Skills

Python JavaScript SQL Encryption Zendesk Kubernetes Monitoring Security Testing Networking Azure node.js OpenAI Terraform Grafana

Job Specifications

We are seeking a skilled engineer to design, build, and secure AI/ML systems at scale. The ideal candidate combines strong software engineering, ML pipeline experience, and cloud infrastructure expertise with a security-first mindset.

We are a small team building a core AI-driven workflow to accelerate human processing of a high volume of non-structured data. The system is built and operational, and we are adding an additional full-stack developer to extend and improve it.

NOTE: This is for full-time freelancers only. No moonlighters.

Qualifications:

Proficiency in Python, JavaScript, node.js, and SQL.
Experience designing and deploying cloud-native solutions using Terraform, Azure, and Kubernetes.
Core competency in developing and operating software integrations, with bonus points for experience working with the Zendesk API.
Knowledge of observability and monitoring tools (Grafana, Kibana) with ability to implement model performance tracking and data drift detection.
Experience calling frontier model API's from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, etc... is a plus
Strong grounding in security, privacy, and compliance practices:
Secrets & key management (Azure Key Vault, managed identities).
Encryption of data at rest/in transit, RBAC/least privilege, private networking, and K8s network policies.
Audit logging, retention policies, and compliance frameworks (SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA).
Security testing (SAST/DAST, dependency scanning, image signing, SBOM generation).

Please reach out to jim@legal.builders with your CV.

Note: This position requires a background check including confirmation of experience and education.

About the Company

We work with legal tech builders (startups, law firms and investors) to accelerate their growth, including: - Funding strategy, deck review, vision expansion - Product strategy and execution - Parntering and exit strategy and execution Get in touch for a thoughtful discussion about your product and challenges., and check out some free resources: Legal Builders newsletter on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/7084681699963404289 Legal Builders Workshop Series on Vimeo https://vimeo.com/showcase/9727800 Know more