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ABOUT THE ROLE Join an early-stage legal technology team building AI-powered software for contract review and other legal workflows. As a founding product engineer, you will work closely with attorneys and AI engineers to turn real-world needs into reliable product features, while helping establish engineering practices as the team grows. WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Build and own full-stack product features, from data models and backend systems to interfaces used by attorneys and clients.
- Partner with attorneys and AI engineers to translate legal workflows and review playbooks into production software.
- Make pragmatic architecture and tooling decisions that support fast delivery and long-term maintainability.
- Write reliable, maintainable code and take ownership of features through production deployment.
- Help shape engineering standards, team culture, and hiring as the team expands.
- Work directly with teammates to deliver a high-quality customer experience in a fast-moving environment. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
- 1 to 3 years of experience building and shipping production software, ideally at an early-stage company or as a founder.
- Full-stack development skills, including TypeScript and React, a modern backend stack, and relational databases.
- Hands-on experience building with AI or large language models, through professional work or personal projects.
- Experience owning features end-to-end and making sound engineering trade-offs under time constraints.
- Strong product instincts, communication, and judgment, with the ability to work through ambiguity and take ownership.
- Legal technology, contract management, document processing, or work with attorneys or other domain experts is a plus. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS Salary range: $140,000 to $180,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available. LOCATION On-site in San Francisco, California, six days per week.
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