Principal Engineer, Fulfillment

Technology San Mateo, California


Description

Overview

LegalZoom is looking for talented, passionate, and driven engineers to join the Product Experiences Engineering team and help support our mission of 'Democratizing Law'.    

LegalZoom has helped millions of customers become business owners by enabling them to #makeitofficial with business formation solutions such as an LLC or Corporation. These SMBs look to LegalZoom when taking the next steps on their journey of running a business, such as getting the right business licenses, opening a business checking account or creating a new company website – this is where our secure, trusted partner ecosystem intersects with the LZ customer experience, enabling LZ to deliver those customer needs via Strategic Partners.   

The ideal candidate should have a strong background in software design, developing and managing the delivery of highly scalable, micro-services driven cloud-based systems, leveraging a combination of Java, Kotlin, and AWS platforms.

Please note: We have multiple openings for a variety of teams within Product Experiences and across our engineering team. 

You will

  • Influence the organization, engineering leaders, product managers, and the business to develop a unified approach for our Partner Workflow and Orchestration system
  • Maximizing the growth and impact of other senior engineers at LegalZoom through mentorship, advice, and leading groups designed to align technical initiatives and decisions
  • Define overall technical architecture for major parts of the platform
  • Architect large scale reliable systems to support continuous growth of the business
  • Develop innovative strategies, processes and best practices to reduce technical debt, increase observability and reliability, to enable both business continuity and technology transformation for the Partner Experience
  • Understand how key technical decisions will drive business outcomes

You have

  • 10+ years relevant industry experience in a fast paced, high growth tech environment
  • Experience building, leading, and architecting large, high-scale web application (e.g., well-designed APIs, high volume data pipelines, efficient algorithms)
  • Proven impact as Principal Engineer or equivalent on a complex technology area spanning several teams
  • Experience working in a JVM-based Service-Oriented Architecture and a modern frontend stack
  • Experience leading a technology transformation for business-critical systems 

LegalZoom is a remote-first company and the national range for this role is ($126,000 - $270,000). Actual compensation offered will depend on several factors including but not limited to: geographic location, work experience, education, skill level, and/or other business and organizational needs. In addition, an annual bonus, incentive bonus and/or restricted stock units may be provided as part of the compensation package. You will also receive a full range of medical, financial, and other benefits as seen below.

  • Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
  • 401k, With Matching Contributions
  • Paid Time Off
  • Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • Short-Term/Long-Term Disability Insurance
  • Plus other wellness benefits to include:
    • Fertility
    • Mental Health
    • One Medical
    • Wellness reimbursement of up to $250

For onsite roles or roles that require periodic onsite visits, LegalZoom requires all employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before starting work, unless precluded from doing so by applicable law. The CDC currently defines “fully vaccinated” as two weeks after the second dose for Pfizer and Moderna, and two weeks after the single dose of Johnson & Johnson. LegalZoom will require proof of vaccination before a successful applicant’s first day of work, and will consider requests for exemption from this requirement during the offer phase (1) as a reasonable accommodation for medical reasons or sincerely held religious beliefs where the accommodation would not LegalZoom undue hardship or pose a direct threat to the health and safety of others, or (2) for other reasons under applicable law.

Join us in making a difference as we build our future and help ensure access to professional legal advice to all! LegalZoom is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to diversity, equality, and inclusion, and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment.  LegalZoom prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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