Software Engineer - AI – CoCounsel Forward Deployed Engineering
Core
Build and deploy AI-powered legal solutions (RAG, agentic workflows) for law firms and corporate legal departments using foundation models and proprietary capabilities.
Role type
Senior IC software engineer (applied AI/LLM)
Builds
Production AI systems for contract review, litigation support, discovery automation, and regulatory analysis
Domain
Legal technology / Enterprise AI
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Python, LLM concepts, prompt design, API integration, workflow orchestration, data pipelines, evaluation of LLM outputs
Preferred skills
Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), containerization, vector databases, embeddings, regulated domain experience
Technologies
Python, OpenAI, Anthropic, RAG, vector databases, APIs
Responsibilities
Design and build AI solutions for legal workflows; integrate with enterprise platforms (CoCounsel, Westlaw); develop automation scripts and APIs; evaluate LLM outputs for accuracy and hallucination; support client discovery and prototyping; document reusable components
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC