Full Stack Developer

The Role

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Full Stack Developer to help build the future of our platform. We are looking for a candidate with proficiency with React.js, TypeScript, Ruby on Rails, AWS, GraphQL, and PostgreSQL to help build innovative SaaS solutions for law firms. Bonus points for having integrated LLM or other “AI” building blocks into an application. You will author elegant code and make a visible, direct impact on a fast-paced engineering team.    

In this role at Lawmatics, you will develop user features, refactor existing code to scale with our growing user base, and collaborate with the team to discover creative solutions to meet the needs of the market. You will also have the opportunity to build and improve components of the application’s front and backend to ensure it is robust, reusable, and easy to maintain.  

Bring your dedication and passion to Lawmatics and imagine what we could accomplish together.  New insights can help us build exceptional products, services and customer experiences.  We know that our customers’ success is a combined effort, so we’re also invested in our peoples’ success. Lawmatics strives to provide opportunities for employees to learn, grow and thrive. 

This role requires on-site presence from Monday to Wednesday at our La Jolla, San Diego office, with the flexibility to work remotely on Thursday and Friday.

What You’ll Do

• Develop new user-facing features using React.js / Ruby on Rails / GraphQL / PostgreSQL
• Build reusable components and front-end libraries for future use
• Translate requirements, designs, and wireframes into high-quality code
• Optimize components for maximum performance across a vast array of web-capable devices and browsers
• Fix bugs that may arise and prevent them from happening again
• Use the latest AI tools to build great products even faster 

What You'll Bring

• 2+ years experience as a Full Stack Developer
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or related field
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, including DOM manipulation
• Thorough understanding of modern React.js and its core principles
• Proficiency with PostgreSQL
• Proficient with ES6+
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs
• Familiarity with GraphQL is a plus
• Experience with Ruby and Rails is a plus
• Demonstrated ability to use AI tools to understand an existing codebase and make it better even faster
• Knowledge of modern authorization mechanisms, such as JSON Web Tokens
• Familiarity with modern front-end build pipelines and tools
• Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM, etc.
• Ability to comprehend business requirements and translate them into technical requirements (and then implement them)
• Proficient with Unix, CLI, Git
• A love for unit and integration tests
• Excellent communication skills
• Flexibility and adaptability to thrive in a fluid startup environment
• Ruby on Rails, Rspec, Redis, Sidekiq, GraphQL, Java with Springboot, and DevOps experience (AWS, CI, Docker) are a plus, but not required