Software Engineer III (Full-Stack, AI)
About The Position
Sweet James Accident Attorneys is seeking a senior full-stack engineer to build and operate internal applications and AI features used across the firm. The role develops applications from the user interface through services and databases, integrating AI where it can save staff time. The engineer leads projects end to end, reviews and mentors other engineers, and takes production ownership of the systems they build. The firm’s technology processes large volumes of incoming documents and calls, supports case and claims work, and includes systems developed in-house to replace vendor software. The position is on-site in Orange County, California, pays a base salary of $165,000–$200,000 per year, and reports to the Chief Technology Officer. The technology stack includes Python, TypeScript/Node, Next.js/React, Postgres and Supabase with pgvector, Anthropic Claude and OpenAI APIs, Azure Container Apps and Docker, n8n, MCP, Salesforce/Litify, Microsoft 365 and the Graph API, Zoom, Twilio, Retell, and GitHub. Success expectations include taking ownership of a production app with tests, monitoring, and a runbook within 90 days; leading a project from design to daily use and enabling other engineers to ship through reviews within six months; and delivering several workflows used in staff members’ daily routines, with time savings measured, within 12 months.
Requirements
- At least 6 years of experience building production full-stack software, including React or Next.js and Node/TypeScript or Python.
- Production SQL experience and data modeling in Postgres.
- Experience shipping LLM-powered features to real users, including prompt and tool design, structured outputs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and evaluation.
- Cloud deployment and operations experience with Docker, Azure or AWS, CI/CD, monitoring, and uptime ownership.
- Experience leading projects and mentoring engineers.
- Clear writing skills for design documents, runbooks, and plain-language explanations for non-engineers.
- Sound judgment when handling sensitive data.
Nice To Haves
- Production-scale experience with Anthropic Claude and OpenAI APIs, agent frameworks, or the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
- Experience with Supabase and vector search using pgvector.
- Experience with workflow automation platforms such as n8n.
- Knowledge of the Salesforce data model and APIs; Litify is a plus.
- Experience with voice AI and telephony, including Retell, Twilio, or Zoom.
- Legal, insurance, or healthcare industry experience.
Responsibilities
- Build full-stack applications for staff, including records and claims consoles, case assistants, review tools, and dashboards.
- Build AI features that extract facts from records and reports, search case histories, and run routine tasks for human approval.
- Integrate firm systems including Salesforce/Litify, Outlook and SharePoint through Microsoft Graph, Zoom, Twilio, and DocuSign.
- Lead projects from requests by attorneys or staff through design, planning, shipping, and measuring adoption and time saved.
- Improve quality through code reviews, automated tests, and evaluation sets that measure AI feature accuracy and errors before changes ship.
- Deploy containerized services on Azure, monitor them, and resolve production issues.
- Mentor Software Engineers I and II, review their designs and code, and help hire.
- Protect client data through least-privilege access, audit trails, and safe handling of medical records and privileged case information.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
- FSA or HSA option, depending on the selected medical plan.
- 401(k) with 2% match after 90 days.
- Paid time off (PTO) and paid holidays.
- Ongoing mentorship and leadership support.
- Professional development and career advancement opportunities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
