Staff Software Engineer

DLS Discovery, LLC

Staff Software Engineer guiding architecture, risk management, testing, and pipelines for KLDiscovery’s secure eDiscovery and legal technology platforms. Mentoring engineers across product areas.

Posted 8/19/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $140,000 - $160,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong proficiency in Angular and .NET (C#) for building and maintaining web applications, with a focus on security and architectural decision-making. Capable of mentoring engineers and driving automated testing and build processes while effectively communicating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

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Angular Proficiency.NET (C#) DevelopmentAPI DesignAutomated Testing PracticesMentoring Engineers

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Hard Skills

Web Application DevelopmentArchitectural Decision-MakingTechnical Risk MitigationSecurity-Focused DesignMulti-Tenant System DesignOrchestration PlatformsReal-Time Alerting SystemsData-Driven Decision MakingFeature Requirements WritingCode Review Practices

Soft Skills

CollaborationCommunicationInitiativeTeam Culture ContributionContext-Switching

Tools & Technologies

Microsoft AzurePostgreSQLSQL ServerGitHubAzure DevOps Pipelines

Industry Keywords

EDiscoveryLegal TechnologyCompliance-Sensitive DomainsEDiscovery Workflows

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AngularAzure.NETPostgresSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Identify and raise security risks and downstream platform impacts across multiple modules before production
Provide architectural guidance across multiple product areas and make cross-module design decisions
Collaborate with Team Leadership and Architects to translate architecture decisions into executable engineering work
Write and refine feature requirements with Product and Team Leadership
Provide input on engineering and coding standards and hold the team to them
Mentor and guide less experienced engineers
Identify technical debt and advocate for addressing it using a data-driven approach
Support multiple product areas concurrently and context-switch as priorities shift
Perform and set expectations for peer code reviews
Drive automated integration, end-to-end, and regression testing practices
Own and improve automated build and release pipelines
Support production applications through bug fixes and enhancements within defined SLAs
Produce high-quality software and automate repetitive work
Share knowledge, continue learning, and take initiative to improve processes
Communicate issues or roadblocks affecting team success
Own work outcomes, set realistic expectations, and deliver on them
Contribute to a positive team culture and support feedback with data and examples
Make data-driven decisions wherever possible

Requirements

What you’ll need

Track record as a senior or staff-level engineer building and maintaining web applications across multiple product areas or organizations
Strong proficiency in Angular and .NET (C#)
Experience with API design and building services that other teams consume
Demonstrated history of identifying and mitigating technical risk across multiple codebases or product areas
Ability to operate independently, make sound architectural trade-off decisions, and communicate those decisions clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Understanding of how to design and develop with security in mind, particularly in environments handling sensitive client data
Experience mentoring engineers at various levels and elevating a team's overall output
Candidate must be based in the United States
Preferred: Experience with Microsoft Azure (hosting, services, infrastructure)
Preferred: Experience with PostgreSQL and/or SQL Server
Preferred: Familiarity with GitHub and Azure DevOps Pipelines
Preferred: Experience working in or around eDiscovery, legal technology, or similarly regulated/compliance-sensitive domains
Preferred: Familiarity with eDiscovery workflows: processing, production, review, and operational coordination
Preferred: Experience designing or operating multi-tenant systems
Preferred: Experience building orchestration or workflow engine platforms
Preferred: Experience with real-time alerting or telemetry systems
Preferred: Exposure to AI/ML integration within internal operational tools and applications

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonus potential
Inclusive benefits
Wellness programs
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