Senior Staff AI Engineer — Onsite NYC

Ontra; Concord (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Offsites

Flexible time off

Parental leave

Retirement contributions

Phone reimbursement

Learning & development

Insurance options

Job summary

Ontra is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to build AI-powered features that transform unstructured legal text into structured data used by the world’s largest investment firms. You’ll define evaluation frameworks, tackle complex technical challenges, and collaborate with product and design to shape what we build.

You’ll have hands-on experience with AI and LLMs in production, driving architecture and delivery while maintaining a focus on scalability and long-term impact.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with production-grade systems.
• Daily use of AI coding tools and ability to review AI outputs.

Responsibilities

• Build AI-powered product features end-to-end.
• Set technical direction across product areas and balance shipping with scalability.
• Own outcomes across teams and drive initiatives from problem statements to production.
• Raise the engineering bar by establishing patterns and improving tooling.
• Shape product direction by bringing engineering insight to product discussions.

Skills

AI fluency

10+ years experience

Results-driven

Problem solving

Communication

Job description

Ontra is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to build AI-powered features that transform unstructured legal text into structured data used by the world’s largest investment firms. You’ll define evaluation frameworks, tackle complex technical challenges, and collaborate with product and design to shape what we build.

You’ll have hands-on experience with AI and LLMs in production, driving architecture and delivery while maintaining a focus on scalability and long-term impact.