Technical Lead — AI-Driven Legal Tech Platform

Factor; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K match

Unlimited flexible time off

11 days company holiday

Flexible working model

Annual bonus opportunities

Job summary

Factor is seeking a hands-on technical lead to guide a small U.S.-based engineering team that builds custom client software and AI-powered tools for legal workflows. You will split time between coding and mentoring, owning architecture decisions and driving delivery for high-impact projects.

You will stay at the forefront of AI/LLM developments, foster experimentation, and collaborate with clients to ensure robust, scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with at least 2 years managing engineers.
• Strong full‑stack skills (JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, React, Node.js, PostgreSQL).
• Production experience with LLM integration.
• Cloud infrastructure experience.
• Comfortable making architecture decisions with incomplete information.
• Experience with agentic coding tools (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor, Codex).
• Comfortable interfacing directly with clients in a supporting role — able to hold technical conversations with stakeholders at AmLaw firms.
• Deep understanding of modern engineering practices (code review, CI/CD, o11y, automated testing).

Responsibilities

• Lead development of custom client-facing software for large law firms and legal services clients.
• Own architecture and system design decisions for new projects and ongoing work.
• Build and maintain AI/LLM-powered features.
• Evaluate technical feasibility and estimate effort for incoming project work and RFPs.

Skills

JavaScript/TypeScript

Python

React

Node.js

PostgreSQL

LLM integration

Cloud infrastructure

Architecture decisions

Client communication

Tools

GitHub Actions

Terraform

Bicep

Claude Code

Cursor

Codex

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Factor is seeking a hands-on technical lead to guide a small U.S.-based engineering team that builds custom client software and AI-powered tools for legal workflows. You will split time between coding and mentoring, owning architecture decisions and driving delivery for high-impact projects.

You will stay at the forefront of AI/LLM developments, foster experimentation, and collaborate with clients to ensure robust, scalable solutions.