Lead Software Engineer (Python)

About AI Paralegal

AI Paralegal is a member of the LEAP group of companies - the leading provider of Legal Practice Management Solutions in the world. Over a 30-year period weve expanded across Australia Canada the United States the United Kingdom the Republic of Ireland Poland and New Zealand and support more than 70000 lawyers and their staff in small and medium sized law firms. We owe our success to our curiosity and commitment to our guiding purpose to Help lawyers who help people.

AI is transforming the legal industry and LEAP is at the forefront of this change. There is a huge opportunity for law firms to save time money and to add more value to their client base.

This is where AI Paralegal comes in. AI Paralegal is a startup transforming the way legal work is done to unlock new value for law firms and their clients. We will be utilising our in-house expertise and the power of AI to save hours of work and transform the way law firms provide access to legal justice.

What youll do

Working with experts in the legal industry and a visionary product team you will revolutionise how legal professionals work - creating smarter faster and more meaningful ways for them to deliver exceptional outcomes to their clients. Youll join as a Founding Engineer - AI Paralegal has an ambitious roadmap and were looking for two Principal Engineers bringing strong Backend or Frontend skills to help take this product from 0 to 1.

Youll play a key role in shaping architecture driving technical excellence and solving complex problems that have real-world impact. This is a hands-on high-impact role where strategic thinking deep technical expertise and curiosity come together to advance our mission of transforming how legal professionals work.

To make this happen you will:

• Design build and maintain APIs applications and services to support AI Paralegal workflows.
• Deploy and scale application infrastructure
• Use LLMs and agents as appropriate to redefine how legal work is done.
• Build MCP services to integrate with agentic workflows
• Deliver technical solutions within estimated timeframes
• Solve complex engineering problems around AI reliability context management and data flow.
• Continuously improve system robustness observability and developer experience.

What youll bring

• 8 years of experience in software development
• Experience building service-oriented architecture including using Docker Lambda ECS Serverless Framework etc
• Strong experience in Python and Typescript would be advantageous but all language experience is considered
• Experience designing and consuming APIs using OpenAPI ideally in distributed environments.
• Experience with MySQL/PostgresSQL DynamoDB S3 etc
• Experience implementing and refining monitoring and observability across the platform

You are the type of person who

• Thrives in dynamic environments with the ability to navigate ambiguity make high-stakes decisions while maintaining focus on project goals.
• Is passionate about staying at the cutting edge of development technologies especially AI
• Has a bias towards action
• Thrives on problem solving and bringing innovation to life
• Is adaptable. This is a rapidly changing environment; priorities can change but the vision and mission drive you forward.
• Value collaboration and working closely with your teammates and stakeholders

AI Paralegal is an inclusive people-first company committed to breaking down institutional barriers that keep people from reaching their potential. If you meet some but not all the requirements above we encourage you to still submit your application.

Why join AI Paralegal

• Your work matters. Helping lawyers help people sits at the heart of everything we do. We solve real world problems that improve and support local everyday law firms. So they can do their best work for the people in the communities they serve.
• Make an impact. You wont be another cog in the wheel here. We give full trust and autonomy for you to be heard to work on big & complex projects and to make a real difference.
• Work with a group of authentic passionate people who love what they do.
• Well-funded and global. LEAP is the leading provider of Legal Practice Management Solutions across Australia Canada the United States the United Kingdom the Republic of Ireland and New Zealand. Were part of ATI one of the largest international LegalTech companies.
• Flexible and hybrid working. Wed like to find this person in Sydney but we want you to work in a way that suits you and were open to flexible arrangements that support you.
• Grow your career with us. Our founder Christian Beck has been building legal tech businesses for over 30 years. There are opportunities galore to expand your career based on where your interests lie. Were not afraid to pivot based on market conditions - you will always have the opportunity to stay ahead of the curve and do your best work here.
• Have fun with us. Celebrations. Socials. Sports teams. Access to sailing and yacht events.
• We value your well-being - enjoy an additional paid wellbeing day every year free gym membership corporate dental plan and weekly massages in the office.
• Work in a new beautiful office space with a catered lunch and breakfast every week fully stocked kitchen and an on-site barista.
• Access to LEAP Home - a program unique to LEAP to support you in buying your primary residence.