Job Description
Join Our Team at Litera: Where Legal Technology Meets Excellence
Litera has been at the forefront of legal technology innovation for over 25 years, crafting legal software to amplify impact and maximize efficiency. Developed by the best legal minds in the industry, our comprehensive suite of integrated legal tools is both powerful and user-friendly and simplifies the way modern firms manage core legal workflows, secure collaboration, and organize firm knowledge and experience. Every day, we help more than 2.3 million legal professionals focus on their craft. Litera: Less busy work, more of your life’s work.
Overview: We are looking for a Full Stack Tech Lead with expertise in Laravel and Next.js to drive the development of scalable, high-performance next gen application. As a tech lead, you will be responsible for leading a team of engineers, architecting robust solutions, and ensuring the seamless integration of frontend and backend technologies. You will collaborate with product owner, developers, and other stakeholders to deliver high-quality software that meets business and user needs.
Lead the design, development, and deployment of web applications using Laravel (PHP) for the backend and Next.js (React) for the frontend.
Define and enforce best practices in software development, including coding standards, testing, and DevOps workflows.
Architect scalable and secure solutions to ensure system performance and maintainability.
Drive technical decision-making and mentor developers on best practices, design patterns, and modern web development principles.
Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members.
Design and develop RESTful APIs endpoints using Laravel.
Optimize database queries and manage schema migrations using PostgreSQL.
Implement authentication and authorization using OAuth
Work with queues (AWS SQS) for background jobs and task scheduling.
Ensure security best practices, including input validation, XSS protection, and encryption.
Build and maintain scalable Next.js applications with React, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS.
Implement client-side state management using Zustand.
Ensure accessibility, responsiveness, and a seamless user experience.
Monitor and optimize application performance using New Relic, Sentry.
Work closely with UI/UX designer to translate Figma designs into interactive next gen application
Implement logging, monitoring, and error tracking strategies.
5+ years of experience as a full-stack developer, with 2+ years in a technical leadership role.
Strong expertise in Laravel (PHP 8+), Next.js (React), and TypeScript.
Strong product focus, with the ability to balance technical excellence with business impact.
Deep understanding of API design, authentication, and security best practices.
Experience with testing frameworks (Jest, PHPUnit, Playwright).
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to optimize for performance and scalability.
Experience with databases like MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and ORMs such as Eloquent.
Hands-on experience with modern frontend development tools such as Tailwind CSS, Zustand
Work closely with UI/UX designer to translate Figma designs into interactive next gen application
Ability to write automated tests using Jest, Cypress, or PHPUnit.
Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to work in a fast-paced, agile environment.
Experience with WebSockets, and real-time applications.
Experience with tools like Cursor, V0, GitKraken
Experience building text summarization, document processing, and AI-powered automation using LLMs.
Familiarity with microservices architecture and event-driven systems.
Strong understanding of prompt engineering, fine-tuning, and optimizing LLM outputs for accuracy and efficiency.
Prior experience with shacdn
If you’re passionate about building high-performance next gen application and leading a talented engineering team, we’d love to hear from you!
Litera is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.