Applied AI Engineer

GC AI

50d•$165,000 - $350,000•Hybrid

About The Position

GC AI is the fastest-growing and most trusted legal AI platform for in-house legal teams. We're building the future of legal work, and we're doing it fast. You'll join at a pivotal moment—when decisions matter, impact is immediate, and the runway to shape your career is wide open. We’re a high-performing team where you'll have real ownership and influence from day one. More than 1,700 companies use GC AI to drive their business forward, including 150+ public companies, 25+ unicorns, and brands such as News Corp, Miro, Bass Pro Shops, Snyk, Skims, Liquid Death, Vercel, Zscaler, and TIME. We've 10x'd revenue in 12 months, raised a $60 million Series B ($555 million valuation), and are growing faster than ever. We are backed by incredible investors, including Scale Venture Partners, Northzone, Sound Ventures, and Guillermo Rauch, CEO of Vercel. If you thrive when the stakes are high and the path isn't paved, you'll love it here. Our six guiding principles are: 1% better every day, customer obsession, ship today, find a way, care deeply, and own it completely. Come shape the future of legal work with us. About The Role We're seeking an exceptional AI Engineer to help lead the development of our cutting-edge AI platform. This is a unique opportunity to shape how artificial intelligence transforms legal work. You'll be the technical cornerstone of our AI initiatives, working directly with our CTO (ex-Replit) and founding data engineer (ex-Lyft, Instagram and Plaid) to architect systems that push the boundaries of what's possible with LLMs in the legal domain. Why This Role Matters We're at a pivotal moment in legal technology, where AI can fundamentally transform how legal work gets done. As our AI Engineer, you'll be the architect of systems that make this transformation possible. Your work will define not just how our platform evolves, but how an entire industry adapts to and leverages AI. This is a chance to solve novel technical challenges while having a real impact on how legal professionals work.

Requirements

5+ years of software engineering experience, with 2+ years focused on AI systems.
Deep expertise in LLM implementation and optimization.
Strong track record of building production AI systems at scale.
Experience with modern AI frameworks and tools.
Proven ability to lead technical initiatives and mentor engineers.
Strong foundation in TypeScript and modern software architecture.

Nice To Haves

Experience with RAG systems and LLM evaluation.
Familiarity with legal domain or legal text processing.
Track record of technical publications or open-source contributions.
Experience with multi-agent AI systems.

Responsibilities

Architect and drive our core AI/LLM infrastructure and features from conception to production.
Design and implement AI systems that handle complex legal reasoning and document analysis.
Lead the evaluation and integration of LLM capabilities and AI tools.
Establish best practices for AI development, and reliability.
Build frameworks for rapid prototyping and validation of AI features.
Guide and mentor our growing team of AI engineers.
Shape our technical strategy and roadmap alongside senior leadership.