Senior Software Engineer, Contract Technology

Connect Legal Partners; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

Connect Legal Partners in New York is hiring an engineer to build and release AI software that supports contract work. You will design and implement core features, develop agent workflows combining language models with APIs, and deploy robust Python systems.

The role emphasizes translating customer needs into technical solutions, operating features after launch, and advancing engineering standards with a focus on reliability, scalability, and security. Local office-based work is required.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience building software products.
• Shipping production backend systems.
• Hands-on with AI or agent-based workflows.
• Ability to take a feature from concept to deployment.
• Able to communicate with customers and collaborate in a small team.

Responsibilities

• Design and build core product features for contract work automation.
• Create agent workflows connecting language models with APIs and data.
• Deploy reliable, scalable, and secure systems in Python.
• Translate customer needs into technical solutions and operate features after launch.

Skills

Backend development

Production systems

AI workflows

Feature deployment

Customer communication

Cross-functional teamwork

Tools

Python

Job description

Build and release AI software that handles contract work, with responsibility for how it performs in production.

The role

Develop software that helps legal and business teams automate complex contract work. You will design and build core product features, create agent workflows connecting language models with APIs and data, and deploy reliable systems in Python. The role includes translating customer needs into technical solutions, operating features after launch and contributing to engineering standards. Reliability, scalability and security are central to the work.

What you will need

You will need substantial experience building software products and shipping production backend systems. Hands on experience with AI or agent based workflows is important, together with the ability to take a feature from concept through deployment. The opportunity suits an engineer who can work across product requirements and technical detail, communicate with customers and collaborate effectively within a small team.

What is on offer

• The full time role is office-based in New York, with five office days expected.
• The advertised annual salary is US$180,000 to US$280,000, plus equity.
• Local candidates are required; relocation support is not offered.