Jr Backend Engineer (Founding Team)

About the company The client is building an AI-native platform for modern law firms. Legal work is evolving rapidly, but much of the industry's workflow continues to rely on fragmented software and manual processes. The team is building an intelligent platform that helps law firms streamline work across the entire legal lifecycle, including document screening, drafting, filing, research, compliance, and other high-value legal workflows. Their founding team combines deep expertise across both law and technology, giving us a unique perspective on how AI can fundamentally reshape legal operations while maintaining the precision and reliability that the profession demands. We're looking for engineers who want to build products from first principles, move quickly, and help define the future of AI in legal technology. About the role We're hiring a Founding Software Engineer to help build the core platform from the ground up. This is a high-ownership role. You'll work across backend systems, AI infrastructure, product architecture, and deployment, collaborating directly with the founders to design and ship features that reach customers quickly. If you enjoy solving hard engineering problems, shipping fast, and working in a small, ambitious team, we'd like to talk. What You'll Build AI-powered legal workflows for law firmsAgentic systems for drafting, screening, and legal document analysisReliable backend services and APIsRetrieval and knowledge systems for legal intelligenceEvaluation pipelines to improve AI quality and reliabilityInternal developer tooling and scalable platform infrastructure What We're Looking For 1-2 years of software engineering experienceStrong Proficiency in at least one backend language: Python (FastAPI or Django), or Node.jsExperience working with at least one database: MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, or another relational databaseUnderstanding of modern AI application architecture, including concepts such as: Agentic systems AI SDKs Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) Prompt engineering Evaluation frameworks (Evals)Strong system design and problem-solving skillsAbility to ship production-quality software quicklyHigh ownership and bias toward executionComfortable learning new technologies as the product evolves Nice to Have Experience building products in Compliance, FinTech, RegTech, or LegalTechExperience deploying and operating AI-powered production systemsFamiliarity with cloud platforms and modern deployment workflowsExperience working in an early-stage startup What We Value High agencyStrong engineering fundamentalsCuriosity and continuous learningFast execution without compromising qualityClear communication and collaborative problem solving Why Join Us You'll be joining at the earliest stage of the company and will help shape both the product and the engineering culture.This is an opportunity to work directly with founders who combine legal and technical expertise, solve meaningful problems for the legal industry, and build AI systems that are used every day by legal professionals.If building from zero excites you more than m About the company The client is building an AI-native platform for modern law firms. Legal work is evolving rapidly, but much of the industry's workflow continues to rely on fragmented software and manual processes. The team is building an intelligent platform that helps law firms streamline work across the entire legal lifecycle, including document screening, drafting, filing, research, compliance, and other high-value legal workflows. Their founding team combines deep expertise across both law and technology, giving us a unique perspective on how AI can fundamentally reshape legal operations while maintaining the precision and reliability that the profession demands. We're looking for engineers who want to build products from first principles, move quickly, and help define the future of AI in legal technology. About the role We're hiring a Founding Software Engineer to help build the core platform from the ground up. This is a high-ownership role. You'll work across backend systems, AI infrastructure, product architecture, and deployment, collaborating directly with the founders to design and ship features that reach customers quickly. If you enjoy solving hard engineering problems, shipping fast, and working in a small, ambitious team, we'd like to talk. What You'll Build AI-powered legal workflows for law firmsAgentic systems for drafting, screening, and legal document analysisReliable backend services and APIsRetrieval and knowledge systems for legal intelligenceEvaluation pipelines to improve AI quality and reliabilityInternal developer tooling and scalable platform infrastructure What We're Looking For 1-2 years of software engineering experienceStrong Proficiency in at least one backend language: Python (FastAPI or Django), or Node.jsExperience working with at least one database: Mongo