Senior Software Engineer (Full-Stack / AI-Native)

ZLayt AI is building AI-powered software for the legal industry. The Senior Software Engineer will design, develop, and ship full-stack features for its platform, including AI-powered workflows, while helping shape its architecture and engineering standards.

Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain production-ready frontend and backend applications
• Take features from requirements through architecture, development, testing, and deployment
• Develop intuitive interfaces and reliable backend services
• Build and maintain APIs, integrations, databases, and application infrastructure
• Write clean, maintainable, well-documented code
• Use modern AI development tools to accelerate coding, debugging, testing, and documentation
• Integrate large language models and AI-powered capabilities into production applications
• Develop AI-powered workflows and automation features
• Evaluate new AI technologies and recommend practical applications
• Maintain engineering quality while increasing development velocity
• Help design a secure, scalable, multi-tenant SaaS platform
• Make thoughtful decisions around performance, reliability, security, and maintainability
• Build systems that can support a growing customer base
• Collaborate on technical architecture and infrastructure decisions
• Identify and eliminate technical bottlenecks
• Own the quality of the features you deliver
• Implement automated testing and participate in code reviews
• Diagnose and resolve production bugs quickly
• Maintain high standards for security and data integrity
• Deliver committed work on time and communicate blockers early
• Work closely with product managers, engineering leadership, and business stakeholders
• Translate complex business problems into simple technical solutions
• Challenge unnecessary complexity and recommend better approaches
• Take initiative without waiting for detailed instructions
• Help establish practical engineering standards as the company scales

Requirements:

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, including significant full-stack development experience
• Proven experience building and shipping production SaaS applications
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript/JavaScript and modern frontend frameworks such as React or Next.js
• Strong backend development experience using Node.js, Python, or comparable technologies
• Experience designing REST APIs, working with relational databases, and building integrations
• Experience with cloud infrastructure such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Demonstrated ability to independently own features from concept through production
• Hands-on experience using AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or comparable solutions
• Strong understanding of testing, debugging, security, and performance optimization
• Experience working in fast-paced environments with changing priorities
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
• Experience working at an early-stage SaaS startup
• Experience building multi-tenant software platforms
• Experience integrating LLM APIs, AI agents, or workflow automation
• Experience with AI orchestration, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), or tool calling
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated QA, and infrastructure as code
• Familiarity with HIPAA, SOC 2, or other data-security and compliance frameworks
• Experience building legal technology, healthcare technology, or other complex workflow products
• Experience working directly with founders or small product teams