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Technical Lead


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  • Orbital Witness
  • London
  • 2 weeks ago

About us

We are Orbital Witness  an AI company on a mission to automate the legal segment of every property transaction in the world We iterate rapidly to build products that utilise the bleeding-edge of Generative AI. Products that are powered by the latest foundation LLM’s (Large Language Models) including OpenAI’s GPT-4o and o1 along with Anthropic’s Claude models. This places us at the forefront of THE most advanced technological advancements of our generation We’re spearheading an unprecedented shift in how the world’s #1 asset class is transacted, globally.

Legal reasoning is a hard problem and requires some of the smartest and most experienced professionals to solve legal challenges for their clients. Because of this we will continue to push ahead and use the most intelligent and the fastest foundational models to build an AI Assistant that can provide accurate, efficient, and reliable support to legal professionals in the world of real estate.

Already the trusted ally of thousands of lawyers and commercial property professionals in the UK across a diverse spectrum of blue-chip firms, our innovative solutions have earned accolades from the UK's magic circle law firms—Clifford Chance, Linklaters, Allen & Overy, Freshfields, and Slaughter & May—as well as renowned organisations like Tesla and Marks & Spencer. Now in the early stages of an international expansion, we're continuing to expand our talented team to support our growth.

Bolstered by the support of industry giants, including some of the world's largest real estate, insurance companies and VC’s such as LocalGlobe, Seedcamp, JLL, First American Financial, and Investec and on the back of our recent £7.5 million Series A funding round led by Parker89 , we’re on the lookout for exceptionally talented people to join us in shaping the future of property transactions under this new evolution of technological advancement.

Our vision

We believe that property transactions in this century shouldn't still rely on busy lawyers checking through hundreds of documents and writing reports. We're building an automated AI solution for property diligence to make transactions more efficient and transparent for everyone.

Our mission

Our mission is to help any professional or individual involved in a property transaction to properly understand what they are getting into, from the outset, before incurring legal fees.

Our values

  • We areBold & Ambitious ⚡ (changing an entire industry is hard!)
  • We give Power to our People   (we give exceptional people autonomy to succeed)
  • We Question or Commit ****(we welcome debate, but love reaching quick decisions)
  • … and we Eat that Frog!  (we take on the hardest thing first)

Requirements

RoleOverview

Are you excited about leading the development of cutting-edge AI technologies that will transform how Real Estate transactions are conducted? As a Technical Lead focused on Orbital Copilot, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our AI-driven assistant, designed to revolutionise the property due diligence process. Your work will drive the innovation behind a product that simplifies and accelerates real estate transactions, making complex processes seamless. You'll guide a talented team of engineers from concept to deployment, ensuring our AI platform remains at the forefront of the industry while delivering real-world impact for our users.

What to be excited by:‍ ‍

  • Lead with Impact:Support a talented team of AI engineers and software engineers, mentoring them to create groundbreaking, scalable AI-driven SaaS products that are changing the way Real Estate is transacted.
  • Shape the Future:Architect and design AI systems from the ground up, ensuring that they are cutting-edge, robust, and scalable to meet real-world challenges.
  • Own the Process:Drive the entire development lifecycle—concept to production—taking ownership of projects and the opportunity to see your ideas come to life.
  • Collaborate for Innovation:Work closely with diverse teams—product, AI Engineering, Product Design and Legal Engineering—to bring creative solutions to market that perfectly align with business goals.
  • Champion Excellence:Lead efforts to continuously enhance code quality, reliability, and development processes, driving innovation through automation, testing, and best practices.
  • Guide the Vision:Play a key role in managing the technical roadmap, where you'll balance immediate deliverables with strategic growth and cutting-edge technology.
  • Stay at the Forefront:Work with the latest Gen AI and LLM technologies including GPT-4o and Claude 3.5 across text and vision, incorporating them into our platform and constantly pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.
  • Drive Real Impact:Ensure the scalability of our domain specific AI product, Orbital Copilot, contributing to solutions that not only meet but exceed industry standards.

You should apply if: ✍️

  • Proven experience (5+ years) as a Technical Lead, hands-on engineering manager or similar leadership role in AI/ML, software development, or SaaS start-ups.
  • You have a keen interest the latest in Gen AI and LLMs, algorithms, and technologies (e.g., NLP, computer vision, predictive analytics).
  • Strong expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure) and experience with microservices, containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes), DevOps and CI/CD pipelines.
  • You have hands-on experience with Python, React, Typescript, Kubernetes, Azure and OpenAI.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to lead, inspire and motivate a team.
  • Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to collaborate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Start-up mindset: positive, enthusiastic, adaptable, proactive, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Benefits

  • Competitive starting salary of £100 - £140k
  • Matched pension contributions and equity stock options in a fast growing start-up
  • Flexible working hours and location where you can choose to work from your home, the office or 30+ other Boutique Workplace offices in London. Our office HQ is based near Farringdon station.
  • 25 days paid holiday (plus bank holidays)
  • Professional equipment and a yearly £1,000 personal learning and development budget along with training opportunities to learn and develop both your technical abilities and soft skills
  • Cycle-to-work scheme
  • Access to the Spill Mental Health Support platform
  • Generous parental leave policy
  • An inclusive community of colleagues where we enjoy all-company off-sites, lunches and team socials

We value diversity at Orbital Witness, and would particularly encourage applications from those who are traditionally underrepresented in tech. We’d love to hear from you even if you don’t match all of the above criteria or are seeking other opportunities that we’re not currently advertising.

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