Lead AI Engineer

NxT Level

$150K — $180K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of experience in AI product development or AI-powered software
  • Strong full-stack engineering skills across various system layers
  • Proficiency in Python, SQL, databases, CI/CD, and Git
  • Experience with AI agent frameworks like LangGraph or AutoGen
  • Daily utilization of AI coding tools such as Cursor or Codex
  • Ability to thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills

Responsibilities

  • Build full-stack experiences for enterprise contract intelligence software
  • Collaborate with the founding team on high-impact projects
  • Architect and develop user-facing applications from concept to production
  • Design intelligent solutions involving frontend, backend, and AI systems
  • Incorporate AI agent frameworks into development workflows
  • Define technical strategies and establish engineering standards
  • Influence and initiate key technical projects within the team

Benefits

  • Remote work flexibility
  • High ownership and impact on product direction
  • Collaborative environment with the founding team and cross-functional partners
  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI technologies
  • Meaningful engagement in the development of enterprise solutions
Full Job Description
Full-Stack AI Engineer

Location: Remote / Flexible
Employment Type: Full-time
Focus: AI Agents, Enterprise Legal Tech, Contract Intelligence, Full-Stack Engineering

About the Role

Our client is hiring a Full-Stack AI Engineer to help build and bring to market a contract operating system for the enterprise.

This person will join as an early engineer on a newly integrated, high-ownership team. You'll work directly with the founding team and collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, and designers to architect, build, and own user-facing applications powered by AI agent technology.

This is a strong fit for an engineer who enjoys ambiguous, high-impact problems, wants meaningful product influence, and is already using AI coding tools as part of their daily engineering workflow.

What You'll Do
  • Build full-stack product experiences for enterprise contract intelligence software
  • Work directly with the founding team in a focused, high-impact product group
  • Architect, develop, and own user-facing applications from concept through production
  • Design intelligent solutions across frontend, backend, data, and AI agent systems
  • Build with AI agent frameworks and modern AI-native development workflows
  • Help define technical strategy, engineering standards, and product roadmap execution
  • Promote strong engineering practices across architecture, code quality, testing, CI/CD, and reliability
  • Initiate, influence, and drive meaningful technical projects
  • Partner with product, design, and engineering to shape product direction
  • Help define success metrics and measurement systems for the engineering team
  • Contribute to products serving enterprise legal, procurement, and contract workflows

What We're Looking For
  • 4+ years of experience building AI products or AI-powered software
  • Strong full-stack engineering experience across backend, frontend, databases, and production systems
  • Professional experience with Python, SQL, databases, CI/CD, and Git
  • Experience with AI agent frameworks such as LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, or similar tools
  • Daily use of AI coding tools such as Cursor, Codex, Claude Code, or similar platforms
  • Comfort working in ambiguous, fast-changing environments
  • Strong ownership mindset and desire to have meaningful impact on the business
  • Ability to architect and ship high-quality software in a small, focused team
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills across engineering, product, and design
  • Interest in enterprise software, legal tech, contract intelligence, or AI workflow automation

Bonus Experience
  • Startup experience or experience operating in a small, high-ownership product team
  • Experience building AI agents, RAG systems, workflow automation, or enterprise AI applications
  • Experience with legal tech, contract lifecycle management, procurement software, or enterprise SaaS
  • Experience working in founder-led teams or post-acquisition product environments
  • Experience shaping technical roadmaps and engineering standards in early-stage environments

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is a full-stack engineer who has already built AI-powered products and wants to take on meaningful ownership in a fast-moving environment.

They are comfortable working across frontend, backend, databases, and AI agent systems. They use AI coding tools every day, enjoy solving ambiguous problems, and want to help build enterprise software that turns contracts into intelligent business infrastructure.

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