About Us:
Ovation Law Firm is a fast-growing, consumer-focused law firm based in the United States, committed to delivering exceptional legal services while fostering a high-performance, accountable, and supportive workplace. As we continue to scale nationally with a remote-first workforce, our internal technology and systems play a critical role in keeping our teams productive, secure, and connected.
We operate in a fast-paced environment where reliability, responsiveness, and operational discipline matter.
About the Role:
We are seeking a Senior Full-Stack Developer to own the development, maintenance, and optimization of our high-traffic, consumer-facing web applications. These applications convert thousands of inbound visitors into qualified prospects each day, making performance, reliability, scalability, and user experience critical to success.
This is a hands-on role responsible for the full technology stack, including front-end applications, Node.js APIs, system integrations, and the data pipelines that connect with Salesforce, data warehouses, and partner networks. The ideal candidate is a strong problem solver who can independently design, build, deploy, and support production-grade applications while mentoring others and collaborating effectively across technical and business teams.
Key Responsibilities:
Software Development Lifecycle
- Own features and projects from requirements gathering through deployment and ongoing maintenance.
- Participate in technical planning, estimation, and milestone development.
- Create and maintain architecture diagrams, technical documentation, and decision records.
- Conduct code reviews and contribute to development standards and best practices.
Backend Development
- Design, develop, and maintain production-grade REST APIs using Node.js and Express.
- Implement authentication, authorization, input validation, rate limiting, and error handling.
- Integrate with databases including MongoDB, SQLite, and BigQuery.
- Build and maintain integrations with Salesforce, marketing platforms, and third-party APIs.
- Optimize application performance through indexing, caching, and asynchronous processing.
- Create and maintain API documentation using OpenAPI/Swagger.
Front-End Development
- Develop responsive, user-facing web applications using JavaScript, jQuery, HTML5, and CSS3.
- Ensure compatibility across desktop, tablet, and mobile devices.
- Optimize website performance and Core Web Vitals, including LCP, INP, and CLS.
- Build and maintain multi-step forms, validation workflows, disclosures, and conversion-focused user experiences.
Marketing Technology, Data & Analytics
- Implement and maintain analytics, attribution, and tracking systems, including UTM parameters and click identifiers.
- Support A/B testing and website optimization initiatives.
- Develop and maintain ETL processes and data warehouse integrations.
- Build, support, and monitor reporting dashboards, and investigate data discrepancies, anomalies, and performance issues.
Infrastructure & Operations
- Manage Git-based development workflows and deployment processes.
- Administer Linux-based servers, configure and maintain Nginx, and manage Node.js applications using PM2.
- Maintain SSL certificates (Let's Encrypt/Certbot), configure CDN services, and manage environment variables, configuration, and secrets.
- Monitor production systems and troubleshoot issues as they arise.
Security & Compliance
- Apply OWASP security best practices throughout the development lifecycle, including proper validation, sanitization, and Content Security Policies.
- Conduct regular security reviews and audits.
- Maintain awareness of applicable regulations, including TCPA, CCPA, and GDPR.
Cross-Functional Collaboration & Mentorship
- Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions and communicate project status, risks, and blockers to stakeholders.
- Create and maintain technical documentation, SOPs, and runbooks.
- Provide mentorship and code-review feedback to other developers on the team.
Requirements:
We expect a senior, hands-on engineer who can operate independently across the stack. At minimum, you should bring:
- 5+ years of professional full-stack development experience, including significant time owning production systems end-to-end.
- Strong backend proficiency with Node.js and Express, including REST API design, authentication and authorization, and API documentation (OpenAPI/Swagger).
- Strong front-end proficiency with modern JavaScript (ES6+, async/await, Fetch API, DOM manipulation), jQuery, and HTML5/CSS3, including Flexbox, CSS Grid, mobile-first responsive design, and WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility standards.
- Hands-on experience with databases and data tooling, including MongoDB, SQLite, BigQuery, ETL processes, and troubleshooting data integrations.
- Practical infrastructure and operations skills, including Linux administration, Nginx, PM2, SSL certificate management, CDN configuration, and Git version control.
- Experience refactoring and maintaining legacy codebases, and the engineering judgment to balance speed, quality, and scalability.
- Demonstrated ability to mentor other developers and lead through code review and technical guidance.
Preferred Requirements:
The following are strong pluses but not required:
- Salesforce integrations and experience with marketing technology platforms.
- Analytics and attribution tracking, and experience with A/B testing frameworks.
- Web application security best practices and familiarity with TCPA, CCPA, and GDPR.
- Experience in legal, insurance, financial-services, or other regulated industries.
What We Offer:
- Full-time role.
- 100% remote work environment.
- Paid Time Off (PTO).
- Opportunity to work closely with Leadership in a growing, technology-driven law firm.
- Long-term growth and stability in a high-impact role.
