Machine Learning Engineer
$170k - $250k USD
About Finch
We believe every American household deserves access to counsel in life’s biggest moments. At Finch, we’re building the infrastructure to make justice radically more accessible. Our modern approach to consumer law automates the admin work and puts clients first, starting with personal injury.
Since launching in April, we’ve grown 10x and are now powering pre-litigation for top law firms across the country. We combine expert operators with purpose-built AI to handle intake, claim opening, medical records, police reports, lien management, demands, and everything in between.
We’re backed by Sequoia, Redpoint, and the founders & CEOs of generational companies like DoorDash, Ironclad, and Digits. We’re rebuilding how the law serves everyday Americans from first principles, and we’re hiring exceptional operators to help us scale it nationwide.
This Role
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 Machine Learning Engineer 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.
What You'll Do
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.
Track emerging research and tools, and make deliberate calls about when to bring them into our stack.
Who We Have in Mind
This role is for engineers who care about outcomes over algorithms and are just as comfortable in production as they are in a notebook. Here's what that requires.
Must-Haves
3+ years building and deploying production ML systems.
Strong Python skills and experience working across the ML stack end-to-end.
Hands-on experience with LLMs, prompt engineering, and evaluation design.
A track record of shipping observable, maintainable AI systems — not just prototypes.
Nice-to-Haves
Experience with NLP, OCR, speech, or agent frameworks (LangChain, OpenAI APIs, etc.).
Prior work at an early-stage startup where you helped define ML infrastructure from scratch.
Familiarity with legal tech, document-heavy workflows, or regulated industries.
This Role Might Not Be For You If
You prefer research or experimentation over owning systems in production.
You do your best work with a well-scoped problem and a stable, established ML platform.
You're looking for a remote-first role — this one is 4 days/week in our NYC office.
Compensation
The expected package for this role includes base salary + commission + equity.
Base salary = $170,000 - $250,000
Benefits
100% coverage for health, dental, and vision.
401(k) retirement plan.
In-office snacks, drinks, and daily team lunches and dinners.
Flexible PTO (we trust you to take the time you need).
Interview Process
Intro: An initial call to see if there's a mutual fit.
Interview: An interview that typically involves a case assignment of sorts.
Onsite: A visit to our NYC office to interview, meet the team, and have lunch.
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. We welcome and support individuals from all backgrounds and lived experiences — regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or veteran status.
We recognize that diversity strengthens our team, enriches our perspectives, and empowers us to better serve our clients and communities. At Finch Legal, inclusion isn’t just a value — it’s a practice.