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Legal Engineer

$150k to $225k

San FranciscoFull-timePosted Oct 25, 2026

Against the San Francisco typical range

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

Join an early-stage legal technology team as the bridge between legal, customers, and product. You will turn legal needs into reliable AI-powered workflows and help ensure customers are onboarded successfully.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • Map customer commercial needs into tailored legal workflows on the platform.
  • Review and validate AI-flagged legal issues for accuracy and completeness across documents and filings.
  • Translate customer feedback and lawyer needs into clear product requirements for engineering.
  • Improve prompts, modules, and automated workflows to make the platform more useful and reliable.
  • Build and refine legal workflows using tools such as Claude, MCP servers, and CLI tools.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

  • At least two years of combined experience in legal practice, legal technology, law firm innovation, or an in-house legal function. Relevant experience is expected to be within the two-to-eight-year range.
  • A JD or prior legal practice experience, or experience working in legal technology.
  • Hands-on experience building with AI tools such as Claude, MCP servers, CLI tools, or code-generation tools; a computer science degree is not required.
  • Experience translating legal needs into automated workflows, prompts, or product requirements.
  • Strong contract judgment and the ability to assess AI-generated legal work for accuracy and completeness.
  • Comfort working independently in a fast-moving, early-stage environment.

COMPENSATION

& BENEFITS Base salary is $150,000 to $225,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available. LOCATION On-site in San Francisco, California, United States.

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