Software Engineer - AI Legal Risk Systems
LEAP Legal Software1 day ago
Sydney, AustraliaMid Level / Senior
Responsibilities
- Develop core features and APIs for the AI risk management platform.
- Model, structure, and deliver risk insights to AI systems via MCP.
- Integrate with LEAP’s AI ecosystem, including the Free Thinking Paralegal and Matter AI.
- Build scalable backend services and polished frontend experiences.
- Contribute to architecture, technical direction, reliability, observability, and performance.
- Prototype and refine LLM-powered and generative AI features for real-world systems.
- Own features end-to-end from idea through release and collaborate with the Matter Issues team.
Requirements
- 3–6 years of professional experience as a full-stack engineer.
- Proficiency with JavaScript or TypeScript, React, and Node.js.
- Strong understanding of APIs, backend development, and databases.
- Clear and thoughtful communication skills.
- Experience with AI/LLMs, automation workflows, agent systems, LegalTech, SaaS, early-stage technology teams, prompt engineering, or applied AI reliability is preferred but not required.
Benefits
- Hybrid and flexible working arrangements in Sydney.
- Additional paid wellbeing day each year, free gym membership, corporate dental plan, and weekly office massages.
- Catered lunch and breakfast weekly, a fully stocked kitchen, and an on-site barista in a new office.
- Social, sports, sailing, and yacht events.
- Access to LEAP Home, a program supporting employees in buying their primary residence.
- Full-time employment with career growth opportunities.
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About LEAP Legal Software
LEAP Legal Software builds cloud-based practice management software for small and midsize law firms, covering case management, automated forms, document management, billing, trust accounting, and integrated legal search. It sells on a subscription basis and serves firms in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the United States, and Canada, with software used by more than 70,000 legal professionals. Founded in 1992 and headquartered in Sydney, it is privately held and part of ATI Global.