Lead AI Engineer (NYC)

Why join Dioptra – an Icertis Company

At Icertis, we’re on a mission to transform how enterprises do business. We do this by turning contracts from archive documents into the business code that runs enterprise systems. With the recent acquisition of Dioptra, we are doubling down on that vision and bringing the best of breed technology and people to fulfil this mission:

• You’ll work directly with Dioptra’s founders in a hyper focused team reporting into the CEO
• You’ll work on the best of breed AI agent technology
• You’ll build with some of the largest companies in the world (Microsoft, J&J, Mecedes-Benz and many more)
• You'll have significant ownership, influence, and the chance to shape the product

The enterprise legal tech market is at a juncture. The market opportunity is huge. It is up for the taking for those bold enough to go after it.

About this role

We’re building the next generation of contract-intelligence software as a full-stack engineer in the Dioptra team at Icertis. You’ll help bring to market the our vision of a contract operating system for the enterprise.

As one of the early engineers on this newly integrated team, you’ll:

• Report to Dioptra former CEO
• Collaborate with other engineers, product managers, and designers to architect, develop, and own our user-facing application.
• Use your full stack experience to design intelligent solutions that include back-end and front-end systems.
• Promote sound engineering practices and drive technical strategy and roadmaps.
• Help design and implement measurements of success for the team.
• Initiate, influence, and drive technical projects.

You may be a good fit for this role if:

• You have 4 years of experience building AI products
• Experience working at a startup is a plus
• You are comfortable working on challenging problems, in ambiguous, rapidly changing environments
• You want to have a large impact on the business as an early member of the team
• You are using AI coding tools (cursor / codex) on a daily basis
• You have professional experience with the following technologies (must haves): Python, SQL, databases, CI/CD, git, agent frameworks like LangGraph / CrewAI / AutoGen

Salary range and description

Min $175,000 - Max $250,000 USD per year

We are considering Engineers at various levels based on experience, thus the broad base salary range. Pay offered will vary based on job-related factors such as location, experience, training, skills, and abilities.

In addition to the base salary, an annual bonus target and an equity component is included in the compensation package.

Icertis is committed to:

Icertians (employees) and their family's physical, mental and financial health and wellbeing

Turbocharging Icertians careers

Making a social and environmental impact in our communities

Cultivation and advancing a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) within our company, customers, and suppliers

Generous holidays including the 4th of July week off – paid

Free professional and leadership coaching

Annual personal development allowance

What we offer:

Robust medical (physical & mental vision and dental benefits

Employee assistance program (EAP)

Equity (RSUs) and shared ownership in the company

Generous 401K match

Flexible work environment

Paid maternity and paternity leave

Generous holiday and PTO program

CaaS (coaching as a service)

Annual personal development allowance

7 Days for Humanity – 7 paid volunteer days annually

Global and regional DEIB steering committees, employee resource groups (ERGs)

Global DEIB training programs and guest speakers throughout the year