AI Technology Lead

Socket.dev; United States; On-site; USD 203,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Healthcare Coverage (H</

Retirement Savings Plan with an Emplyr

Professional Development Opportunities

Time Off

Wellness Initiatives

Employee Assistance Program

Calm premium subscription

Employee Discount Program

Job summary

Elite Technology is seeking an AI-fluent individual contributor who shapes how AI is identified, evaluated, and applied across enterprise functions and product. You will partner with leaders and delivery teams to guide ideation around AI and agentic automation use cases, moving from opportunity framing to practical implementation paths.

The role blends hands-on technical depth with strategic judgment, driving exploration, experimentation, and rapid prototyping of emerging AI technologies while

Qualifications

• 9+ years strong experience in AI/ML, software engineering, data platforms, solution architecture, or related technical roles, with demonstrated hands-on work in modern AI technologies
• Hands-on experience with Generative AI, including large language models, prompt engineering, retrieval patterns, orchestration frameworks, and AI-enabled workflow automation
• Demonstrated ability to explore new technologies quickly, build prototypes, and turn ambiguous ideas into practical recommendations and next steps
• Experience guiding cross-functional teams through technical discovery, use case shaping, experimentation, and early implementation planning
• Strong understanding of emerging AI patterns such as copilots, multi-step orchestration, agentic workflows, evaluation approaches, and human-in-the-loop design
• Ability to travel up to 10–25% as business needs require
• Role requires sedentary desk/computer work
• Must be legally authorized to work in United States; Elite does not provide employment sponsorship for this position
• Competitive Compensation Package ($202,500-$225,000 base salary + variable component)

Responsibilities

• Guide business, product, and technology teams through ideation for AI and agentic automation opportunities, helping frame use cases, value hypotheses, feasibility, and implementation approaches
• Drive exploration of emerging AI technologies, tools, and patterns to assess their applicability across enterprise and product scenarios
• Lead experimentation and rapid prototyping to validate new ideas, reduce uncertainty, and accelerate learning before broader investment or delivery
• Develop proof-of-concepts and reference implementations that demonstrate practical approaches for AI-enabled workflows, copilots, and agentic automation
• Influence enterprise and product AI strategy by surfacing insights from experimentation, identifying patterns, and recommending high-value opportunities and technology directions
• Partner with product, engineering, architecture, and business stakeholders to translate promising ideas into scalable implementation plans and adoption paths
• Help define practical standards, reusable patterns, and guardrails for responsible AI and agentic solution design
• Act as a trusted internal advisor on AI trends, tradeoffs, and emerging capabilities, bringing a pragmatic perspective grounded in hands-on experience
• Build organizational confidence and fluency in AI by helping teams understand what is possible, what is practical, and how to move forward effectively
• Reduce fragmentation by standardizing AI tools and approaches across teams while enabling innovation where it drives value
• Contribute thought leadership that strengthens Elite’s long-term AI vision while balancing innovation, practicality, security, and business value
• Perform other duties as assigned to support departmental and company objectives.

Skills

AI/ML

Software Engineering

Data Platforms

Solution Architecture

Generative AI

LLMs

Prompt Engineering

Orchestration Frameworks

AI-enabled Automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field

Job description

Elite is the trusted automation platform for law firm operations across most of the world’s largest and most successful law firms. Elite has guided firms through every technology shift and today delivers the only cloud-native SaaS platform that unifies financial, invoice, time, and data management into a single system of action. With embedded AI, predictive analytics, and integrated payments, Elite’s products enable firms to shorten billing cycles, reduce write-offs, and unlock firm‑wide insights, making financial operations the foundation for law firm innovation and growth. Learn more at elite.com.

Position Overview

This role is designed for an AI-fluent individual contributor who helps shape how Elite identifies, evaluates, and applies AI across both enterprise functions and product. The position partners closely with leaders and delivery teams to guide ideation around AI and agentic automation use cases, helping teams move from opportunity framing to practical implementation paths.

The position combines hands‑on technical depth with strong strategic judgment. It drives the exploration, experimentation, and rapid prototyping of emerging AI technologies, tools, and implementation patterns, while influencing the company’s broader AI direction through practical insight and demonstrated results. Rather than owning large‑scale delivery directly, this role accelerates learning, informs decision‑making, and helps establish scalable approaches that teams can adopt across the organization.

Work Arrangement: Remote

This role requires the individual to be based in Flexible across U.S. time zones time zone.

Responsibilities

• Guide business, product, and technology teams through ideation for AI and agentic automation opportunities, helping frame use cases, value hypotheses, feasibility, and implementation approaches
• Drive exploration of emerging AI technologies, tools, and patterns to assess their applicability across enterprise and product scenarios
• Lead experimentation and rapid prototyping to validate new ideas, reduce uncertainty, and accelerate learning before broader investment or delivery
• Develop proof-of-concepts and reference implementations that demonstrate practical approaches for AI-enabled workflows, copilots, and agentic automation
• Influence enterprise and product AI strategy by surfacing insights from experimentation, identifying patterns, and recommending high-value opportunities and technology directions
• Partner with product, engineering, architecture, and business stakeholders to translate promising ideas into scalable implementation plans and adoption paths
• Help define practical standards, reusable patterns, and guardrails for responsible AI and agentic solution design
• Act as a trusted internal advisor on AI trends, tradeoffs, and emerging capabilities, bringing a pragmatic perspective grounded in hands‑on experience
• Build organizational confidence and fluency in AI by helping teams understand what is possible, what is practical, and how to move forward effectively
• Reduce fragmentation by standardizing AI tools and approaches across teams while enabling innovation where it drives value
• Contribute thought leadership that strengthens Elite’s long‑term AI vision while balancing innovation, practicality, security, and business value
• Perform other duties as assigned to support departmental and company objectives.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field, or an equivalent combination of education and hands‑on experience
• 9+ years strong experience in AI/ML, software engineering, data platforms, solution architecture, or related technical roles, with demonstrated hands‑on work in modern AI technologies
• Hands‑on experience with Generative AI, including large language models, prompt engineering, retrieval patterns, orchestration frameworks, and AI-enabled workflow automation
• Demonstrated ability to explore new technologies quickly, build prototypes, and turn ambiguous ideas into practical recommendations and next steps
• Experience guiding cross‑functional teams through technical discovery, use case shaping, experimentation, and early implementation planning
• Strong understanding of emerging AI patterns such as copilots, multi‑step orchestration, agentic workflows, evaluation approaches, and human‑in‑the‑loop design
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and strategy through clear communication, credible technical judgment, and practical insight
• Experience balancing innovation with responsible AI considerations, including data governance, security, compliance, and operational practicality
• Ability to travel up 10–25% as business needs require
• Role requires the following physical capacity: Sedentary: primarily desk/computer work
• Must be legally authorized to work in United States ; Elite does not provide employment sponsorship for this position
• Competitive Compensation Package ($202,500-$225,000 base salary + variable component)
• Comprehensive Healthcare Coverage (Health, Dental, Vision)
• Retirement Savings Plan with an Employer Contribution
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Time Off
• Wellness Initiatives
• Employee Assistance Program
• Calm, free premium subscription
• Employee Discount Program

Elite may use technology, including artificial intelligence-enabled tools, to assist in aspects of the recruiting and employment process. These tools are used to support, but not replace, human decision‑making.

Please note that we do not offer sponsorship for this position.

Additional Information

At Elite Technology, we embrace an employee‑centric, flexible work model that empowers you to do your best work in the environment that suits you. However, we also recognize the importance of in‑person collaboration for key moments that truly matter.

In our flexible remote approach, you have the freedom to choose a workspace within your home country that best fits your needs. Our corporate offices are located in New York City, Los Angeles, Costa Rica, and the Philippines, providing additional options for those who prefer or need a hybrid work environment.

Our diverse global team spans the U.S., Canada, U.K., Costa Rica, the Philippines, and Australia. Please note that at this time, we are unable to hire employees located in Quebec or Ontario Provinces, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.

As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug‑free workplace.

We also provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.

We are not accepting applications submitted through recruiting agencies.