Developer

LEAP Legal Software UK; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading LegalTech company seeks a Developer in Nottingham to craft innovative software solutions. Responsibilities include writing clean code and mentoring peers. Ideal candidates should have extensive experience in web development, PHP, and cloud infrastructure. Join a supportive team that prioritizes growth and offers competitive benefits, including a generous pension plan and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Friendly, supportive culture

Private Health Insurance

Generous Professional Development Fund

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Cycle to work scheme

Free healthy breakfast and snacks

Qualifications

• Over 3 years of experience in server management and web development.
• Experience in leading and mentoring developers.
• Skilled in writing comprehensive tests for product reliability.

Responsibilities

• Write testable, optimal and clean code.
• Perform code reviews for peers.
• Participate in daily huddles and weekly sprint meetings.

Skills

Server management

Web development

PHP

Javascript

MySQL

Git

Cloud Infrastructure

Tools

Laravel

Vue.js

React.js

AWS

DigitalOcean

Bootstrap

TailwindCSS

Job description

Developer, Nottingham Office

• Permanent, Full-time, Hybrid
  
  
  
  

About LEAP


LEAP is the leading provider of Legal Practice Productivity Solutions in the world and is part of ATI - one of the largest international LegalTech companies. For more than 30 years, our curiosity and commitment to continual improvement have kept us reimagining productivity tools for lawyers and their staff to support our guiding purpose, to ‘Help lawyers who help people'. The market-leading software we develop and support is used by more than 100,000 lawyers and their staff in small and medium-sized law firms.


LEAP Estates is the Private Client specialist division of LEAP. We operate as our own independent business unit, as well as providing support to the wider LEAP business. Focusing on this area of law only has enabled us to deliver innovative solutions and award-winning software to our growing user base.


Meet the Innovations Team


At the core of LEAP's success is our market leading software, and our Innovations Team are the architects, coders, and creators keeping our legal software at the cutting edge of what's possible.

Working alongside a dynamic and passionate team of law and technology experts alike, you'll harness your technical aptitude and curiosity to understand our client's needs and translate them into innovative software solutions.

This is an exciting opportunity to work at the frontier of the technology space and make a powerful impact by streamlining our customer's ways of working and giving them space to do more for their clients. A place where your unique perspective and a little human touch will do wonders, not just for lawyers who help people, but in shaping the future of legal technology.


Requirements



Our Stack:

• Backend - PHP (Laravel)
• Frontend - Javascript (Vue.js, React.js)
• Design - Bootstrap & TailwindCSS
• Devops - AWS, Digital Ocean, Forge
  
  
  
  

What You'll Do

• Write testable, optimal and clean code
• Preform code reviews for peers
• Planning and designing of software solutions
• Prioritising own workload, allowing for urgent support requests
• Undertaking in daily Huddles and weekly sprint planning and review meetings
• Communicating any blockers efficiently and timely
  
  
  
  

What You'll Bring

• Over 3 years of experience in server management and web development
• Experienced in leading and mentoring developers across varying skill levels.
• Skilled in writing comprehensive tests to maintain product reliability and security.
• Proven ability to work autonomously and make confident decisions during development
• Experience working with and managing developers of various skill levels, including mentorship
• Expertise with Cloud Infrastructure (DigitalOcean / AWS)
• Strong knowledge of MySQL and database design
• Experienced with Git for version control
• Familiarity with continuous integration implementation
• Knowledge of C# is a plus, but not mandatory
  
  
  

LEAP is an inclusive, people-first company committed to breaking down institutional barriers that keep people from reaching their potential. If you meet some, but not all of the requirements above, we encourage you to still submit your application.


Benefits



What you'll get


On top of a competitive salary and commission structure, we also offer an excellent benefits package:

• Friendly, supportive and driven culture
• LEAP pays 8% of your salary into your pension
• Private Health Insurance, including optical and dental
• £80 a month gym contribution
• Life Insurance cover
• Employee Assistance Program
• Generous Professional Development Fund
• Enhanced Parental Leave
• PerkBox membership
• Cycle to work scheme
• 25 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays)
• Work anniversary rewards
• Paid time off to give blood
• Volunteer day - We offer 1 day per year for a charity of your choice
• Free healthy breakfast, light lunch, snacks
  
  
  
  

Life at LEAP


LEAP is all about impact, growth, and ownership. We're united by a genuine passion for what we do, enriched by the care we show to our customers and each other, and driven by the difference we can make together.

LEAPster culture is about prioritising and celebrating the incredible humans behind our market-leading technology. Think performance-driven remuneration incentives, flexible hybrid work, a enhanced parenting policy, regular social events, free gym membership and so much more.

We strongly believe that personal development and career progression are at the heart of a healthy, high-performing culture and we're committed to empowering LEAPsters with resources and ongoing support. With us, your career will grow as you do, with opportunities to step into new roles, explore new departments, and even work abroad.


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Closing Date: Wednesday 20th August, 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.

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