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Latham & Watkins · 13 hours ago

Supervisor of AI Software Engineering

Los Angeles, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$185K/yr - $195K/yr

8+ years exp

Latham & Watkins is a global law firm consistently ranked among the top firms in the world. The Supervisor of AI Software Engineering will lead a team of engineers in the design and development of full-stack Machine Learning and Generative AI applications to optimize legal and business processes.

Law Practice

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Ensuring team adherence to firmwide policies, procedures, and development practices, promoting a culture of accountability and consistency across all initiatives

Setting and reinforcing best practices for software quality, documentation, testing, and delivery

Defining, implementing, and overseeing DevOps practices and production support processes for deployed AI applications

Contributing to the entire lifecycle of application development including concept, design, test, release, and support

Balancing multiple concurrent initiatives while maintaining focus on quality and timely delivery

Providing technical leadership by mentoring engineers, conducting code-reviews, and ensuring work is well-scoped

Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains

Qualification

PythonMachine LearningGenerative AIAPI developmentDevOps processesFull stack developmentAgile developmentTechnical leadershipMentoring

Required

A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Data Science or related fields

A minimum of eight (8) years of industry experience with a minimum of three (3) years of experience in a supervisory role

A minimum of three (3) years of experience working in an agile development environment

A minimum of six (6) years of industry experience in full stack AI application development

Exhibit proficiency with Python including experience with libraries and frameworks relevant to ML/GenAI application development (e.g., LangChain)

Demonstrate proficiency with API development frameworks (e.g., Django, Flask, FastAPI) and knowledge of web standards relating to API development (e.g., CORS, OpenAPI)

Possess experience with DevOps processes (CI/CD/CT, Test-Driven Development) and tools (Git, Azure DevOps)

Benefits

Healthcare, life and disability insurance

A generous 401k plan

At least 11 paid holidays per year, and a PTO program that accrues 23 days during the first year of employment and grows with tenure

Well-being programs (e.g. mental health services, mindfulness and resiliency, medical resources, well-being events, and more)

Professional development programs

Employee discounts

Affinity groups, networks, and coalitions for lawyers and staff

Company

Latham & Watkins

Glassdoor4.3

Latham & Watkins is a global law firm with more than 3,500 lawyers in its offices located in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the United States.

Founded in 1934

New York, US

1001-5000 employees

http://www.lw.com

H1B Sponsorship

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