Finch Legal

Finch Legal

Member of Technical Staff, Machine Learning

New York City · Staff+

Sponsorship not specified$180k-$280kDetected 7 days ago
PythonAlgorithmsMachine LearningNLPLLMsMLOpsA/B TestingResearch

About the role

  • ABOUT FINCH We believe every American household deserves access to counsel in life's biggest moments.
  • Our modern approach to consumer law automates the admin work and puts clients first, starting with personal injury.
  • We're backed by Sequoia, Redpoint, and the founders & CEOs of generational companies like DoorDash, Ironclad, and Digits.

Responsibilities

  • This is a hands-on applied AI role where you'll build and ship production systems - not just run experiments. The scope will grow as our product and team do.
  • Build voice agents, browser agents, OCR pipelines, and LLM-powered workflows that work reliably in production.
  • Design rigorous evaluation frameworks and feedback loops to systematically improve model accuracy and reliability.
  • Own the full ML lifecycle - model selection, fine-tuning, prompt design, deployment, and monitoring.
  • Collaborate directly with product, ops, and legal experts to make sure the AI is solving the right problems.
  • 3+ years building and deploying production ML systems.
  • This is a hands-on applied AI role where you'll build and ship production systems - not just run experiments.
  • Familiarity with legal tech, document-heavy workflows, or regulated industries.
  • Legal work is buried in unstructured documents, repetitive workflows, and data that no existing system handles well - and we're building the AI to fix it.
  • As a Member of the Technical Staff at Finch, you'll own the full lifecycle of AI systems, from prototype to production, working on problems where a single breakthrough can meaningfully change how law firms operate.

Requirements

  • Hands-on experience with LLMs, prompt engineering, and evaluation design.
  • Experience with NLP, OCR, speech, or agent frameworks (LangChain, OpenAI APIs, etc.).

Compensation

  • The expected package for this role includes base salary + commission + equity.
  • Base salary = $180,000 - $280,000.

Benefits

  • 100% coverage for health, dental, and vision.
  • 401(k) retirement plan.
  • Flexible PTO (we trust you to take the time you need).
  • We welcome and support individuals from all backgrounds and lived experiences - regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or veteran status.

Company info

  • AT FINCH LEGAL, WE BELIEVE IN PRACTICING WHAT WE ADVOCATE.
  • As a company dedicated to upholding justice and protecting people in the workplace, we are equally committed to fostering a safe, inclusive, and equitable environment within our own walls.

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