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Staff Software Engineer

Legora

Company websitelegora.com (Legora, opens in new tab)

Base salary $272,850  to $369,150

Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in New York City, NY

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  • LocationNew York City, NY
  • WorkplaceOn-site
  • Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
  • Last checked (23 min ago) · observed since

About this job

About Us

Legora is redefining how legal work gets done. Not built for lawyers, built with them. We work alongside the world’s best legal teams, who expect excellence, precision, and speed, and we hold ourselves to the same bar.

Our AI-native workspace lets legal professionals move faster, think more clearly, and operate with sharper precision. By analysing thousands of documents in minutes and powering end-to-end workflows, we cut through complexity, teams can focus on what matters: judgment, strategy, and outcomes.

2,100+ customers across 80+ countries trust us, including Cleary Gottlieb, Goodwin, Linklaters, White & Case, Dentons, and Barclays. We’ve scaled to $200M+ in ARR, with teams across Europe, North America and APAC, and continue to expand through acquisitions including Qura, Walter AI, Graceview, Cadastral, and Wexler.

We partner with world-class performers: including Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees, Ludvig Åberg (and his caddie), and campaigns featuring Jude Law.

Joining Legora means three things.

  • We lean in: ownership over titles, outcomes over intentions.

  • We fight for excellence: high standards, direct, ego-free feedback.

  • We grow together: as a team and with our customers.

Mission before ego. Everyone contributes. No one coasts.

If you’re driven by impact, pace, and raising the bar. This is the place.

About the Role

Legora is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to play a lead role in shipping high-impact features and building scalable systems. In this senior position, you’ll own delivery of technical solutions from design through production, driving innovation while collaborating closely with Product, Engineering, and other teams.

What You’ll Do

  • Architect, design, and ship new features with a focus on speed, quality, and reliability

  • Collaborate cross-functionally to translate business needs and product ideas into robust technical solutions

  • Lead engineers through the full software development lifecycle—from ideation and scoping to development, release, and ongoing optimization

  • Champion automation and process improvements that accelerate feature delivery and maintain technical excellence

  • Ensure code quality, documentation, and compliance standards are met as features move from prototype to release

  • Mentor engineers and foster a collaborative, high-trust environment that values rapid delivery

Who You Are

  • Extensive experience in software engineering, with a history of shipping impactful features in complex systems

  • Deep understanding of system design, software architecture, and modern development practices

  • Effective technical leader and mentor who prioritizes feature delivery without sacrificing quality

  • Exceptional collaborator and communicator, comfortable working across disciplines and with stakeholders at all levels

  • Advocate for continuous delivery, automation, and process efficiency

What’s In It For You

  • Global collaboration: Partner with teams and clients domestic and internationally.

  • Competitive package: Comprehensive salary, benefits, and tools for success.

  • Meaningful work: Your efforts shape how thousands of lawyers use AI daily.

  • In-person environment: Union Square office designed for ambitious builders.

  • Benefits & Perks: We invest in our people with a comprehensive, thoughtfully designed benefits package:

    Medical, Dental & Vision

    • Multiple medical plan options through Aetna and Kaiser Permanente

    • HSA or Healthcare FSA (based on plan selection)

    • Dental plans via MetLife

    • Vision plans via Vision Care

    Family Support

    • Generous parental leave

    • Free access to Maven Clinic

    • Dependent Care FSA

    • Free One Medical membership for employees and dependents

    Additional Perks

    • Pre-tax commuter benefits

    • Life Insurance + STD/LTD

    • 401(K) with generous company match

    • Unlimited PTO

    • Robust voluntary benefits, including identity protection (via Aura), legal coverage via MetLife, pet savings programs, and more

Legora is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At Legora, we believe great teams are built on diversity of thought and experience. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive, high-performance culture where everyone can do their best work. We welcome people of all backgrounds and don’t discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Pay in context

This role's base floor ($272,850) is above 97% of the 963 Software Engineering roles in New York listed on this site; 1 other lists the same floor. Their median floor is $175,000; the middle half runs from $145,000 to $200,000.

Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 6, 2026.

This range next to 6 other live Legora roles with the nearest advertised base floor
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This range next to 6 other live Legora roles with the nearest advertised base floor
RolePublished base
Staff Software Engineer (this listing)$272,850 - $369,150
Staff Site Reliability Engineer$272,850 - $369,150
Lead Legal Engineer$273K - $321K
Lead Legal Engineer$273K - $321K
Senior Director, Global Brand Experiences$272K - $320K
Senior Director of Marketing, North America$258K - $304K
Value Engineer$257,040 - $302,400

Same $100K to $400K scale as every card. All Legora roles · How to read the bar

Observed changes

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Observed since
Employer-stated posting date
2026-09-03
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Location as the employer wrote it: New York City

USD 272,850 – 369,150 · 1 YEAR · Salary

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