Description
We are looking for a Senior Manager, AI Engineering to build and lead a team that is evolving KeyCite for the next generation of AI-powered legal research. You will lead engineers across AI, large-scale data processing, backend services, and platform modernization. This is a hands-on technical leadership role.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and lead a high-performing team of backend, platform, and AI engineers.
- Partner with Product, Editorial, Research, and engineering teams to turn the KeyCite product vision into a scalable technical strategy and roadmap.
- Lead the development and productionization of generative AI and machine learning capabilities.
- Evolve KeyCite's processing, publishing, and services to improve scalability, reliability, and the speed at which new capabilities ship.
- Work with AI researchers and legal domain experts to decide how generative AI, machine learning, and traditional software can work together in trusted professional workflows.
- Establish engineering excellence by setting standards for architecture, reliability, observability, experimentation, testing, and AI evaluation.
- Lead work from prototype through productionization, measurement, and continuous improvement.
- Remove blockers and build strong working relationships across Engineering, Product, Editorial, and AI teams.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years experience with at least 7 years of software engineering experience, including work that began before the wide adoption of generative AI and at least 2 years of people-management experience.
- Hands-on proficiency in Python and Java, and experience building scalable backend or distributed systems.
- Strong cloud experience, with AWS preferred.
- Experience taking machine learning or generative AI systems from prototype into production.
- Experience leading teams through modernization of existing systems while keeping them reliable.
- Ability to work with ambiguity and drive change in a fast-moving environment.
Benefits
- Hybrid Work Model: flexible hybrid working environment.
- Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: supportive workplace policies.
- Career Development and Growth: culture of continuous learning and skill development.
- Industry Competitive Benefits: comprehensive benefit plans.
- Culture: award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance.
- Social Impact: opportunities to make an impact in the community.
Salary
- For Ontario, Canada, the base compensation range for this role is $140,600 CAD - $190,600 CAD.