Staff Software Engineer (Frontend)
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About AI Paralegal
AI Paralegal is a member of the LEAP group of companies – the leading provider of Legal Practice Management Solutions in the world. Over a 30‑year period we have expanded across Australia, Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, Poland and New Zealand and support more than 70,000 lawyers and their staff in small and medium‑sized law firms. We owe our success to our curiosity and commitment to our guiding purpose, to 'Help lawyers who help people'.
What You'll Do
Working with experts in the legal industry and a visionary product team you will revolutionise how legal professionals work – creating smarter, faster, and more meaningful ways for them to deliver exceptional outcomes to their clients. As a Founding Engineer you will play a key role in shaping architecture, driving technical excellence, and solving complex problems that have real‑world impact. This is a hands‑on, high‑impact role where strategic thinking, deep technical expertise, and curiosity come together to advance our mission of transforming how legal professionals work.
To Make This Happen, You Will:
* Design, build, and maintain delightful user experiences that support AI Paralegal workflows to redefine how legal work is done.
* Choose the tools to build, deploy and scale Frontend application architecture – CICD, State Management, Webpack, Vite, etc.
* Deliver technical solutions within estimated timeframes.
* Have an eye for detail and be comfortable making design decisions.
* Continuously improve system robustness, observability, and developer experience.
* Design, build, and maintain applications and services, LLMs, agents, and APIs to support AI Paralegal workflows.
What You'll Bring
* 8+ years of experience in software development.
* Experience building engaging and delightful UX using modern frontend technologies.
* Strong experience in JavaScript / TypeScript (ReactJS / AngularJS).
* Strong understanding of frontend hosting and CDN strategies.
* Strong experience in Python and TypeScript would be advantageous, but all language experience is considered.
* Experience designing and consuming APIs using OpenAPI, ideally in distributed environments.
* Experience implementing and refining monitoring and observability across the platform.
You Are The Type Of Person Who
* Has 8+ years of experience in software development.
* Has experience building engaging and delightful UX using modern frontend technologies.
* Has experience building service‑oriented architecture including Docker, Lambda, ECS, etc.
* Has strong experience in Python and TypeScript, but all language experience is considered.
* Has demonstrated ability to work with LLMs or generative AI systems – understanding their constraints, strengths, and how to build around their limitations.
* Has experience designing and consuming APIs using OpenAPI, ideally in distributed environments.
* Has strong experience in JavaScript / TypeScript (ReactJS / AngularJS).
* Has experience with MySQL/PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, S3, etc.
* Has experience implementing and refining monitoring and observability across the platform.
Why Join AI Paralegal?
* Your work matters. Helping lawyers help people sits at the heart of everything we do. We solve real‑world problems that improve and support local, everyday law firms.
* Make an impact. You won't be another 'cog in the wheel.' We give full trust and autonomy for you to be heard, to work on big & complex projects – and to make a real difference.
* Work with a group of authentic, passionate people who love what they do.
* Well‑funded and global. LEAP is the leading provider of Legal Practice Management Solutions across Australia, Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and New Zealand.
* Flexible and hybrid working. We'd like to find this person in Sydney, but we want you to work in a way that suits you and we're open to flexible arrangements.
* Grow your career with us. Our founder Christian Beck has built legal tech businesses for over 30 years. There are opportunities galore to expand your career based on where your interests lie.
* Have fun with us. Celebrations, socials, sports teams, access to sailing and yacht events.
* We value your well‑being – an additional paid wellbeing day every year, free gym membership, corporate dental plan and weekly massages in the office.
* Work in a new, beautiful office space – with a catered lunch and breakfast every week, fully stocked kitchen and an on‑site barista.
* Access to LEAP Home – a program unique to LEAP to support you in buying your primary residence.
Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
Employment type: Full‑time
Job function: IT Services and IT Consulting
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Salary: A$220,000.00 – A$230,000.00
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