Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Arnold & Porter is an international law firm serving clients on complex regulatory, litigation, and transactional matters. The AI Applications Engineer will design, develop, deploy, and maintain secure, scalable AI-powered applications that enhance legal workflows, while partnering with attorneys and business stakeholders and supporting legal staff in using these applications.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain AI-driven web applications using JavaScript, .NET, and Python, with a focus on performance, scalability, and maintainability
- Develop and optimize prompts, context management strategies, and model outputs for large language model applications, primarily using Claude and Claude Code
- Integrate Anthropic Claude, Azure AI Foundry, and other model APIs and RESTful services into firm applications in accordance with firm and industry standards
- Apply RAG and related techniques to improve the accuracy, reliability, and usefulness of AI-generated outputs
- Build and support internal data-driven tools, dashboards, and the underlying integrations with Azure SQL, Microsoft Graph/Microsoft 365, and on-premises data sources
- Implement sound security practices across applications, APIs, and data flows, including the secure handling of sensitive data, such as PHI, PII, and controlled unclassified information
- Use Git and collaborative development practices to support code quality, version control, and effective team delivery
- Deploy, monitor, and maintain applications hosted on Azure App Services and on-premises servers
- Partner with attorneys, legal professionals, and business stakeholders to understand needs, define technical requirements, and deliver practical solutions
- Provide training and ongoing support to legal staff on the effective use of AI applications
- Create and maintain clear technical and user-facing documentation
- Stay current on advances in LLMs, web technologies, AI security, and related development practices
Skills
- • Prior experience in a legal or professional service environment is a plus
- • Minimum of three (3) years of web application development using JavaScript, .NET, and Python
- • Minimum of three (3) years of full-stack application development or application system analysis
- • Hands-on experience building LLM / GenAI applications, including RAG, prompt engineering, and agents / tool use, with Claude, Claude Code, ChatGPT Codex, and/or Azure AI Foundry
- • Strong understanding of RAG architecture and prompt engineering techniques
- • Experience with Azure cloud services (App Service, SQL, Service Bus, Entra/AD) and on-premises deployment; Microsoft Graph a plus
- • Strong analytical troubleshooting skills across multiple technical disciplines and areas
- • Proficiency with Git and collaborative development practices
- • Ability to identify practical solutions to complex problems, introducing new technology or refining existing solutions as needed
- • Ability to communicate complex technical information clearly to non-technical, attorney-facing audiences
- • Outstanding customer service, written, and verbal communication skills with stakeholders at all levels
- • Strong personal initiative, judgment, and professionalism
- • High level of confidentiality and discretion
- • Detail-oriented, with strong organizational and time-management skills, and comfortable handling multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
- • Four-year degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field preferred; equivalent experience will be considered
Benefits
- The firm may provide a discretionary bonus annually.
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