Technical Lead – AI, Software Products

Description

• Lead development of custom client-facing software for large law firms and legal services clients • Own architecture and system design decisions for new projects and ongoing work • Build and maintain AI/LLM-powered features • Evaluate technical feasibility and estimate effort for incoming project work and RFPs • Stay current with AI/LLM developments across the industry and legal sector — be the team's go-to source for what's possible and what's practical • Foster a culture of experimentation — share resources, run experiments with new tools, and ensure the team is using the latest tech effectively • Be a key resource to the VP in charge of go-to-market and commercial aspects of the business. • Manage a team of 2-4 engineers — 1:1s, career development, code review, workload balancing • Maintain engineering quality standards across the team's projects • Hire and onboard new engineers as the team grows • Maintain and extend existing client projects and internal platforms • Manage cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP) and deployment pipelines (GitHub Actions, Terraform, Bicep)

Requirements

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with at least 2 years managing engineers • Strong full-stack skills (JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, React, Node.js, PostgreSQL) • Production experience with LLM integration • Cloud infrastructure experience • Comfortable making architecture decisions with incomplete information • Experience with agentic coding tools (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor, Codex) • Comfortable interfacing directly with clients in a supporting role — able to hold technical conversations with stakeholders at AmLaw firms • Deep understanding of modern engineering practices (e.g. code review, CI/CD, o11y, automated testing). Bonus points for opinions about how this is all changing.

Benefits

• 401K match • Unlimited flexible time off • 11 days company holiday • Chance to develop your career in an international, innovative company providing legal services to top brands worldwide; • Opportunity to join an industry-leading executive team and over 300 lawyers, contract experts, technologists, and process consultants; • Inclusive and nurturing work environment, where everyone's contributions are valued; • Comfortable working hours with respect for work-life balance; • Flexible working model • Anniversary gift

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