Staff Engineer, Opus 2

Salary not provided

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React

AWS

Kubernetes

TypeScript

Java

Spring

Senior and Expert level

Edinburgh

3 days a week in office

Legal software & services

Open for applications

Legal software & services

201-500 employees

B2BData storageLegalCommunication

Open for applications

Salary not provided

+ Share Scheme

React

AWS

Kubernetes

TypeScript

Java

Spring

Senior and Expert level

Edinburgh

3 days a week in office

201-500 employees

B2BData storageLegalCommunication

Company mission

To design, develop, and deliver industry-leading solutions that transform the dispute lifecycle —empowering legal professionals to maximise the value they deliver to clients.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Deep technical expertise in distributed systems, multi-tenant SaaS, and API-first platforms
Languages: full stack experience with a focus on Typescript with familiarity with one of Java and Go a benefit
Infrastructure: familiarity with AWS serverless architecture and K8s
Frameworks: familiarity with React and Spring
Proven ability to lead project delivery end-to-end
Strong mentoring and coaching skills
Familiarity with scaling systems and operational reliability
~8+ years professional software engineering experience

What the job involves

As a Staff Engineer at Opus 2, you’ll lead the delivery of large-scale features and projects within your squad while beginning to influence cross-squad engineering practices
You’ll serve as a trusted technical expert, partnering with Product, Design, and Engineering leadership to ensure solutions are robust, scalable, and user focused
You’ll raise technical standards, coach engineers, and balance delivery speed with long-term maintainability and reliability
Own and deliver large features or projects from design through completion with minimal oversight
Partner with Product and Design to align project delivery with business and user needs
Lead technical design, ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability
Contribute to the wider engineering strategy by influencing best practices across squads
Mentor senior developers, providing technical guidance and feedback
Drive adoption of modern practices (CI/CD, observability, test automation)
Leverage AI to improve quality, delivery speed, and developer productivity across the SDLC
What success looks like:
You consistently deliver large, technically sound projects that meet user and business needs
You anticipate and address technical risks before they become blockers
You elevate engineering standards across your squad and influence other squads
You mentor engineers, strengthening technical depth and delivery capability

Our take

Documentation, clients and teams are all multifarious in legal proceedings, and therefore provide unique logistical problems. Opus 2 aims to meet the needs of the modern courtroom by providing digital solutions in an age of remote hearings.

The company provides e-bundles that seek to solve these problems. Whilst courtrooms may use existing video software to conduct hearings, Opus 2 integrates this software with other elements (such as data storage and documentation) in order to streamline the process and ultimately save time for everyone. The company offers virtual workspaces on a secure cloud platform, streamlining legal work for both lawyers and clients.

Opus 2 continually invests in developing its software in the UK and internationally and facilitates this by hiring new talent. A recent partnership with SeeUnity is set to help achieve this.

Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

13% employee growth in 12 months

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Company

Company HQ

Holborn, London, UK

Leadership

Graham Smith-Bernal

(CEO)

Founded LiveNote, the world's most widely used litigation support tool, before starting Opus 2 in 2008.

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