AI Engineer - Series A - Legal AI

Edinburgh

Full-time

Fledge

We are a boutique Talent search firm connecting exceptional Talent with the most innovative companies in the AI and software development industries across EMEA.

Our clients are among companies with innovative products that have a positive impact on our societies and we present them with a solution model between fine consulting and flexible recruitment process outsourcing :

• Fractional Talent acquisition advisory

• Recruitment operation tools

• On-demand Talent sourcing expertise

Job Summary

We are seeking a senior AI Engineer with hands-on experience working with Large Language Models (LLMs) to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in developing deploying and optimizing LLM-powered solutions. This role requires a focus on evaluating experimenting with and continuously improving the quality and performance of AI systems including tuning models and workflows. While experience in machine learning is a plus it is not a strict requirement for this role. Proficiency in Python is preferred.

In this role you will

Collaborate with product design and legal teams to design and build LLM-
based solutions to complex business problems.
Build and maintain scalable backend systems and APIs to support AI-
driven features.
Develop tools and workflows for data extraction semantic search and
document analysis.
Implement and work with agentic flows and enable tool use within AI
systems.
Design build and maintain robust evaluation frameworks and metrics to
measure the performance and quality of LLM-powered solutions.
Use evaluation results to drive iterative improvements and tuning of AI
systems.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Proven experience working with LLMs (e.g OpenAI HuggingFace LangChain LangGraph).

• Strong programming skills with Python as a plus.

• Experience with evaluating experimenting with and tuning AI models and solutions.

• Experience designing implementing and using evaluation frameworks for AI systems particularly LLMs.

• Familiarity with backend development RESTful APIs and scalable system design.

• Knowledge of ML concepts and tools (e.g PyTorch Scikit-learn) is advantageous but not required.

Nice to Have

Exposure to legal tech data privacy or document processing solutions.
Education & Certifications
Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Engineering or a
related field (or equivalent experience)

In return they offer

• Top of the market salary

• Equity plan

• Relocation support

• Visa administration

How to Apply

If you are excited about this opportunity and believe you are a great fit for the role please send your resume and a brief cover letter outlining your experience and what motivates you to join our client.

Diversity Equity Inclusion and Belonging

We are committed to enabling everyone to feel included and valued and trust our partners to do the same. Both the company and its culture are strongest when composed of diverse experiences and backgrounds.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age color family gender identity marital status national origin physical or mental disability sex (including pregnancy) sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.

Important

If you have a medical condition or an individual need for an adjustment to our process and you believe this may affect your ability to be at your best - please let us know so we can talk about how we can best support you and make any adjustments that may be needed.

In case of any doubts or questions please contact Harold -