Senior Software Engineer (Libra - Legal AI Assistant) (m/w/d)

wk; Deutschland; Hybrid; EUR 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Remote EU work up to 20 days/year

26 vacation days

Volunteer day

Zusammenfassung

Wolters Kluwer Libra is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Legal & Regulatory division in Berlin. You will design and implement end-to-end features across backend APIs and frontend interfaces, collaborating with product and design teams to deliver high-performing experiences.

Bring 5+ years in product software engineering, strong Python with FastAPI, and TypeScript (Svelte is a plus). You will help drive best practices, security, and AI-enabled capabilities within a fast-growing,

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering or similar disciplines.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience working within product software engineering.
• Strong experience with Python , particularly FastAPI and asynchronous programming.
• Solid proficiency in TypeScript ; experience with Svelte is a strong plus.
• Familiarity with software engineering best practices and security principles .
• Experience using AI coding agents like Cursor or Claude Code .
• Bonus: You've built or contributed to LLM-powered products .

Aufgaben

• Design, implement, and maintain product features across the stack-from backend APIs to frontend interfaces.
• Collaborate closely with product and design teams to deliver intuitive, high-performing user experiences.
• Ensure code quality, security, and scalability through best practices and thoughtful architecture.
• Contribute to technical decision-making and help shape the engineering culture.
• Explore and integrate AI tools and agents to enhance developer productivity and product capabilities.

Kenntnisse

Python

FastAPI

Asynchronous programming

TypeScript

Svelte

AI coding agents

English communication

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

Cursor

Claude Code

Jobbeschreibung

As a Senior Software Engineer (m/f/d), you will be working for our Legal & Regulatory division where we help legal and compliance professionals enhance productivity, mitigate risk, and solve complex problems confidently.

There are hundreds of thousands of lawyers across Europe - and at Libra , we're transforming how they work. Our AI platform combines deep legal reasoning with cutting-edge generative technology, fundamentally changing how lawyers research, draft, and deliver legal work.

About the role

We are looking for exceptional engineers to join our fast-growing team automating knowledge work for legal professionals. As a Full Stack Engineer , you'll play a central role in developing our product and have high impact and ownership over key product features. You'll work end-to-end across the stack, contributing to both backend and frontend development in a lean, agile environment.

This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of legal tech by building intelligent, scalable solutions that empower professionals and transform workflows.

In your role you'll be part of high skilled technology organization and a fast growing product organization. An ambitious and thrilling place to be as you'll be essential to both strategic alignment and local execution. You'll be working at the vibrant Merantix AI Campus in Berlin , surrounded by a community of AI innovators. We value collaboration, curiosity, and a bias toward action.

What you'll do

• Design, implement, and maintain product features across the stack-from backend APIs to frontend interfaces.
• Collaborate closely with product and design teams to deliver intuitive, high-performing user experiences.
• Ensure code quality, security, and scalability through best practices and thoughtful architecture.
• Contribute to technical decision-making and help shape the engineering culture.
• Explore and integrate AI tools and agents to enhance developer productivity and product capabilities.

What you'll bring

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred in Computer Science or Software Engineering or similar disciplines.

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience working within product software engineering.
• Strong experience with Python , particularly FastAPI and asynchronous programming.
• Solid proficiency in TypeScript ; experience with Svelte is a strong plus.
• Familiarity with software engineering best practices and security principles .
• Experience using AI coding agents like Cursor or Claude Code .
• Bonus: You've built or contributed to LLM-powered products .

Skills

• Entrepreneurial mindset with strong ownership and urgency.
• A pragmatic approach to problem solving. It's more important to you to solve the problem than to use new/hyped technology.
• Accountability and commitment to high-quality outcomes.
• Excellent communication in English; German is a plus.

Working together

This is a hybrid role, where you will spend at least eight days a month at our office, where you'll enjoy the benefits of connecting and collaborating with your colleagues in person.

What we offer

• Permanent employment from day one.
• Remote work & flexibility: Work remotely up to 3 days per week (home office) (= 8 days a month in the office) with flexible working hours.
• Work abroad flexibly: Work from anywhere within the EU for up to 20 days within a twelve-month period.
• Rest & time off: 26 vacation days.
• Show your commitment: 1 additional day off per year for your volunteer work (Volunteer Day).
• Support for development: E-learning via LinkedIn, online language training with goFluent, and other training and development opportunities.

In just over a year, we've established ourselves as Europe's fastest-growing legal AI company by partnering with leading law firms, corporate legal departments, and publishers, As part of Wolters Kluwer's Legal & Regulatory Division, Libra is building the operating system for modern legal work - and you can help us write its next chapter.

Our Interview Practices

To maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we kindly ask that all candidates participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts. Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style. We value authenticity and want to ensure we're getting to know you-not a digital assistant. To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process. Please note that use of AI-generated responses or third-party support during interviews will be grounds for disqualification from the recruitment process.

Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.