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title: 'Software Engineer - MerusCase at Paradigm'
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# Software Engineer - MerusCase at Paradigm

- **Company:** Paradigm
- **Location:** United States
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2025-02-13
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/joinparadigm/jobs/4529066005

## Job description

What is the role?

MerusCase offers a versatile, easy-to-use, cloud-based practice management solution for law firms. We are looking for a Software Engineer to join our MerusCase team. We are looking for PHP engineers who are interested in modernizing our tech stack to the latest serverless backend technologies along with React UI components.

In this role, you will:

- Develop new software product features and enhancements using SOLID design principles
- Produce clean, efficient, and maintainable code based on specifications
- Collaborate and partner with cross-functional teams such as Product Management and Customer Success to understand their needs and to come up with the best outcome
- Troubleshoot systems and customer issues and help in resolving those by identifying short-term and long-term solutions
- Increase the coverage of unit testing and automate the manual tasks whenever possible
- Actively participate in code reviews and create technical documentation
- Champion and demonstrate the best practices in day-to-day activities
- Lead various technical projects to elevate current products to the next level to handle the upcoming growth
- Support and develop software engineers by providing advice, coaching, and educational opportunities
- Other duties as assigned

## Qualifications

- 3+ years' experience developing SaaS and/or eCommerce web applications
- BS in Computer Science or equivalent
- Proficiency with modern multi-paradigm languages; knowledge of PHP (preferred), Ruby, Java, Python, etc.
- Demonstrable experience with ES6 and Typescript
- Knowledge of modern browser-based UI development with frameworks such as React and/or Angular
- Experience of any cloud environment (AWS preferred)
- Experience in a relational database management system (MySQL preferred) and data modeling
- Experience with professional software engineering best practices for the full software development cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations

Who is the ideal candidate?

- Self-motivated and passionate about learning
- Solid written and verbal communication skills
- Growth mindset, desire to learn and adopt new technologies
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Great team player and able to work efficiently with minimal supervision

## Benefits

- Competitive salary
- Paid vacation + sick and parental leave
- Remote working flexibility
- Company culture that encourages work / life balance
- 100% paid PPO medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401k matching, equity grants

## About Paradigm

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Paradigm provides a suite of modern practice management, payment, and accounting software designed to help law firms automate, manage, and grow their practices.
- **Entity Type**: Private (backed by Francisco Partners; growth equity round in October 2021)
- **Headquarters**: New York, United States
- **Founded**: 2019 (formed through the merger of Bill4Time and PracticePanther; founding roots trace to 2006 and 2012)
- **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed (the company was created by combining Bill4Time, PracticePanther, MerusCase, and later acquisitions)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Legal technology (legal practice management, payments, and accounting)
- **Target customers**: B2B – law firms of all sizes, from solo practitioners to large firms, across multiple practice areas and geographies
- **Mission or purpose statement**: To build the best legal technology products in the world by delivering intuitive, innovative tools that shift the paradigm of how lawyers practice law.

## Products & Services
- **PracticePanther**: All-in-one legal practice management platform (SaaS) – case management, billing, calendaring, document management, client portal.
- **Bill4Time**: Cloud-based time tracking, billing, and practice management software (SaaS) – designed for lawyers and professionals who bill by the hour.
- **MerusCase**: Cloud-based legal practice management platform (SaaS) – built for small to mid-sized law firms with a focus on customization and workflow automation.
- **LollyLaw**: Legal practice management and immigration case management software (SaaS) – specialized for immigration law firms.
- **ParadigmPayments** (powered by Headnote): Integrated payment processing and automated accounts receivable solution (SaaS/Payments).
- **ParadigmAccounting** (powered by TrustBooks): Legal-specific trust accounting and bookkeeping software (SaaS).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue estimated at USD 10 million (source: LinkedIn); serves over 40,000 customers across 170 countries.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Francisco Partners (lead investor in 2021 round)
- **Growth Signals**: Acquired LollyLaw (2022), TrustBooks (2022), and Headnote (2020) to expand product portfolio; 100+ employees; certified as a Great Place to Work in 2021; sold in over 170 countries.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Integrated ecosystem**: A single vendor offering practice management, billing, payments, and trust accounting – reducing the need for multiple software subscriptions.
- **Depth of experience**: Combines 40+ years of collective industry expertise across its portfolio brands.
- **Customization and specialization**: Platforms tailored to different practice areas (e.g., LollyLaw for immigration, MerusCase for customizable workflows) while sharing a common infrastructure.
- **Customer base**: Over 40,000 law firms, creating a strong network effect and deep understanding of lawyer workflows.

## Strategic Focus
- **Product expansion**: Continue integrating and enhancing the product suite (practice management, payments, accounting) to offer a complete end-to-end legal technology stack.
- **Growth through acquisition**: Pursuing strategic acquisitions of complementary legal software products to broaden the portfolio.
- **Customer-centric innovation**: Building features based on direct customer needs and rapidly testing new ideas across the portfolio.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Emphasized as a “people-first business” with values like “act like owners”, “bias for action”, and “passionate about learning and growth”. Certified as a Great Place to Work.
- **Work flexibility**: Remote-friendly and fully virtual environment as of the latest employee reviews (Glassdoor). Locations across the US.
- **Benefits**: Comprehensive health plans with no monthly premiums, 401k match, generous parental leave (12 weeks fully paid), 3 weeks PTO plus sick leave and holidays, paid volunteer time.
- **Diversity & inclusion**: Celebration of diverse backgrounds and perspectives (“Diversity is in our DNA”).
- **Team**: Small but collaborative teams where individuals can make a significant impact (“sit in the driver’s seat”); mentorship and inclusive team building.

## Sources
1. [joinparadigm.com](https://joinparadigm.com/)
2. [joinparadigm.com/about-us](https://joinparadigm.com/about-us/)
3. [joinparadigm.com/careers](https://joinparadigm.com/careers/)
4. [greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/joinparadigm?gh_src=eb1ab1045us)
5. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/joinparadigm)

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