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Technical Lead-Belfast
Technical Lead, AI Software and Tools – Innovation Team
Join Factor and shape the future of Integrated Law™ with cutting-edge AI-driven solutions for legal workflows.
About the Role
Factor is revolutionizing the Alternative Legal Services Provider (ALSP) market with Integrated Law™, blending traditional legal expertise, New Law efficiency, and in-house legal integration. As a trusted partner to Fortune 500 companies—including global banks, pharmaceutical giants, and tech leaders—we enable clients to tackle complex demands like commercial contracting with faster, more innovative delivery.
The Innovation Team develops bespoke client-facing software and AI-powered tools to empower lawyers. This role is for a hands-on technical leader who will:
- Code, architect, and ship custom solutions for global legal firms
- Mentor and manage a team of 2–4 engineers with high autonomy
- Bridge the gap between technical and business stakeholders
- Drive ops excellence with cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure/GCP) and DevOps pipelines
Key Responsibilities
Engineering & Delivery
- Lead the design and delivery of custom legal-tech applications, including AI/LLM-powered features for contracts, workflows, and client portals
- Define and refine architectural decisions, balancing scalability, usability, and innovation
- Evaluate RFP scope and feasibility, advocating technical trade-offs
- Build and maintain long-term projects—ensuring robustness, performance, and security
Team Leadership
- Be the team’s AI/ML thought leader, staying current with emerging tools and frameworks
- Cultivate a culture of experimentation—share knowledge, prototype ideas, mentor engineers
- Work closely with the VP Go-To-Market to position engineering decisions for commercial success
- Managing people & growth:
- Conduct 1:1s, conduct career development initiatives, and lead technical onboarding
- Set and uphold high engineering quality standards (testing, reviews, observability)
- Scale the team through hiring, training, and skills audits
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Technical Ownership
- Maintain cloud-native stacks (Infrastructure-as-Code with Terraform/Bicep) and automate deployment pipelines (GitHub Actions)
- Optimize existing client platforms and internal tools with modern Laravel/Go/Python architectures
- Collaborate with lawyers and client stakeholders, translating technical challenges into pragmatic solutions
Required Qualifications & Expertise
- 10+ years of software engineering (2+ years leading engineers)
- Full-stack proficiency: Strong in JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, GUI frameworks (React), and databases (PostgreSQL)
- Production-ready LLM experience: Built and scaled integrated storage/retrieval/data pipelines with LLMs
- Cloud expertise: Hands-on with AWS/Azure/GCP (IaC, security, cost optimisation)
- Ramp up with limited info: Comfortable refining requirements while architecting solutions under pressure
- Agentic coding tools: Experienced with Cube, Cursor, or similar AI development companions
- Client-facing soft skills: Builds trust with AmLaw partners (clarity, persistence, diplomacy)
- Modern DevOps habits: Obsessed with automation, testing, diagnostics (**O11Y **metrics), and post-mortems
Preferred But Appreciated
- LegalTech touches: Background in contracts, automations, or compliance tools
- LegalTech ecosystem knowledge: Familiarity with platforms like ClauseScore, munce, or Chainhouse
- Automation pipelines: Depth in GitHub Actions or comparable CI/CD platforms
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Why Factor? You’re Already Coordinating
Factor isn’t just a job—it’s engineering at scale in a dynamic, client-centric space. In return for your expertise here’s what you’ll get:
Culture & Growth
- Join an inclusive team of 300+ specialists—lawyers, technologists, processors—uniting to innovate legal services
- Unlimited Flexibility: Offices in London, NYC, and Milan. 11 days paid leave + up to 80 flexible workdays/year
- Earn recognition: $1k gift on work anniversaries; regular promotion pathways in sync with clientele’s growth
Perks Beyond Pay
- Deskless hybrid option? No problem—our policies are rooted in substance over sight hours
- Annual paid holiday + 5%company match to your 401(k)—retirement built in
All wrapped up in a Fast Company-backed company named for a revolutionary form of fairness in pricing. Call us early: your career’s worth factoring.
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Security Notice
As an ISO-certified center, our practices align global industry regulations. You’ll access privileged resources, so information security is non-negotiable. Team ownership of tightening controls is part of your daily role.
Factor is an equal opportunities employer. We’re diverse by default—campuslabs will come & colleagues thrive.
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