Senior Full-Stack AI Engineer — Build Legal Tech

Zinda Law Group, PLLC; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

ZLayt AI is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build AI-powered legal technology. You’ll work directly with engineering and product leadership to design, develop, and ship core features of the platform, taking meaningful ownership and shaping architecture and engineering standards.

You’ll contribute across full-stack development, build scalable SaaS capabilities, and leverage modern AI tools to accelerate coding, testing, and deployment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with full-stack development.
• Proven experience shipping production SaaS applications.
• Strong proficiency in modern frontend frameworks like React or Next.js.
• Backend development experience using Node.js or Python.
• Experience designing REST APIs and relational databases.
• Cloud infrastructure experience (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Demonstrated ability to own features from concept to production.
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools.

Responsibilities

• Own full-stack product development from conception to production.
• Design, build, and maintain production-ready frontend and backend applications.
• Take features from requirements through architecture, development, testing, and deployment.
• Develop intuitive interfaces and reliable backend services.
• Build and maintain APIs, integrations, databases, and infrastructure.
• Write clean, well-documented code and enable automated testing.
• Collaborate on architecture and engineering standards.

Skills

TypeScript/JavaScript

React/Next.js

Node.js/Python

REST APIs

Cloud computing (AWS/Azure/GCP)

AI-assisted development tools

Multi-tenant SaaS

CI/CD practices

Tools

Cursor

Claude Code

GitHub Copilot

Job description

ZLayt AI is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build AI-powered legal technology. You’ll work directly with engineering and product leadership to design, develop, and ship core features of the platform, taking meaningful ownership and shaping architecture and engineering standards.

You’ll contribute across full-stack development, build scalable SaaS capabilities, and leverage modern AI tools to accelerate coding, testing, and deployment.