Lead AI Engineer

About the Role

This is a lead engineering role at a legal AI company, now operating within a larger enterprise contracting platform, focused on building an AI-powered contract intelligence product. You'll work on a small, fast-moving team alongside engineers, product managers, and designers, with significant ownership over both technical strategy and product direction. The work you do will directly shape how enterprise legal teams review and manage contracts.

What You'll Do

• Architect, develop, and own user-facing application features spanning back-end and front-end systems.

• Design intelligent solutions that leverage large language models and AI agent frameworks.

• Promote sound engineering practices and drive the team's technical roadmap.

• Define and implement measurements of success for the engineering team.

• Initiate and lead technical projects with meaningful autonomy and accountability.

What We're Looking For

• 4 or more years of experience in AI/ML engineering or building AI-powered products; SaaS startup exposure is a strong plus.

• Proficiency in Python and SQL, with hands-on experience using PostgreSQL or similar databases.

• Experience working with OpenAI or Anthropic models, including LLM monitoring; model training experience is a bonus.

• Experience building AI applications or agents using frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, or AutoGen.

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Git, containerization (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes).

• Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.

• Hands-on experience with JavaScript, React, or modern front-end frameworks.

• Strong computer science fundamentals; a CS degree is preferred.

• Experience working end-to-end on a small startup team.

• Based in New York City or willing to relocate.

Compensation & Benefits

Salary range: $175,000 to $250,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is available for this role.

Location

This is a full-time, on-site role based in New York, NY, with an expectation of working in-office five days per week.