Senior Software Engineer - BLAW Contracts Drafting

Senior Software Engineer - BLAW Contracts Drafting Location New York Business Area Engineering and CTO Ref # 10043169

Description & Requirements

Bloomberg Law/Tax/Gov delivers AI-powered tools that integrate premium editorial content, billions of documents and data points into the workflows of legal, tax, accounting and government professionals. Our goal is to become an indispensable tool for our clients by supporting their day-to-day tasks and providing solutions that help them get real-time answers and better serve their clients and needs.

BLAW Contracts Solutions is a group of 3 teams (Contracts Workflow, Contracts Drafting, Contracts Intelligence) that are closely working together to build one of the largest standalone products in BLAW aimed at corporate attorneys. The product is called Contracts Solutions, and it provides corporate legal departments the ability to securely store, organize, search, analyze and draft their contracts. This is an exciting area of growth for BLAW, building tools that closely integrate into our clients day-to-day operations. 

The product has adopted a cloud first strategy (AWS) and uses cutting edge open-source technologies and machine learning approaches to increase efficiency and reduce risk while drafting and managing contracts. We use a number of AWS technologies as well as managed services built around open-source technologies.

For the Contracts Drafting team, we're seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our team developing an innovative Microsoft Word Add-In for legal document drafting. Our focus is on integrating AI/LLM tools to revolutionize the legal drafting process.  Microsoft Word Add-Ins run in a web view inside Word and are conceptually essentially a React web application. 

 

What's in it for you?

As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll design and implement innovative Generative AI and LLM solutions for contract drafting and review, competing head on with a slew of startups. You’ll collaborate closely with legal experts, refine AI-driven outputs, and work hands-on with technologies like React and AWS. Additionally, you'll mentor junior engineers, drive engineering best practices, and ship fast. 

We'll trust you to: 

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams of product owners, UX, and legal analysts to translate requirements into technical solutions

• Design and implement new features, emphasizing UX and performance

• Craft complex prompts to perform advanced reasoning and analysis of legal documents

• Lead development of our JavaScript-based Microsoft Word Add-In and its middleware and backend services

• Write clean, efficient code and perform code reviews

• Integrate with non-LLM AI services for features like semantic and similarity based searches

You'll need to have:

• 5+ years of professional software development experience

• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, React, and Node.js

• Demonstrable comfort with RESTful API design and AWS

• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills

• A Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, similar field of study or equivalent work experience 

We'd love to see:

• Experience with Microsoft Office Add-Ins

• Knowledge of AI/LLM technologies and their applications

• Familiarity with legal document drafting processes

• Experience developing on/deploying to AWS

• Python knowledge

Salary Range = 160000 - 240000 USD Annually + Benefits + Bonus
The referenced salary range is based on the Company's good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level.


We offer one of the most comprehensive and generous benefits plans available and offer a range of total rewards that may include merit increases, incentive compensation, [Exempt roles only], paid holidays, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, life insurance, and various wellness programs, among others. The Company does not provide benefits directly to contingent workers/contractors and interns.