AI Legal Risk Engineer - Full-Stack, Hybrid

Leap Legal Software; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible and hybrid working

Wellbeing day

Free gym membership

Corporate dental plan

Weekly massages

Catered lunch and breakfast

On-site barista

Access to LEAP Home

Job summary

LEAP Legal Software in Sydney, NSW, AU, is seeking a Software Engineer for AI risk systems. You will design, build, and refine full‑stack features powering risk-aware AI for law firms worldwide.

Join a fast-growing LegalTech team, own end‑to‑end features, and collaborate closely with an enterprise-backed startup. Flexible, hybrid work in Sydney is available, with a focus on real-world impact in the legal domain.

Qualifications

• 3–6 years of professional experience as a full‑stack engineer.
• Strong understanding of APIs, backend development, and databases.
• Clear and thoughtful communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Build core features and APIs for our AI risk management platform.
• Model, structure, and deliver risk insights that feed into AI systems via MCP.
• Integrate with LEAP’s AI ecosystem, including the Free Thinking Paralegal and Matter AI.
• Build scalable, resilient backend services and polished frontend experiences.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and technical direction.
• Ensure high reliability, observability, and performance.
• Prototype and refine AI-driven features that leverage LLMs effectively.
• Own features end‑to‑end — from idea to release.

Skills

Full-stack

APIs

Backend development

Databases

Communication

Job description

LEAP Legal Software in Sydney, NSW, AU, is seeking a Software Engineer for AI risk systems. You will design, build, and refine full‑stack features powering risk-aware AI for law firms worldwide.

Join a fast-growing LegalTech team, own end‑to‑end features, and collaborate closely with an enterprise-backed startup. Flexible, hybrid work in Sydney is available, with a focus on real-world impact in the legal domain.