Senior Software Engineer - UK

DISCO; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity RSU grants

Performance bonus

Private health insurance

Dental insurance

Life assurance

Pension plan

Remote work option

Job summary

DISCO is expanding its UK hub, inviting engineers to join a team that builds a cloud-native AI-powered legal platform. You will own complex backend work end to end, contribute to architecture, monitor system health, and collaborate with global teams. The role emphasizes mentoring through code reviews and pairing.

We embrace AI-first development, work with AWS, PostgreSQL, Docker, Kafka, and Kotlin, and offer equity RSU grants, a generous health package, and remote options for distant candidates.

Qualifications

• Proven backend development experience with scalable microservices.
• Strong understanding of distributed data management and event-driven architectures.
• Experience designing and operating containerised software in cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Proficiency with Java family languages (Java, Kotlin, Scala) is required.

Responsibilities

• Own complex technical work end to end, including design and implementation.
• Contribute to architectural design and system health monitoring.
• Mentor teammates through code reviews, pairing, and guidance.

Skills

Backend development

Microservices design

Distributed data management

Event-driven architecture

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Java family languages

Kotlin

Code review / pairing

Tools

AWS

PostgreSQL

Redis

Docker

Kafka

Temporal

Datadog

Terraform

gRPC

GraphQL

Kotlin

Job description

About Us

DISCO is shaping the future of litigation with a unique combination of cutting-edge technology and expert professional services, designed to handle the most complex legal matters.

Our award winning, cloud native platform empowers legal teams to instantly process, collect, and search through millions of documents for relevant case data. The documents are heterogeneous, comprising of email archives, chat exports, audio, video, and native office files. Our customers, often handling sensitive and privileged material, rely on us to deliver a platform with robust security controls, strict data privacy, and data residency guarantees that reflect the jurisdictions they operate in.

Over 170 engineers make up our global engineering organisation, located in three technical hubs - India, UK and the US. Our engineers work collaboratively to solve complex technical challenges and enhance our platform, all with the purpose of improving our customers’ experience.

The Role

We’re now expanding our UK hub and this is an exciting moment to join us as we grow our UK presence. You will join one of our UK-based teams working to enhance our platform.

Day to day, you will own complex technical work end to end: breaking down ambiguous problems, making deliberate trade‑off decisions, and shipping well‑considered code that improves the outcomes of our customers. You will contribute to architectural design, keep an eye on the broader health of the systems you work on, and raise issues, in requirements, design, or code, before they become problems.

You will also invest time in the people around you, whether that is through code review, pairing, or helping less experienced engineers grow. As well as working closely with other engineers in our UK hub, you will collaborate with your colleagues based in India and the US.

We embrace AI‑first development, using AI tooling throughout the engineering lifecycle to move faster and build better software. At the same time, our engineers own what they ship: every service running in production is the direct responsibility of the team behind it.

Our Stack

• AWS, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker, Kafka, Temporal, Datadog, Terraform, gRPC, GraphQL, Kotlin

You Should Apply If You

• have strong demonstrable experience and passion for backend development
• like working together in multidisciplinary teams to deliver solutions for customers
• are proficient in designing and architecting microservices systems, including distributed data management and event‑driven architectures
• are skilled in designing and operating containerised software hosted in a Cloud Provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• have experience with cloud‑based data storage, such as: Relational Databases, NoSQL Stores, data caches, etc
• have experience writing strongly‑typed languages in the Java family (Java, Scala, Kotlin)

Tip for candidates: If you’re unsure whether to apply… do. We know great people don't always tick every box.

Would Be Amazing If You Have Any Experience

• with petabyte‑scale, high‑availability software systems
• writing software for regulated industries

What We Can Offer You

• £90 to £114 + performance related bonus + Equity
• Remote if you live far away from central London.
• Opportunity to share in the success of the company with equity RSU grants
• Your own personalised growth development plan
• Benefits :
• Comprehensive Health Cover: Private Medical Insurance with AXA Health (fully company‑paid for employees, zero excess) and Private Dental Insurance via Bupa. Both are active on day one!
• Robust Financial Security: Peace of mind with Group Life Assurance (4x your basic salary) and Group Income Protection (75% of basic salary after 26 weeks of illness/injury).
• Smart Retirement Savings: Access to a company pension scheme with an optional Salary Sacrifice program via Workday to maximize your savings.
• Wellness & Lifestyle Support: Annual allowances for health assessments (up to £275/year) , vaccinations (up to £125/year) , and optician/eye test reimbursements.
• 24/7 Care Ecosystem: Total well‑being support with unlimited 24/7 digital GP access via Doctor at Hand , a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP) , and specialized legal/bereavement counseling helplines.

Authorization to Work in the UK

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United Kingdom without sponsorship now or in the future. DISCO is not currently sponsoring visas.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

About DISCO

DISCO provides a cloud‑native, artificial intelligence-powered legal solution that simplifies e-discovery, legal document review and case management for enterprises, law firms, legal services providers and governments. Our scalable, integrated solution enables legal departments to easily collect, process and review enterprise data that is relevant or potentially relevant to legal matters.

At DISCO, we believe AI is a core enabler of how work gets done. All employees are expected to proactively adopt and responsibly use AI tools to drive efficiency, improve outcomes, and continuously evolve how they operate in their role.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.