Principal Engineer (50k – 80k + Equity) at fast-growing Legal AI startup

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Principal Engineer

Salary: $50k $80k 0.5% 1.0% Equity

Company Description: Fast-growing Legal AI startup

Job Description:
As a hands-on Principal Engineer you will lead the development of a production-ready AI platform designed for venture capital legal workflows. You will own the full stack orchestrating multiple LLM providers and building complex document processing pipelines to automate high-stakes legal tasks. This high-impact role requires technical leadership and a rapid shipping cadence.

Location: Remote Everywhere

Why this role is remarkable:

• Ship production software used by leading investment funds worldwide to process thousands of real legal documents

• Join a high-velocity engineering culture with zero bureaucracy high trust and direct influence over the core product architecture

• Solve complex technical challenges in AI orchestration structured data extraction and automated document redlining for a massive market

What you will do:

• Design and ship full-stack features using TypeScript and React while integrating cutting-edge LLMs like GPT-4 and Claude

• Build robust pipelines for parsing and generating legal documents (PDF/DOCX) with a focus on accuracy and enterprise-grade security

• Set architectural standards and lead technical decisions to ensure systems remain simple scalable and observable during rapid growth

The ideal candidate:

• Has over 8 years of professional experience with a strong background in TypeScript and modern React environments

• Demonstrates a true full-stack mindset with the ability to handle everything from database schema design to complex UI composition

• Possesses practical experience with AI integrations and document processing thriving in early-stage fast-moving environments

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Step 6. If not Jack will find you excellent alternatives. All for free

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