Lead AI Engineer

About the Role

Lead the technical strategy and development of an AI-powered contract intelligence platform at an early-stage legal technology team. You will own the user-facing application across backend and frontend systems, helping shape product direction and solve complex enterprise contract challenges.

What You'll Do

• Architect, build, and own user-facing applications across frontend and backend systems.

• Work with engineering, product, and design partners to bring AI-powered solutions to market.

• Design and implement intelligent systems using large language models and AI frameworks.

• Set technical direction, promote sound engineering practices, and guide roadmaps.

• Define and measure success metrics, and lead technical projects that influence product direction.

• Monitor the performance of language model applications in production.

What We're Looking For

• At least 8 years of professional experience building AI products, including experience at a SaaS startup.

• Substantial production software engineering experience, with end-to-end ownership on a small team.

• Proficiency in Python and SQL, including PostgreSQL, along with hands-on experience with JavaScript, React, or a modern frontend framework.

• Experience building AI applications and agents with LangChain and LangGraph; familiarity with other agent frameworks is useful.

• Hands-on experience with OpenAI or Anthropic models, including LLM monitoring; model training experience is a plus.

• Experience with CI/CD, Git, Docker, Kubernetes, and a cloud platform such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.

• A computer science degree, strong fundamentals, and the ability to solve ambiguous problems across multiple AI domains.

Compensation & Benefits

Compensation is $175,000 to $250,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is available.

Location

On-site, five days per week in New York, NY.