[Hiring] Staff Software Engineer @Ontra

Role Description

Ontra is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to work on our innovative purpose-built AI solutions. This role involves:

• Building AI-powered features that automatically mark up contracts during negotiations.
• Extracting obligations buried in complex fund documents.
• Transforming messy legal text into structured data that investment firms rely on.

This position is ideal for those who enjoy:

• Tackling complex technical challenges.
• Architecting robust and scalable systems.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Driving project direction and fostering an environment of continuous improvement.

You’ll have hands-on experience building with AI and LLMs in production, and should be able to:

• Define evaluation frameworks.
• Reason about failure modes.
• Make strategic calls about where AI creates genuine value in our products.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software engineering with experience in MVC frameworks.
• Proven experience delivering features and solutions that have a direct impact on revenue growth, savings, or operational efficiencies.
• Ability to tackle complex technical problems with creativity and efficiency.
• Excellent verbal and written communication across technical and non-technical team members and stakeholders.
• Proficiency with coding assistant LLMs such as Cursor or Claude Code.
• Experience in integrating LLMs into products for data extraction and summarization is a strong plus.

Requirements

• Set technical direction across product areas, balancing near-term shipping with long-term scalability.
• Identify the highest-leverage problems and drive initiatives from ambiguous problem statements through to production.
• Establish patterns, improve tooling, fix systemic quality issues, and use code reviews to level up other engineers.
• Partner with product and design as a technical thought partner.

Benefits

• Remote-first by design, with regular in-person gatherings and hub spaces in NYC, Santa Barbara, and London.
• Twice yearly team offsites for in-person collaboration.
• Paid flexible time off policy.
• Paid parental leave and benefits.
• Employer-supported retirement contributions, varying by country.
• Monthly phone and internet reimbursement.
• Pick Your Perk stipend for well-being, gym memberships, home office setup, student loans, pet care, and more.
• Company-sponsored LinkedIn Learning accounts and robust onboarding program.
• Various options for medical, dental, and vision insurance.