Senior Software Engineer – AI; Westlaw AI

Senior Software Engineer – AI (Westlaw AI)

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As a Senior Software Engineer – AI, you will play a key role in developing intelligent systems that power the next generation of expert solutions across legal, tax, risk, and compliance domains.

• Architect and implement advanced AI systems, including multi-component pipelines, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and custom AI agents with multi-step reasoning.
• Integrate AI models into production software through robust APIs and scalable data pipelines.
• Adapt AI models and techniques to specialized domains, tailoring solutions for expert systems in areas such as legal, tax, and compliance.

• Evaluate and prototype cutting-edge AI techniques to solve business challenges.
• Conduct proof-of-concept projects for new AI-driven features.
• Stay current with AI research and emerging technologies.

• Break down ambiguous requirements into scalable technical specifications.
• Mentor junior engineers and facilitate technical discussions.
• Contribute to ML blogs and LLMOps practices within the team.
• Present thought leadership at internal and external forums representing the organization in emerging technology areas.

• Implement comprehensive testing frameworks and monitoring systems for AI model performance.
• Ensure strong data governance, bias analysis, and security standards.
• Conduct scalability analysis and recommend operational improvements.

• Work closely with AI researchers, designers, and product teams to translate AI capabilities into real-world applications.
• Optimize AI system performance considering factors like latency and resource usage.
• Drive collaboration to feature enhancements through AI capabilities.

You are a fit for the position of Senior Software Engineer – AI if your background includes:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in software engineering; at least 2 years focused on AI/ML.
• Strong foundation and experience with AI/ML model development.
• Sound understanding of machine learning principles, evaluation, and system design.
• Experience with integrating models into end-to-end production-grade applications.
• Experience integrating AI models into production systems and APIs at scale.
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerized tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Proficiency in Python and related frameworks for building AI-powered systems.
• Strong communication skills and experience working in cross-functional teams.

• Experience with LLM-driven systems, agent-based architectures, or AI APIs from providers like OpenAI and Anthropic.
• Experience with vector databases, embeddings, or search-based AI.
• Domain knowledge in legal, tax, or compliance systems.
• A portfolio of projects demonstrating creativity and skill building solutions with LLMs.

• Hybrid Work Model:
  We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.
• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance:
  Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.
• Career Development and Growth:
  By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.
• Industry Competitive Benefits:
  We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide…