Senior Software Engineer

About Us:

We're building the modern operating system for personal injury. Founding injury attorneys are lawyers skilled in fighting for their clients but they're also entrepreneurs who are passionate about building a great business. The next generation of exceptional personal injury firms will run on Gladiate and firm founders will utilize our technology to manage their clients, contacts, documents, communication, marketing, staff, and finances to build their best firm. Law firms coast to coast already run on Gladiate, but the best is yet to come.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be responsible for leading the development of significant components of our applications. Qualified candidates will be expected to have advanced knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React or micro-service architectures and API development. We're building the technology powering tomorrow's law firm. This requires technical tenacity and skill. We have big ambitions that come with fascinating challenges that can only be solved by someone with innate grit, technical aptitude, and impeccable craft.

Our front end tech stack includes; React Typescript, NX Monorepo, React/Tanstack Query, TailwindCSS and Vite

Our back end tech stack includes; Python, AWS, Amazon DynamoDB

What you'll achieve:

• Build web applications with web development best practices
• Ship polished user interfaces, micro-services and APIs
• Partner with our founding CTO and fellow engineers to integrate UI components with APIs and databases and execute our product roadmap
• Gather and refine specifications and requirements based on product requirements
• Debug errors, troubleshoot issues, and perform routine performance optimizations
• Write high-quality, scalable, and reusable code
• Shape the law firm of the future

What you'll bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field
• 6+ years of software development experience and comfort using technologies like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and a modern UI framework like React
• Solid understanding of asynchronous programming, including knowledge of Promises, async/await, and handling asynchronous operations effectively in JavaScript
• Familiarity with TypeScript, React Typescript, CSS frameworks such as TailwindCSS or Bootstrap, cross browser compatibility testing, JSON web tokens, and complicated forms and form elements
• Familiarity of with micro service architecture in the AWS environment, non-relational databases, and standard python/java programing principles
• Ability to interpret and integrate third party APIs and SDKs
• An understanding that building a product that powers another entrepreneurs business comes with responsibility for our impact—good and bad
• Interest and concern for business needs, implications, and practicality of your code. You can balance between craft, speed, and the bottom line.
• You're a good listener who collaborates well. You observe and internalize all inputs and feedback to help you reach the best decision.
• Ability to communicate nuanced ideas clearly, whether you're explaining technical decisions in writing or brainstorming in real time
• Comfort asking for help when you get stuck

How to apply:

• Send an email to careers@gladiatelaw.com, include the following information:
• Why Gladiate? Why is our mission, product, company stage a perfect fit for you?
• Why this role? Why is this role tailor made for you?
• Why you? How will you add to our team and our culture?
• What was your favorite TV show or movie when you were a kid?

We hire talented and passionate people from a variety of backgrounds. If you’re excited about a role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every bullet point listed in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. If you’re a builder at heart, share our values, and are a true believer in building the technology to power the law firm of tomorrow - we want to hear from you.

Gladiate is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.

Gladiate is committed to providing highly competitive cash compensation, equity, and benefits.