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Our employees are the future of Weil so we invest in their training and development. Our environment embraces and encourages positive-minded professionals who seek to be challenged and acquire knowledge and skills in an atmosphere built on teamwork. Highly skilled and knowledgeable Administrative Staff assist our attorneys in successfully meeting and exceeding client needs and are vital to the overall success of the Firm.\nJob Description\nThe Sr. Engineer, AI Application Development is a hands-on technical role responsible for the design, development, and deployment of AI-integrated enterprise applications across the Firm. This position bridges traditional software engineering and modern AI capabilities, delivering intelligent, production-ready solutions within our Microsoft and Azure ecosystem. The Sr. Engineer will work closely with the Manager of AI Application Development and other team members to build, evaluate, and maintain AI-powered tools that support attorneys and legal professionals - translating complex AI capabilities into reliable, secure, and scalable applications that align with the Firm’s governance and compliance requirements.Primary Responsibilities and/or Essential Functions:\nAI Application Development\nDesign, develop, and maintain AI-integrated applications using modern development frameworks, primarily C#/.NET and Python, and including ASP.NET Core Web APIs, background services, and lightweight Flask/FastAPI services as appropriate.\nIntegrate large language model APIs (Anthropic, OpenAI, Google) leveraging structured outputs, tool/function calling, streaming responses, retry and fallback logic, and token/cost management.\nBuild clean, functional front-end interfaces for internal tools using React or Vue, ensuring usability for non-technical users such as attorneys and legal professionals.\nImplement telemetry, usage tracking, and user feedback instrumentation to support monitoring, adoption measurement, and iterative improvement of AI features.\nAzure & Cloud Infrastructure\nMaintain and enhance CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, following source control best practices with Git.\nConfigure and manage Azure SQL and SQL Server databases to support application data needs, including schema design and query optimization.\nSecurity, Governance & Handoff Discipline\nImplement authentication and authorization patterns aligned with firm standards, including Windows Authentication and Azure Active Directory / Entra ID integration.\nApply secure secrets management practices, audit logging, and appropriate handling of sensitive firm and client data throughout the development lifecycle.\nProduce clear API specifications, data schemas, and deployment guides to support smooth handoffs and long-term maintainability.\nEvaluate AI prototypes built by others for security, scalability, and supportability prior to productionalization into enterprise environments.\nCollaboration & Communication\nPartner with the AI Development Manager to align technical work with team priorities and firm objectives.\nWork directly with other internal AI teams team to understand workflow needs, gather requirements, and communicate technical concepts accessibly/clearly.\nParticipate in architecture reviews, code reviews, and sprint planning as an active and constructive contributor.\nMaintain documentation of AI integrations, system behaviors, and configuration decisions to support team knowledge sharing.\nKnowledge, Skills and Ability:\n5+ years of software development experience, with demonstrated proficiency in C#/.NET (ASP.NET Core, Web API, background services) and comfort working in Python (Flask or FastAPI).\nHands-on experience integrating LLM APIs from providers such as Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, et. al., including structured outputs, function/tool calling, streaming, and cost management.\nExperience building functional front-end interfaces using React or Vue for internal tooling or business applications.\nSolid working knowledge of SQL Server and/or Azure SQL, including data modeling, query writing, and integration with .NET applications.\nWorking knowledge of authentication and security patterns in Azure environments, including managed identity and secrets management.\nExperience deploying and managing AI applications on Azure, leveraging App Service, etc., as appropriate to the workload.\nFamiliarity with Azure AI Services (e.g., Cognitive Services, Azure AI Foundry) to accelerate development of intelligent features.\nStrong written and verbal communication skills; ability to work effectively alongside non-technical stakeholders, including attorneys and other legal professionals.\nA pragmatic, security-conscious mindset with experience handling sensitive or regulated data.\nAbility to take ownership of a feature from design through deployment and ongoing support.\nComfort working in an enterprise environment with governance, compliance, and change management requirements.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nAdvanced AI Capabilities\nExperience building a multi-model abstraction or routing layer that spans providers such as Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google, including fallback logic, model selection criteria, and cost controls.\nPractical experience with an agent orchestration framework such as Anthropic Agent SDK, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, or LangChain, including designing multi-step agentic workflows.\nHands-on experience with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), including document parsing and chunking strategies, embedding pipelines, hybrid keyword/vector search, and integration with Azure AI Search or comparable infrastructure.\nExperience developing or consuming Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers and clients, enabling internal tools and data sources to be exposed as standard, reusable capabilities for agent frameworks and model platforms.\nLegal & Enterprise Context\nFamiliarity with legal industry workflows, document management systems, or information governance practices in a law firm or similarly regulated environment.\nExperience with Microsoft 365 ecosystem integrations, including Microsoft Graph API, Exchange, SharePoint, or Office Add-ins.\nEducation/Certifications:\nBachelor's degree preferred.\nEstimated salary range is $170,000 - $190,000. 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