Staff Engineer

Jus Mundi; Paris; Hybride; EUR 70 000 - 100 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Hybrid working arrangement

Five weeks of vacation

100% coverage of private health insurance

60% company-funded restaurant vouchers

Co-financed ClassPass membership

Remote work flexibility

Relocation assistance

Résumé du poste

Jus Mundi in Paris seeks a Staff Engineer to shape a resilient, secure, and scalable platform. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in software engineering, particularly with PHP and Symfony, and will lead critical initiatives involving architecture and infrastructure management. The role offers a hybrid work environment with five weeks of vacation, health insurance, and various flexible benefits aimed at fostering a diverse workplace. Join us to make an impactful contribution in the legal tech sector.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional experience in software engineering and cloud infrastructure management.
• At least 3 years in senior or staff-level technical leadership roles.
• Strong track record of leading complex technical projects without direct managerial authority.
• Proven ability to make and communicate clear technical trade-offs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English (fluent required).

Responsabilités

• Drive architectural decisions and technical strategy across multiple teams and domains.
• Design and evolve fault-tolerant, scalable distributed systems.
• Partner with Product and Engineering leaders to balance technical trade-offs with business value.
• Tackle essential work such as stack upgrades and technical migrations.
• Lead the implementation of the new engineering framework.

Connaissances

PHP

Symfony

Node.js

Kubernetes

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD

Distributed systems design

Crisis management

Description du poste

Jus Mundi, founded in 2019, is a mission‑led legal technology company in Paris with offices in New York, London and Singapore. We serve over 150,000 users in more than 90 countries.

About the Role

Staff Engineer – responsible for shaping and sustaining a resilient, secure and scalable platform that powers our engineering organization. The role combines strategic technical leadership with hands‑on engineering work.

Responsibilities

• Drive architectural decisions and technical strategy across multiple teams and domains, focusing on product outcomes and user impact.
• Design and evolve fault‑tolerant, scalable distributed systems.
• Guide teams toward sound architectural decisions and coordinate initiatives across multiple squads.
• Partner with Product and Engineering leaders to balance technical trade‑offs with business value.
• Tackle essential work such as stack upgrades (PHP, Symfony) and technical migrations.
• Write production code across different domains and rapidly context‑switch between technical subjects.
• Resolve crisis situations such as critical infrastructure incidents.
• Lead the implementation of the new engineering framework (priority #1).
• Define and enforce engineering standards related to reliability, security, testing and deployment.
• Lead the transition toward fully automated, self‑healing and immutable infrastructure.
• Drive platform‑wide initiatives that improve developer productivity, system reliability and end‑user experience.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional experience in software engineering and cloud infrastructure management.
• At least 3 years in senior or staff‑level technical leadership roles.
• Strong track record of leading complex technical projects without direct managerial authority.
• Senior software engineering experience with PHP and Symfony.
• Solid experience with Node.js; Nuxt experience is a plus.
• Strong DevOps expertise: Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, observability.
• Experience designing, scaling and operating fault‑tolerant distributed systems.
• Ability to work across multiple programming languages and contexts.
• Deep expertise in system design and distributed systems architecture.
• Proven ability to make and communicate clear technical trade‑offs.
• Orchestration of complex technical transitions across multiple teams.
• Crisis management experience and composure under pressure.
• Strong opinions with ability to advocate while driving consensus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English (fluent required).
• Strong product mindset with ability to understand business context and user needs.
• Ability to evolve in a fast‑changing environment, reevaluating priorities to deliver the right impact.
• Bonus: Experience in SaaS or AI‑powered platforms, security engineering, large‑scale platform engineering or legal tech.

Benefits

• Hybrid working arrangement: two on‑site days and flexible remote work.
• Five weeks of vacation each year, with flexible scheduling.
• 100% coverage of private health insurance for employee and children.
• 60% company‑funded restaurant vouchers for weekday meals.
• Company‑wide summits (JM Fest) to connect and inspire.
• Co‑financed ClassPass membership for fitness and wellness activities.
• Flexibility to work remotely from anywhere for up to eight weeks a year.
• Relocation assistance for moving to France.
• Commitment to building a warm, inclusive, and diverse environment.

At Jus Mundi, we believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key to our success. Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job, but we’ll let you in on a secret: there’s no such thing as a ‘perfect’ candidate. We celebrate diverse backgrounds, experiences, and identities, and we encourage you to apply regardless of how you identify. Join us in building a workplace where everyone feels valued, empowered and excited to contribute their best work every day.