Senior AI Engineer (Legal AI)

TL;DR

Senior AI Engineer (Legal AI Assistant): Developing and improving the core AI legal product, building end-to-end product features that leverage LLMs via API. Focus on chat-based interfaces, integrations, and ensuring high security, reliability, and data privacy standards.

Location: Hybrid (8 days/month), Berlin

Company

hirify.global is the global leader in legal information services, combining Libra's AI capabilities with authoritative legal content to build the most powerful AI workspace for lawyers in Europe.

What you will do

• Design, implement, and maintain AI-driven product features end-to-end using LLM APIs.
• Build and optimize RAG systems, including document parsing, semantic chunking, and retrieval pipelines.
• Build scalable, maintainable backend systems using FastAPI and modern Python tooling.
• Design and implement agent orchestration systems for complex, multi-step legal workflows.
• Build infrastructure for evaluations and benchmarking, including continuous monitoring and alerting to ensure quality across all AI-powered features.
• Collaborate closely with Product and Legal Engineering to rapidly prototype, test, and refine new AI use cases.

Requirements

• Deep experience building products that integrate large language models (LLMs) via APIs.
• Proficiency with FastAPI, Python, and common data science packages.
• Strong understanding of software engineering and security best practices.
• Experience with modern AI developer tools.
• Excellent communication skills in English; German fluency is a plus.
• Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a hirify.global office as part of the recruitment process.

Culture & Benefits

• A high-impact engineering role at the forefront of AI and knowledge automation.
• The opportunity to build and ship features that directly shape how lawyers work.
• Close collaboration with world-class engineers, product thinkers, and legal experts.
• A culture that values speed, ownership, and craftsmanship.
• Competitive compensation and possibility to work with us on-site in Berlin.

Hiring process

• Participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts.
• The interview process is designed to assess individual skills, experiences, and communication style.
• Remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process.