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Senior Software Development Engineer
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Llp · 🇺🇸 New York City; Washington, D.C.
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- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 37 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 2 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
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The US Department of Labor certified 37 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 2 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Gibson Dunn is a leading global law firm, advising clients on significant transactions and disputes. Our exceptional teams craft and deploy creative legal strategies that are meticulously tailored to every matter, however complex or high-stakes. The firm’s work is distinguished by a unique combination of precision and vision. Based in New York or Washington D.C., the Senior Software Development Engineer will be responsible for designing, architecting, building, and leading the delivery of enterprise applications and shared platform capabilities across the firm. As part of the firm’s strategic investment in artificial intelligence, this role will develop next-generation applications that enable attorneys and business professionals to work more efficiently, uncover insights faster, and deliver exceptional client service. The Senior Software Development Engineer will serve as a technical leader, partnering closely with the AI Platform and Data Engineering teams, product owners, attorneys, and business stakeholders to translate complex business needs into scalable software solutions. The role will lead initiatives from rapid prototype through production implementation, with a particular focus on AI-enabled products and applications, agentic workflows, enterprise integrations, and modern software engineering practices. Primary applications and platforms include: • Microsoft Azure, including Azure App Services, Azure Functions, Azure API Management, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, and Storage Accounts • C#, .NET, Python, JavaScript, and TypeScript • React, Angular, or similar front end technologies • Large language models, retrieval augmented generation, and AI enabled applications • Agent orchestration frameworks, including LangGraph and Semantic Kernel • Model Context Protocol • Vector and hybrid search technologies • Docker and Kubernetes • Terraform and Bicep • Git based source control and CI/CD platforms • Data pipeline, machine learning, and MLOps tooling • AWS services, including SageMaker, Glue, Athena, Lambda, ECS, and S3 Responsibilities include: Application Development & Architecture • Designing, developing, and maintaining enterprise-grade applications, APIs, services, and shared platform capabilities. • Developing AI-enabled solutions that integrate the firm’s proprietary large language models, services, retrieval capabilities, and intelligent agent frameworks into legal and business workflows. • Leading the technical architecture and end-to-end delivery of complex software initiatives from rapid prototyping and proof of concept through production implementation. • Defining technical strategies and architecture patterns that balance scalability, maintainability, security, reliability, and performance. • Translating complex legal and business workflows into scalable technical solutions, including determining where AI-enabled or agent-assisted solutions can provide meaningful value. • Automating manual and email-driven processes through data-integrated workflows and intelligent decision support. • Evaluating emerging technologies and recommending adoption where appropriate. AI & Agentic Workflow Engineering • Designing and building agentic workflows that plan, invoke tools, and execute multi-step legal and business processes. • Developing tools and Model Context Protocol interfaces that securely connect AI agents with firm systems and data. • Building orchestration capabilities including state management, retries, checkpointing, human review, approvals, and safe recovery for long-running workflows. • Develop, deploy, and maintain AI-powered applications, large language model (LLM) solutions, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) architectures, intelligent agents, and workflow automation capabilities that sup