9 months ago
London, United KingdomSenior
Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to more junior engineers.
- Lead epics and initiatives and contribute to technical and architectural decisions.
- Design, develop, and maintain sophisticated, scalable, high-performance software solutions and microservices.
- Perform system design and feature grooming for assigned subsystems.
- Align backend architecture with front-end design, user experience, business needs, and customer expectations.
- Improve code quality through reviews, optimization, and engineering best practices.
- Design and operate cloud-based systems, APIs, distributed data systems, and event-driven architectures.
- Create and maintain technical documentation and collaborate with cross-functional and engineering teams.
- Address complex technical challenges and support production monitoring, reliability, and observability.
Requirements
- 7–10+ years of relevant software development experience, focused on SaaS or cloud-based applications.
- Experience leading or playing a key role in significant software projects.
- Proficiency with Docker and Kubernetes for creating, deploying, and managing containers.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or CircleCI.
- Expertise designing and architecting microservices, distributed data management, and event-driven architectures.
- Experience designing and operating software on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Experience with relational databases, NoSQL stores, and data caches.
- Strong programming skills in Java/Kotlin, Python, and C#.
- Experience designing and developing APIs and understanding HTTP/HTTPS protocols and API documentation.
- Knowledge of system architecture, design patterns, software engineering practices, server management, network configurations, and the SDLC.
- Preferred experience with large-scale, high-availability systems, security-focused development, observability, production monitoring, third-party components, feature or release toggles, contract-first design, and technical documentation.
- Effective communication, collaboration, analytical, problem-solving, and continuous-learning abilities.
Benefits
- Medical and dental insurance
- Discretionary bonus
- RSUs
- Growth opportunities throughout the company
- Open, inclusive, and fun work environment
Tech Stack
Apache KafkaAWSAzureC#CircleCIConsulDockerFlaskGitLab CI/CDGoogle Cloud PlatformGraphQLgRPCJavaJenkinsKotlinKubernetesPostgreSQLPythonRedisTerraform
About DISCO
DISCO builds a cloud-native, AI-assisted eDiscovery and case management platform for law firms, corporate legal departments, legal service providers, and governments, complemented by professional services such as document review and digital forensics. It sells primarily via SaaS subscriptions with services. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, DISCO is a public company listed on the NYSE.