Job Description

A unique opportunity to help develop an industry-leading, SaaS artificial intelligence product in the legal sector, solving real life problems Working between our Engineering & Machine Learning (ML) Teams, you will be responsible for productionising AI features This requires a risk-taking, creative and 'out of the box' thinker to transgress limits we see set across the legaltech industry
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Your purpose in our mission

We've raised $17.8 million in Series A funding led by Google Ventures and joined by Khosla Ventures. They believe in our vision that the law should be accessible to everyone. Working with the latest LLM technologies, we need your skills to push the boundaries of what is possible in law.

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Your manager and team

Our org structure is composed of cross-functional teams, each with a distinct area of focus to keep us all working on the most impactful things for our customers all of the time. Some of our team members work across multiple pods. Our structure was conceived with impact, autonomy and velocity in mind and we'd love to share more with you throughout our interview process. Your manager, Daniele Tassone - Technical Director (Product Engineering), will develop your skills and enable you to deliver on the project mission.


You must be UK based for this role.

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This is what you'll be doing

As a Senior Python Engineer at Genie AI you'll be joining us in a dynamic stage of our growth so you'll face lots of different challenges. You'll get the chance to immerse yourself within the world of law, legal contracts and AI at a start-up that is genuinely ML-centred. In a fully engineering based role, some of your key day to day duties will include:

Work closely with product manager, tech lead, designers and other engineers, to define product requirements

Productionising AI features using Docker and microservices

Taking architectural ownership for various critical components & systems:

such as building API endpoints to different microservices and implementing a big data software architecture to process large amounts of data

Writing clean, efficient, thoroughly tested code:

backed-up with pair programming and code reviews

Taking ownership of monitoring and observability for our LLM systems

Exploring & evaluating new technologies, frameworks and tools

Deploying on cloud computing platforms like AWS & GCP

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This is how we'll set you up for success and the outcomes we expect from you

Over your first 90 days you can expect us to help point you in the right direction to set you up for success. During the interview process we can talk you through a high level overview of your 90 day plan.

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By the end of your first two months we expect you to be:

Have a clear understanding of and fully embrace our engineering work culture Be actively contributing to delivering impactful features and solutions that align with the Genie roadmap and drive value Fully understand and expertly own Genie python code
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We'll continually develop and measure success on the below criteria:

Product-engineering mindset Engineering best practices Work culture Code quality, testability and deployability Understanding and ownership of our current codebase Efficiency of interfacing with our product manager, designers, backend, frontend and ML team and translating research code into production

We are a start up in an exceptionally dynamic stage of our growth. We are a customer and employee led organisation. What this means is that we adapt to our customers' needs, and the problems we're solving today could be very different in six months, or even by the end of this recruitment process. We also listen to our team as we empower you to have full autonomy of your role - you're the expert. You should expect to work with us on how your role develops, grows and changes throughout your time at Genie.

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It can be tough here because

We don't structure your work for you. We give the team the whatand the whole team comes up with the how We don't try to get things perfect the first time. We get things to good enough, and then we continuously iterate This role sits between our engineering and ML teams so it can be challenging to effectively straddle two areas We are inventing a new product, so you'll be involved in the product refinement sessions
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But we think you'll love

The autonomy and trust we give you to deliver your best work Learning from some of the brightest minds in the field of AI The exhilaration of a fast pace start up
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The skills you need to succeed in this role

You are a Python ninja! You possess a product engineering mindset You enjoy cross-team collaboration You have solid experience with APIs development and database design You're keen to work independently, as well as collaborate with a small, diverse team, within an agile environment You possess a strong testing and quality mindset You are passionate about self development and your own continual learning
(Don't worry about ticking every single box on the list to be considered for this role.)

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Unleash your magic: our interview process

Step 1:

Meet our Head of Talent Acquisition, Char, to assess your motivations and baseline skills

Step 2:

Meet our Technical Director (Product, Engineering), Daniele and our Frontend Engineer Merve to assess your engineering skills

Step 3:

Meet our Lead ML Research Scientist Alex P and CTO and Co-Founder, Nitish to assess your ML skills

Step 4:

Trial working day where you will get to meet the team and get hands on with product!

Step 5:

For Lead level roles and above, we collect blind references to set you up for success. These insights help us ensure a smooth transition into our team and foster meaningful collaboration between you and your manager from day one.

We can't wait to meet you! Bring your authentic self, and get ready to explore our culture, team events, and big mission. We're excited to discover what makes you and us unique.

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Our benefits

Here's just some of the benefits you can look forward to when you enter the Genie's lamp:

Generous Stock Options:

We want all our genies to share in our success

Private healthcare:

To help keep you fit as a fiddle

Fully Remote Working:

Work from anywhere your heart desires

Unlimited book budget

: Dive into an unlimited budget for business, law, or technology books

Home Office Setup:

Equip your home office with the best - a top-of-the-range laptop, monitor, wireless keyboard, mouse, and a comfortable office chair. Your workspace will be as splendid as a royal palace

Learning and Development Budget:

Each Genie gets an individual 500 L&D budget annually, plus five days off for any job specific learning adventures

Unlimited Holiday:

Take as much time off as you need to recharge your batteries

Parental Leave:

Both genie parents get enhanced leave to welcome their little genies into the world

Free access to Genie:

For you to create, negotiate and collaborate on legal documents in real time on one platform!
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About Genie AI

Genie AI is a machine learning startup with a mission to enable everyone to draft quality legal documents. We're shaking up the legal world and flipping the business model on its head!


Think of what GitHub did with open source code, Instagram and TikTok with entertainment, Airbnb with hospitality, and Uber with travel - Genie AI is doing that with legal contracts. We're conjuring up a community-based AI law platform that'll change the game. Join us, and let's make some legal magic together!

100,000 companies use Genie AI today - we've been growing exponentially! We're funded by the world's top investors, with significant runway - and we're growing the team We've collaborated with Oxford University and Imperial College London to co-author research papers on explainable AI According to Forbes, we're also rated one of the top 29 AI startups in the UK We're a Sunday Times Best Places to Work Award Winner 2024 We're backed by top legal pedigree, from Lord Neuberger to representing the UK on multiple Ministry of Justice trade missions Our customers save on average 15,000 on legal fees per year with Genie This isn't just a SaaS product - we're redefining the business model of law

Ready to grant wishes and disrupt a 750bn industry? Click apply and join us in creating a world of digital wonders!

At Genie, we're committed to creating a diverse environment. Whilst we're on the cutting edge of innovation, it's all about the people. We embrace differences and hire based on merit, giving equal consideration to all applications, regardless of gender, background and race.

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