Software Engineer II

Pre-Paid Legal Services; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Pre-Paid Legal Services seeks a Software Engineer II to design, develop, and maintain software across backend, frontend, and auxiliary tools. You will contribute to architecture, implement features, and ensure code quality with tests and CI/CD, while leveraging agentic AI coding tools to accelerate delivery.

With 2–5 years of experience and a BS in CS or related field, you will collaborate with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders to deliver customer-focused software and continuously

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of industry experience in software engineering.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Commitment to learning, collaboration, and delivering high-quality software.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain software solutions across frontend and backend.
• Contribute to architecture, requirements, and design discussions.
• Write reliable code with unit tests and CI/CD contributions.
• Review AI-generated code for quality, security, and correctness.
• Collaborate with teammates and stakeholders to deliver features.

Skills

AI tools usage

Independent problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

React

React Native

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

Node.js

C#/.NET

Job description

Job Summary:

Scope of the Role

The Software Engineer II is a mid-level technical contributor in the organization who is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining software solutions. They are developing and building the applications and systems that run the company. This could be the backend systems, the frontend user experience, the products, or the tools to keep the business running. They may work independently or as part of a team and contribute to the technical direction of the software engineering department. The impact they should have on the company is to deliver high-quality software products that meet the needs of customers and stakeholders, while also continuing to develop their technical skills and knowledge. They should have a keen focus on learning and professional development, as well as a willingness to collaborate and communicate effectively with colleagues and stakeholders. A Software Engineer II is also expected to demonstrate proficiency with agentic AI coding tools, using them to independently accelerate feature delivery while applying strong judgment to validate every line of AI-generated output.

Responsibilities:

Performance Outcomes

Performance Outcome: Development of Products or Systems

A Software Engineer II will have a deeper understanding of the development processes and tools, including a stronger focus on quality, than more junior engineers. Initially the Software Engineer II might write code according to a specification or ticket written by someone else, using an architecture and/or design created by others. However, as they advance, they will contribute increasingly more to defining the requirements, architecture, and design of what they are building. They are more capable of working independently and not being blocked by others, and will have developed some expertise in their area of focus, which may include several different approaches to solving pro blems with their area. The Software Engineer II will begin to work on components that span a product and potentially a system and will also understand the components of other immediate team members and how their system interacts with these components. While still focused on tasks and tickets, they will begin to see beyond the current ticket and solve problems outside of the task at hand - they will see beyond an individual sprint, with an understanding of work that is happening several sprints out.

Individual tasks include:

• Frontend (as applicable):
• Perform frontend coding for web and/or mobile, using React, React Native, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Node, or similar
• Implement UI primitives spanning web and mobile (contributing to internal open-source frameworks)
• Implement products used by external customers and service providers
• Backend (as applicable):
• Perform backend coding for systems and components, using C#/ .Net , Node.js, or similar
• Implement new features and functionality in Node.js, and .NET as needed
• Write reliable and tested code including unit testing and CI/CD (continuous integration/continuous delivery) pipeline contributions
• Track problems, resolutions, and bug fixes throughout testing and create a comprehensive database of defects and successful mitigation techniques
• Use agentic AI coding tools (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor) proficiently to accelerate feature development, reduce boilerplate, and increase throughput - demonstrating that one engineer + AI can match a small team's output
• Serve as a quality gate for AI-generated code: critically review output for logical errors, security flaws, performance issues, and alignment with requirements before merging
• Engage in ongoing personal study of modern technologies and industry-related knowledge and skills

Performance Outcome: Engagement and Collaboration

The Software Engineer II will work intricately with their teammates and neighboring teams' software engineers, product managers, and others. They will welcome and seek opportunities to learn and grow from more senior engineers as they also continue to develop their own leadership skills.

Engagement responsibilities include:

• Work closely and effectively with teammates, which may include fellow software engineers, program/product managers, software test engineers, and others
• Contribute to the implementation of dynamic requirements/initiatives with teammates, cross-team collaborators, and with business partners as appropriate
• Participate in daily agile stand-ups, story creation/sizing/updating
• Share on-call /escalation responsibilities with your team

Education, Knowledge, and Experience

2-5 years of industry experience in software engineering

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent industry experience

Coding proficiency :

• Frontend-focused software engineers: Intermediate ability to code in React, React Native, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Node, or similar web technologies
• Backend-focused software engineers: Intermediate ability to code in C#/ .Ne