About us:

At Leya, we’re on a mission to transform how lawyers work. Our AI-native platform lets legal professionals enhance their productivity and automate complex workflows. We collaborate closely with our clients and iterate at a market-leading pace. In less than a year, we have gone from 0 to 100, building a tool used by thousands of lawyers daily, and are now scaling rapidly. We are here to win together with our team and clients and carry the belief that life is too short not to accomplish something truly special.

You are joining an early-stage scale-up with exceptional product-market fit, trusted by global leaders like Bird & Bird, Pérez-Llorca, and Mannheimer Swartling. Backed by over $35M in funding from top investors, including Benchmark, Redpoint, Alt Capital, and Y Combinator. And a world-class team from Klarna, Spotify, MBB, and top-tier law firms with infinite room to grow professionally.

The role:

As a Staff AI Engineer at Leya, you’ll drive the development of cutting-edge AI and LLM technologies, building features that redefine how legal professionals work. You’ll take ownership of our AI features across the stack, ensuring scalable and secure solutions while pushing the forefront of AI innovation.

You will mentor junior colleagues and help define the strategy for the AI engineers with the CTO and Head of Engineering. Within a short period of time, you may are expected to take on an explicit leadership role spanning multiple teams.

What you will be doing:

• Architect and implement all AI and LLM features at Leya

• Ensure we utilize the latest and greatest LLM features, agentic tools etc

• Take ownership of our codebase, balancing high-quality code, security and speed of development

• Own and drive forward PoCs and solve broad technical challenges

• Review code and mentor junior colleagues to support them in their development

Who you are:

• A passionate engineer with several years of experience implementing and evaluating AI and LLM applications

• You’re autonomous and take pride in the systems you architect

• You’re a problem solver who’s not afraid to come up with creative solutions and think holistically about applied AI
  
  

What’s in it for you:

• Competitive base salary

• Generous stock option program

• 30 vacation days

• 5000 SEK in Wellness contribution 

• Pension scheme comparable to ITP1 

• Office in the central parts of Stockholm