Technical Lead, Generative AI

Job Description

Join Our Team at Litera: Where Legal Technology Meets Excellence

Litera has been at the forefront of legal technology innovation for over 25 years, crafting legal software to amplify impact and maximize efficiency. Developed by the best legal minds in the industry, our comprehensive suite of integrated legal tools is both powerful and user-friendly and simplifies the way modern firms manage core legal workflows, secure collaboration, and organize firm knowledge and experience. Every day, we help more than 2.3 million legal professionals focus on their craft. Litera: Less busy work, more of your life’s work.

Overview: As a Technical Lead, Gen AI at Litera, you will be part of a dynamic team that is passionate about driving innovation in the legal technology space. You will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge tools and collaborate with industry experts to deliver solutions that make a real difference in the legal profession.

The Generative AI Innovation team is transforming the way Litera and its clients leverage their data for competitive advantage. As a tech lead on this team, you will consult and collaborate with numerous engineering and non-engineering teams at Litera to architect and POC GenAI features and solutions for both our market products and internal processes. You will function as a company GenAI expert, helping Litera to fully leverage the ever-expanding capabilities of this set of technologies. This is your chance to be a key member of a pioneering team with a market-leading company.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Litera development teams to design, architect, POC, and help implement innovative GenAI -based products and features.
• Collaborate with non-engineering teams at Litera to leverage GenAI technologies and techniques to help develop solutions that improve the internal processes at the company.
• Research, evaluate, and document new technologies as they appear on the market.
• Function as a source for expert level knowledge of generative AI and other new technologies.
• Socialize new technologies throughout the company.
• Function as an evangelist for leveraging GenAI to responsibly benefit the company and our clients.
• Write clean, maintainable code that is extensible with minimum number of defects.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (PM, QA) to complete tasks.
• Manage individual task priorities, estimates, deadlines, and deliverables.
• Demonstrate knowledge of software and security best practices (i.e., object-oriented design patterns, OWASP Top 10, SOLID design principles).
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Role progression:

Within 1 month, you will:

• Complete our Engineering onboarding plan.
• Establish relationships with members of the GenAI innovation team.
• Become familiar with Litera product offerings.
• Learn the process of assisting other teams with GenAI projects.
• Begin technology research tasks.
• Assist the Director of Innovation and other team members with team tasks.
• Within 3 months, you will:
• Collaborate with team members on tasks.
• Produce documentation and evaluation of new technologies and their potential value for Litera.
• Communicate with other groups in the organization to evaluate the possibility of leveraging GenAI to address current process challenges and inefficiencies.
• Within 6 months, you will:
• Collaborate with other team members to design, POC, and help implement robust features and products using GenAI and other new technologies.
• Translate product and feature ideas into technical designs and development tasks.
• Conduct sessions and webinars to disseminate new technology knowledge throughout the Engineering department.
• Define new opportunities for leveraging GenAI to improve Litera products and organizational processes.

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of software development experience with strong competence in backend development
• 5+ years of experience with the following technologies:
  • .NET/.NET Core, ASP.NET Core, Web/REST APIs
• 3+ years of experience with the following technologies:
  • SQL Azure (preferred) or SQL Server
  • PostgreSQL (preferred)
  • Unit testing frameworks (i.e., Unknit, MSTest)
• 4+ years of experience with the following tools:
  • GitHub
  • Jira / Confluence
  • Microsoft Visual Studio Code (preferred) or Microsoft Visual Studio
• Preferred skills/experience include:
  • ML/AI development experience including competence with some of the following:
    • Large Language Models (preferably Azure OpenAI)
    • Prompt Engineering
    • LLM fine-tuning
    • Embeddings/vectorization/semantic similarity
    • RAG
  • Competence using GitHub Copilot
• Education in Computer Science or Software Engineering (or related experience)
• Strong visioning and problem-solving skills
• Independent thinker, collaborative teammate
• Deliver GenAI designs that scale
• Perform other duties as assigned

Why Join Litera?

• The company culture: We emphasize helping each other grow, doing the right thing always, and being part of a journey to amplify impact, creating an exciting and fulfilling work environment
• Commitment to Employees: Our people commitment is based on what employees love most about being part of the team, focusing on tools that matter to the difference-makers in the legal world and amplifying their impact
• Global, Dynamic, and Diverse Team: Our is a global company with ambitious goals and unlimited opportunities, offering a dynamic and diverse work environment where employees can grow, listen, empathize, and problem-solve together
• Comprehensive Benefits Package: Experience peace of mind with our health insurance, retirement savings plans, generous paid time off, and a supportive work-life balance. We invest in your well-being and future, ensuring a rewarding career journey.
• Career Growth and Development: We provide career paths and opportunities for professional development, allowing employees to progress through various technical and leadership roles