Lead AI Engineer

Wintermeyer Ventures; New York (NY); On-site; USD 175,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Visa sponsorship

Job summary

Wintermeyer Ventures in New York, NY seeks a senior AI software engineer to act as a principal contributor on a compact, high-ownership engineering team embedded in a legal tech organization. You will shape architecture, strategy, and shipped product, collaborating with founding leadership.

You'll build end-to-end AI applications, define success metrics, and drive tech strategy with autonomy in a fast-moving SaaS environment. This on-site role offers visa sponsorship and a clear ownership path.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with 4+ years in AI/ML production.
• Strong Python and SQL/Postgres; working knowledge of JavaScript/Java/Go.
• Hands-on experience building AI agents or apps using LangChain or LangGraph.
• Experience integrating LLM APIs (OpenAI/Anthropic) into production systems.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Background in SaaS startups with backend or AI ownership in small teams.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop user-facing AI applications end-to-end with engineers, PMs, and designers.
• Design intelligent backend and frontend solutions spanning systems.
• Drive technical strategy, roadmaps, and engineering best practices.
• Define and implement success metrics for engineering initiatives.
• Initiate and lead technical projects with ownership over shipped systems.
• Leverage AI coding tools daily to accelerate development velocity.

Skills

Python

SQL/Postgres

JavaScript/Java/Go

LangChain/LangGraph

LLM APIs (OpenAI/Anthropic)

Docker/Kubernetes

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

CI/CD & version control

SaaS startup background

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

LangChain

LangGraph

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenAI API

AWS

Job description

About the Role

This is a senior individual contributor role on a small, high-ownership AI engineering team embedded within a larger enterprise legal tech organization. You will help build the next generation of contract-intelligence software, working directly with founding leadership to shape architecture, strategy, and shipped product.

What You'll Do

• Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and designers to architect and develop user-facing AI applications end-to-end.
• Design intelligent solutions spanning both back-end and front-end systems.
• Drive technical strategy, roadmaps, and engineering best practices across the team.
• Define and implement success metrics for engineering initiatives.
• Initiate and lead technical projects with direct ownership over shipped systems.
• Leverage AI coding tools daily to accelerate development velocity.

What We're Looking For

• 8 or more years of relevant software engineering experience, with at least 4 years focused on building AI or ML products in production.
• Strong proficiency in Python and SQL/Postgres; working knowledge of at least one additional language such as JavaScript, Java, or Go.
• Hands-on experience building AI agents or applications using frameworks such as LangChain or LangGraph.
• Practical experience integrating large language model APIs (e.g. OpenAI, Anthropic) into production systems.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes) and at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and modern version control workflows.
• Background in SaaS startups with direct ownership of backend or AI systems in a small team environment.
• Comfort navigating ambiguous, fast-moving environments and delivering results with autonomy.
• Experience with LLM monitoring, observability, or evaluation tooling is a plus.
• Exposure to fine-tuning or training machine learning models is a plus.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience.

Compensation & Benefits

Salary range: $175,000 to $300,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is available.

Location

On-site, 5 days per week in New York, NY. Candidates must be local or willing to relocate.