Staff Engineer, AI Operations

About this role

About Ontra
Ontra is the leader in AI-powered solutions for the private markets. Powered by industry-leading AI, data from over 2 million contracts, and a global network of legal professionals, Ontra automates critical private market workflows across the fund lifecycle. Ontra’s solutions transform unstructured data trapped in static documents into actionable intelligence, enabling firms to accelerate contracts, streamline compliance, and automate entity management. Trusted by more than 1,000 global GPs, investment banks, law firms, and advisors – including nine of the top ten PEI-ranked firms worldwide – Ontra helps firms focus on what’s important.

Our Culture
Ontra is built for people who want real ownership from day one in a remote-first environment that’s built to support it. Our customers are sophisticated, and our work reflects that. AI is engrained in how we work, and curiosity about it is part of who we are.

Ontranauts are sharp, genuinely collaborative, and invested in each other's success. They are excellent at what they do and even better to work with. That combination is rare, and we don't take it for granted. Learn more about [our values](https://www.ontra.ai/careers/#our-values).

About the Role

For this job, we are currently only hiring candidates based in the United States.

Ontra is seeking a Staff Engineer, AI Operations, reporting to our Director of AI Operations. As the first engineer dedicated to the function, this person will have broad company impact while remaining hands-on.

We're looking for someone excited to serve as the technical lead for company-wide Internal AI work, partner with business and technical owners to choose the right response to priority problems, build and operate dependable AI Operations-owned solutions, and collaborate with AI engineers across GTM, Finance, Build, and other teams on architecture and review.

If you're someone who brings sound technical and business judgment, designs practical ar...