Legal Engineer
Job Location:
San Francisco, CA - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 150000 - 225000
Posted:
8 October 2026 (16 days ago)
Application Deadline:
5 January 2027
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Our client is a fast-growing legal tech company backed by premier venture capital firms. By combining Big Law-trained legal expertise advanced AI and purpose-built software they provide startups with a complete modern in-house legal function for a flat monthly fee.
Why You Should Join
- High Impact at Early Stage: Join as an early key hire working directly with the co-founders
- Premier Backing & Growth: Backed by top-tier VCs with strong initial market traction and rapid growth plans.
- Ownership & Equity: Receive meaningful seed-stage equity and shape both the product architecture and the customer experience from the ground up.
- Build the Future of Legal: Work at the intersection of law and cutting-edge AI workflows without needing to be a software engineer.
Key Responsibilities
- Client Onboarding & Workflows: Map customer commercial needs into custom repeatable legal workflows on the platform.
- AI Quality Assurance: Review QA and validate AI-flagged legal issues for contract accuracy and completeness.
- Product Optimization: Translate client feedback and legal requirements into actionable product features for engineering.
- Workflow Engineering: Refine prompts modules and automated AI workflows using CLI Claude Code and Model Context Protocol (MCP) tools.
Required Experience & Qualifications
- Experience: 38 years in legal practice or legal tech product/solutions roles.
- Legal Depth: Strong background reviewing contracts interpreting commercial workflows and identifying legal compliance flags.
- Product Ownership: Proven ability to manage deliverables translate user feedback into product specs and own end-to-end quality.
- Location & Work Authorization: Based in or willing to work in-office in San Francisco CA; US Citizen or Green Card holder (no visa sponsorship available).