AI Applications Engineer — Legal Tech & GenAI

Arnold & Porter; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 127,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Hybrid/Remote work flexibility

Job summary

Arnold & Porter seeks an AI Applications Engineer to design, develop, and deploy AI-powered legal workflow applications. You will work with the AI Engineering team to translate complex regulatory and business needs into secure, scalable AI solutions.

The role involves building AI-driven tools, prompts, and integrations with Claude, Claude Code, and Azure services, while ensuring security and confidentiality in a professional services environment.

Qualifications

• Four-year degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field preferred; equivalent experience will be considered.
• Minimum of three (3) years of web application development using JavaScript, .NET, and Python.
• Hands-on experience building LLM / GenAI applications, including RAG, prompt engineering, and agents / tool use, with Claude, Claude Code, ChatGPT Codex, and/or Azure AI Foundry.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain AI-driven web applications using JavaScript, .NET, and Python.
• Develop and optimize prompts, context management strategies, and model outputs for LLM applications (Claude).
• Integrate Claude, Azure AI Foundry, and other model APIs into firm applications.
• Apply RAG techniques to improve AI outputs and reliability.
• Build and support internal data-driven tools and dashboards; integrate with Azure SQL and Microsoft Graph.
• Implement secure handling of PHI, PII, and controlled unclassified information across apps and data flows.
• Use Git and collaborative development practices to ensure code quality and delivery.
• Deploy, monitor, and maintain applications on Azure App Services and on-prem servers.
• Collaborate with attorneys and staff to translate needs into technical solutions.
• Provide training and ongoing support to legal staff on AI applications.

Skills

Full-stack development

JavaScript

DotNet

Python

LLM / GenAI

RAG

Prompt engineering

Azure cloud

Security best practices

Git

Stakeholder communication

Education

BS in CS or related field

Tools

Claude

Claude Code

ChatGPT Codex

Azure AI Foundry

Job description

Arnold & Porter seeks an AI Applications Engineer to design, develop, and deploy AI-powered legal workflow applications. You will work with the AI Engineering team to translate complex regulatory and business needs into secure, scalable AI solutions.

The role involves building AI-driven tools, prompts, and integrations with Claude, Claude Code, and Azure services, while ensuring security and confidentiality in a professional services environment.