Lead AI Engineer
- Salary
- $175K–$250KUSD per year
- Moves you to
- United States
- Support
- Visa sponsorship
- Posted
- Oct 2, 2026
About the Role
Join a small, fast-moving team building AI-powered contract intelligence for enterprise users. In this hands-on lead role, you will help shape the technical direction and develop a user-facing application that applies AI to complex contract workflows.
What You'll Do
Architect, build, and maintain end-to-end features across back-end and front-end systems.
Collaborate with engineering, product, and design partners to deliver useful AI-powered capabilities.
Drive technical projects, engineering practices, and the team's technical roadmap.
Help define and implement measures of success for the team's work.
What We're Looking For
8+ years of relevant software engineering experience, including 3+ years building SaaS products.
Strong production engineering experience and the ability to contribute across a small team.
Proficiency in Python and SQL, with experience using PostgreSQL or another relational database.
Experience building AI applications or agents with frameworks such as LangChain or LangGraph.
Experience working with OpenAI or Anthropic models; model training and LLM monitoring experience are useful.
Familiarity with CI/CD, Git, Docker, Kubernetes, and a cloud platform such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Hands-on experience with JavaScript, React, or another modern front-end framework, plus strong computer science fundamentals and a CS degree.
Compensation & Benefits
The annual salary range is $175,000 to $250,000 USD. Visa sponsorship is available.
Location
This is an on-site role based in New York, NY.