Technical Lead – Korea (AI & Legal Research Platforms)

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What you'd do

Define and execute AI strategy for legal research platforms in Korea aligned with product and business goals
Own architectural direction across backend services,AI pipelines,infrastructure,and data layers
Lead technical roadmap planning,technology evaluation,and proof-of-concept development for AI systems

What they want

Bachelors degree in computer science,AI,machine learning,or equivalent practical experience
5 or more years professional software engineering experience with modern stacks including Python,Java,TypeScript,and cloud platforms
3 or more years hands-on experience building AI/ML systems including LLM integration and RAG systems

Nice to have

Experience with legal or compliance domain technology
Knowledge of DORA metrics,trunk-based development,and DevSecOps practices
Vector database experience for RAG and AI search applications

Seoulstart's read

Visa tier (likely): E-7 specialty / professional (likely)
Korean language: Korean preferred (conversational)
English friendliness: High: JD in English, foreign-friendly signals
Context: Reuters LAWnB Korea technical lead for AI legal research platforms; builds RAG and agentic AI systems for law firms and legal departments; global tech company with strong English work environment in Seoul

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