Artificial Intelligence Engineer

Career Movement; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Legal Institution is expanding its internal AI engineering team and seeks a Senior AI Software Engineer in Los Angeles. You will own end-to-end delivery of GenAI solutions and collaborate with lawyers and operations teams.

You'll build Python backends, integrate LangChain, and design REST APIs with FastAPI/Django/Flask, while communicating complex tech in plain language to non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of production Python engineering experience.
• 3+ years full-stack AI application development.
• Hands-on experience with LangChain or comparable LLM orchestration frameworks.
• REST API development using FastAPI, Django, or Flask.
• Agile team experience, 3+ years.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to engage non-technical stakeholders clearly.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, data science, or a related technical field.

Responsibilities

• Build and ship Python-based backend apps powered by GenAI/ML.
• Integrate LangChain into production workflows.
• Design REST APIs with FastAPI, Django, or Flask.
• Collaborate with lawyers, business analysts, and ML engineers to translate real problems into technical solutions.
• Own technical delivery from concept through production deployment.

Skills

Python

LangChain

REST APIs

Agile

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, data science, or related field

Tools

FastAPI

Django

Flask

Job description

A globally recognized institution in the legal industry is expanding its internal AI engineering team and looking for a Senior AI Software Engineer.

This is a production engineering role focused on building full‑stack ML and GenAI applications that modernize how a large, complex organization operates internally. You will work within a small, focused engineering team and own technical delivery from initial concept through production deployment. This role requires strong communication skills; you will work directly with lawyers and business operations professionals to gather requirements and explain your work in plain language.

What You Will Own:

Building and shipping Python‑based backend applications powered by GenAI and ML capabilities, integrating LLM frameworks such as LangChain into production workflows, and designing REST APIs with frameworks such as FastAPI, Django, or Flask. You will collaborate with legal professionals, business analysts, and ML engineers to translate real operational problems into reliable technical solutions.

Requirements:

• Python engineering, 3+ years of production experience
• Full‑stack AI application development, 3+ years
• Hands‑on experience with LangChain or comparable LLM orchestration frameworks
• REST API development using FastAPI, Django, or Flask
• Agile team experience, 3+ years
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to engage non‑technical stakeholders clearly
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, data science, or a related technical field

Plusses:

• LlamaIndex, Haystack, or other advanced LLM frameworks
• RAG architecture and vector database experience (Pinecone, ChromaDB, Weaviate)
• C# and .NET experience
• Workflow orchestration (Airflow, Prefect)
• Background in financial services, healthcare, or other enterprise environments with high data sensitivity
• Fine‑tuning or model evaluation experience