Location:

Austin

Boston

Boulder

Los Angeles

New York

Palo Alto

Salt Lake City

San Diego

San Francisco

Seattle

Washington, D.C.

Wilmington

Wilson Sonsini is the premier legal advisor to technology, life sciences, and other growth enterprises worldwide. We represent companies at every stage of development, from entrepreneurial start-ups to multibillion-dollar global corporations, as well as the venture firms, private equity firms, and investment banks that finance and advise them. The firm has approximately 1,200 attorneys in 19 offices: 14 in the U.S., three in China, and two in Europe. Our broad spectrum of practices and entrepreneurial spirit allow our staff exceptional opportunities for professional achievement and career growth.

Wilson Sonsini has launched a proprietary software platform called Neuron to digitally transform its legal practice and spearhead a new breed of technology-enabled legal services for startups.

The Firm is the premier legal advisor to technology, life sciences, and other growth enterprises worldwide. We represent innovative companies at every stage of development, from entrepreneurial start-ups to multibillion-dollar global corporations. Some of our clients include the likes of Google, Apple, Tesla, and Lyft.

Senior Developers are the primary contributors to Neuron on both the frontend and the backend. You will work closely with a fully remote team of designers, other developers, and stakeholders to add additional capabilities to the Neuron platform, as well as maintain existing features and infrastructure. Mentoring on software design and process will be offered by our principal developers.

We are currently hiring for two Senior Developer positions. These positions are both available as fully remote opportunities.

About the Team:

Serious, studious, and precise
Supportive learning environment and culture with excellent mentorship and collective work opportunities
Significant experience in all aspects of software development, including distributed system design
Heavily influenced by post-agile Lean and Toyota methodologies, including pull systems, Just-in-Time, and Theory of Constraints
Very high quality standards

Requirements:

5+ years designing, implementing, and testing software
Bachelor’s degree required
Fluency in software design principles
Experience with test-driven development
Familiarity with service-oriented architecture and distributed system fundamentals
Ability to clearly communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
Beneficial to have experience with Microservices, Pub/Sub, Event Sourcing, as well as Eventide and Message DB

Technologies Used:

Ruby
Rails
Eventide
Message DB
PostgreSQL
Kubernetes
Terraform
Azure
JavaScript

If you are curious to learn more about Neuron, here are some links to explore:

The 10 Most Innovative Companies in North America in 2022

Wilson Sonsini’s Next Automation Project Is Its Startup Practice

WSGR Launches Neuron for Startups + In-Depth Interview

The primary location for this job posting is in Palo Alto, but other locations may be listed. The actual base pay offered will depend upon a variety of factors, including but not limited to the selected candidate’s qualifications, years of relevant experience, level of education, professional certifications and licenses, and work location. The anticipated pay range for this position is as follows:

San Francisco and Silicon Valley: $163,200 – $220,800 per year

Austin, Boston, Boulder, District of Columbia, Los Angeles, New York, San Diego, Seattle, and Wilmington: $147,050 – $198,950 per year

Salt Lake City and all other locations: $130,900 – $177,100 per year

The compensation for this position may include a discretionary year-end merit bonus based on performance. We offer a highly competitive salary and benefits package.

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

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