Ropes & Gray is a preeminent global law firm. The firm has been ranked in the top three on The American Lawyer's prestigious A-List for eight consecutive years and #1 on Law.com's UK A-List twice in the past three years—rankings that honor the "best of the best" law firms.

The firm has approximately 2,500 lawyers and professionals serving clients in major centers of business, finance, technology, and government in Boston, Chicago, Dublin, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Milan, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Singapore, Tokyo and Washington, D.C.

The firm has consistently been recognized for its leading practices in many areas, including asset management, private equity, M&A, finance, real estate, tax, antitrust, life sciences, health care, intellectual property, litigation & enforcement, privacy & cybersecurity, and business restructuring.

Ropes & Gray is an equal opportunity employer.

The Senior Applications Developer is responsible for developing and maintaining reusable web and database components within Microsoft .NET Framework primarily using C#, JavaScript, and third-party web parts and controls. This developer should love to code, be able to solve and implement challenging business requirements, and be able to manage multiple concurrent priorities that span new software development as well as applications maintenance and support.

Individual must have a strong technical foundation as well as a full understanding of common coding standards, design patterns, configuration management, and full life cycle systems development.

Individual plays a critical role in high performing Application Development team that works effectively across Information Services and with the business stakeholders we serve. Should have the ability to present complex technical information to a wide range of audiences, be a fast learner of new technologies, be a creative thinker, share skills and information freely, and be able to mentor and train other developers. Effective communication skills a must.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Develop and support maintainable, scalable, efficient, and effective solutions that contribute to and adhere to architecture and application framework standards and good coding practices across multiple solution patterns.
• Prepare technical specifications, design documentation, code walk-throughs, test plans, and documentation of completed code.
• Make quality a priority by thoroughly unit testing and integration testing code before releasing it to QA and Production.
• Collaborate effectively and willingly with all IS departments, business and QA analysts, project managers, business stakeholders and vendors.  Help define requirements and explain the capabilities and limitations of various systems.
• Review requirements documentation thoroughly and confirm requirements with solutions architect and business analyst before work begins. Raise concerns and identify gaps in requirements.
• Perform other job-related duties as necessary.

ESSENTIAL CAPABILITIES:

• Must demonstrate the ability to maintain strict confidentiality of the firm's internal, client, and personnel affairs
• Excellent listening skills and written and oral communication skills, including effective presentation skills
• Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and be able to handle multiple projects at the same time
• Must be able to re-prioritize work to keep up with the needs of the business
• Self-starter and good collaborator with ability to work individually and within a team environment
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to work effectively in a culturally and educationally diverse environment
• Willingness to work additional hours when needed

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Must have a solid knowledge of Web Applications Architecture and Design Patterns
• 5+ years application development experience using Microsoft .NET (Former .NET Core; .NET Framework also acceptable) with C#, ASP.NET Core, and SQL Server
• 2+ years’ experience building and consuming REST APIs
• 2+ years’ experience in HTML, JavaScript, CSS
• Experience with prompt engineering and AI agent development
• Experience with application data encryption, .NET Data Protection a plus
• Experience with vector databases and semantic search a plus
• Experience with leveraging mobile native support using web technologies a plus
• Experience with cache servers, web sockets, service workers, and backplanes a plus
• Prior exposure to and support of legal industry a plus
• Proven experience with troubleshooting principles, methodologies, and issue resolution techniques

Ropes & Gray is proud to offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package to our business support team members. The firm also offers comprehensive health and well-being benefits, personal and professional development, career growth opportunities and a collegial and supportive culture. The anticipated pay range for this role is listed below and represents our good faith and reasonable estimate of the starting salary range at the time of posting. In addition, this role is eligible for a discretionary bonus based on performance. The actual offered rate for this position will be determined based on job-related, non-discriminatory factors, including qualifications and experience, geographic location, education, external market data and consideration of internal equity.

• New York: $112,200 - $171,150