
● Experience with leveraging common infrastructure services like Enterprise Message Bus platforms, configuration services, Toggle management systems, and observability systems like Logging and Distributing Tracing Systems 
● Experience with Domain Driven Design concepts and practices such as bounded contexts, event storming, specification by example, etc. 
● Experience with design, implementation, and operation of data-intensive, distributed systems
● Ability to design and communicate external and internal architectural perspectives of well-encapsulated systems (e.g. Service Oriented Architecture, Docker-based Services, micro-services) using patterns and tools such as Architecture/Design Patterns and Sequence Diagrams 
● Skilled using Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) with an emphasis on automation tools like Terraform, Jenkins, CodePipeline. 
● Knowledge of API / Data Model Design and Implementation, including how to scale out, make highly available, or map to storage systems 
● Knowledge of multiple software stacks 
● Skilled with designing and operating software in a Cloud Provider such as AWS, Azure, or GCP 
● Knowledge about algorithm development for intensive pipeline processing systems
● Possesses an understanding of how to design and develop from a security perspective 
● Possesses an understanding of how to identify, select, and extend 3rd party components (Commercial or Open Source) that provide operational leverage but do not constrain product and engineering creativity

Even Better If You Have...

● Experience designing, modifying, and operating multi-tenant systems 
● Experience using feature or release toggles as a code branching strategy

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

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

Your Impact

The Software Engineer III (Backend) is an experienced engineer that handles complex tasks and contributes significantly to their team's goals. They are expected to start leading small projects or components, while building feature sets / capabilities that are well-crafted and follow Architecture Quality Attributes.

What You'll Do

• Advanced Software Development: Contributes significantly to the development, and implementation of complicated software solutions, ensuring functionality, scalability, testability and reliability. Helps with System Design & Grooming. 
• Code Quality and Optimization: Upholds and enhances code quality through rigorous review processes, optimization techniques, and adherence to best practices.
• Innovative Problem Solving: Addresses complex technical challenges with innovative solutions. 
• Collaboration and Communication: Works effectively within the engineering team and cross-functional teams, collaborating with other engineers, product managers, and stakeholders. 
• Continuous Learning and Adaptation: Stays updated with the latest technology trends and advancements, continually enhancing skills and knowledge. 
• Technical Documentation: Creates and maintains comprehensive technical documentation, ensuring clarity and accessibility of information.

Who You Are

• 5-7+ years of experience in software development, with a demonstrated track record in SaaS or similar environments. 
• 3+ years of professional experience with each of the following: Service Oriented Architecture, Docker-based services, micro-services, API and Data Model Design or Implementation; 
• Experience in playing key roles (for example: development, testing, design, product interfacing, etc) in significant software projects, showing an ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
• Involvement in developing and maintaining large-scale, high-availability software systems.
• Experience with gRPC and Protocol Buffers for efficient, language-agnostic service-to-service communication 
• Understand how to design and develop from a Security Perspective 
• 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 with Agile development methodologies and practices. 
• Experience using feature or release toggles as a code branching strategy 
• Experience with Contract-first designing and negotiating with other systems (UI or Backend)
•  Experience contributing to technical documentation

Even Better If You Have...

• Practical understanding of microservices design patterns and principles, with experience in developing microservices using containerized tools like Docker 
• 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 
• 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. 
• Strong and effective communication and teamwork skills, essential for working in a dynamic and collaborative environment with various stakeholders and team members. 
• Strong skills in programming languages and frameworks commonly used in SaaS development. In particular, Java/Kotlin, Python, C#. 
• Strong skills in designing and developing APIs, basic 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). 
• Knowledge of various stages of the SDLC, including design, development, testing, and deployment.

Perks of DISCO

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

Your Impact

The Principal Software Engineer shapes and evolves our architecture using Distributed Domain Driven Design practices, ultimately ensuring the robustness and scalability of our systems. They influence architectural directions, and through project-embedded consultation. They guide teams to leverage best practices and design patterns.

What You'll Do

● Architecture Leadership: Drives the definition and evolution of our architecture using Distributed Domain Driven Design practices. Acts as the strategy leader for key Architecture Quality Attributes (e.g., Availability, Performance, Scalability, Securibility) to inform architecture assessments. Provides project-embedded architecture consultation to promote best Practices, design patterns, and informed buy vs. build decisions. 
● Platform Capability Enhancement: Contributes to the prioritization of platform capability improvements across feature and data platforms. Enhances the capture and communication of architecture descriptions through automation and innovative tools. Shepherds platform-wide strategies, including naming, protocol standards, and design patterns, to ensure ongoing value creation. 
● Effective Communication: Communicates complex technical concepts effectively in both written and spoken forms, catering to both technical and non-technical audiences. Collaborates with stakeholders to build consensus when necessary, ensuring alignment on architectural decisions.

Who You Are

● 15+ years of relevant experience
● Experience with high volume distributed technical architectures with a high cost of failure, i.e. focus on reliability and availability 
● Experience with some amount of ‘Big Data’ technologies such as: ElasticSearch, NoSQL Stores, Kafka, Columnar Databases, DataFlow or Pipeline Systems, Graph DataStores 
● Experience with leveraging common infrastructure services like Enterprise Message Bus platforms, configuration services, Toggle management systems, and observability systems like Logging and Distributing Tracing Systems 
● Experience with Domain Driven Design concepts and practices such as bounded contexts, event storming, specification by example, etc. 
● Experience with design, implementation, and operation of data-intensive, distributed systems
● Ability to design and communicate external and internal architectural perspectives of well-encapsulated systems (e.g. Service Oriented Architecture, Docker-based Services, micro-services) using patterns and tools such as Architecture/Design Patterns and Sequence Diagrams 
● Skilled using Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) with an emphasis on automation tools like Terraform, Jenkins, CodePipeline. 
● Knowledge of API / Data Model Design and Implementation, including how to scale out, make highly available, or map to storage systems 
● Knowledge of multiple software stacks 
● Skilled with designing and operating software in a Cloud Provider such as AWS, Azure, or GCP 
● Knowledge about algorithm development for intensive pipeline processing systems
● Possesses an understanding of how to design and develop from a security perspective 
● Possesses an understanding of how to identify, select, and extend 3rd party components (Commercial or Open Source) that provide operational leverage but do not constrain product and engineering creativity

Even Better If You Have...

● Experience designing, modifying, and operating multi-tenant systems 
● Experience using feature or release toggles as a code branching strategy

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

CS DISCO is aimed at redefining the landscape of legal technology. Ultimately, we seek to enable lawyers to achieve more efficient, data-oriented, and fact-based legal outcomes. We started our journey as a company by focusing on the crucial 'discovery' phase of the legal process. One of our offerings, Ediscovery, focuses on enabling legal teams to achieve these outcomes with incredible efficiency.

The massive data proliferation over the last decades has revealed the limitations of many legal technology products, impacting the efficiency of legal practices. At CS DISCO, we strive to provide solutions to the legal domain that are magical. To do so requires the processing of large volumes of data at petabyte scale, with high availability, while maximizing performance, minimizing operations cost, and also ensuring data security, privacy, and sovereignty.

Our overarching mission is to create a unified technology platform for the practice of law. We envision a suite of products focused on delivering distinctly better legal outcomes with a minimum of human toil and cost. Our technology addresses the challenges of scale in data and enables legal teams to focus on the critical tasks that necessitate human legal judgment.

With a trajectory that has already seen substantial disruption in this market, our approach is underscored by a lawyer-inspired interface and a cloud-enabled technology platform, aiming for exemplary performance and cost efficiency. Thoughtful product planning and design are ingrained in our “product first” business ethos and culture, aligning with the broader objective of enhancing the practice of law through technology.

Your Impact

You will be a key contributor and responsible for both hands-on technical work to improve existing systems as well as guiding long-term evolutions in this space. You’ll be successful by ensuring that the product and its backend systems meet current and future functional and scaling demands. Through your contributions towards both implementation and system design, you will play a pivotal role in maintaining and evolving our software systems to meet the growing demands of our business, ensuring high availability and high performance.

What You'll Do

• Engage actively in coding, code reviews, and technical discussions, ensuring high-quality output.
• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of scalable, high-performance, easily modifiable distributed systems.
• Continuously enhance system performance, focusing on meeting customer needs using the best practices for designing scalable distributed systems.
• Share knowledge and mentor junior engineers, promoting a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions.

Who You Are

• 10+ years of relevant experience in backend engineering, with a focus on building large scale, highly responsive, fault tolerant services in SaaS and cloud-based applications.
• Strong experience with building highly reliable, highly responsive services backed by relational and non-relational data stores.
• Demonstrated expertise in designing, implementing, and maintaining (through operational observability) highly available, high-performance, distributed systems.
• Proven ability to deliver well-crafted, tested, and maintainable code solutions to complex technical challenges.
• Experience with multiple software stacks, have opinions and preferences, but are not tightly coupled to a specific stack.
• You’ve delivered cloud native software solutions (including designing, implementing, and operational excellence).
• Experience in implementing RESTful APIs for outward-facing services and using gRPC for efficient internal service-to-service communication.

Even Better If You Have…

• Experience with designing, modifying, and operating multi-tenant systems.
• Familiarity with designing and developing from a security perspective with security best practices in system design and development.
• Demonstrated proficiency in multiple programming languages, including but not limited to Python and Kotlin/Java.
• Strategic level interaction with UI Developers.

Some Of Our Technology Stack

• Cloud Provider: AWS
• Persistence: Sql Datastore, Elasticsearch, and others
• Container Orchestration: ECS, Kubernetes
• Transport: gRPC, GraphQL
• Persistence: Elasticsearch, DynamoDB, PostgresQL, Redis
• Event Bus: Kafka
• Languages / Frameworks: Kotlin / Netflix DGS, Python / Flask, .NET
• IaC: Terraform

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