Founding Fullstack Engineer

Location: Strongly Preferred New York City (Remote within U.S. considered)
Position Type: Full-Time (Permanent)
Work Policy: Remote or In-Office (U.S. only)
Start Timeline: ASAP

Compensation

Base Salary: $0 - $200,000 (dependent on interview performance, level, and location)

About
A legal AI startup reinventing how in-house legal teams operate by automating slow and repetitive legal workflows. Founded by engineers with legal backgrounds and backed by Sequoia, the company is building a platform that acts as an intake and automation hubtriaging legal requests and supporting redlining, drafting, and Q&A through customizable AI agents.

Founded: 2025

Stage: Seed (Raised $3M)

Traction: Already has customers and ~10 design partners

Upcoming: Public launch planned for Fall 2025

Role summary
Hiring a Fullstack Engineer to help build the core legal operations platform. You’ll work directly with the founding team to design and implement full-stack featuresfrom scalable frontend components in React to backend services in Node. The role is ideal for builders who want high ownership in an early-stage startup and a direct hand in shaping product and architecture.

Why join

• Join a Sequoia-backed, product-ready LegalTech company

• Work with highly technical founders who understand legal workflows

• Competitive comp package with both cash and equity

• Help define the future of legal ops with AI-powered systems

• Build real product used by live legal teams

Tech environment

• Frontend: React

• Backend: Node.js

• Database: Postgres

• Focus: Full-stack feature development, scalability, product-market fit

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain key product features across React frontend and Node backend

• Contribute to system design and architectural decisions as the team grows

• Write clean, scalable code and participate in rigorous code reviews

• Collaborate closely with design partners and legal ops users to refine product

• Develop and optimize SQL-based queries and Postgres schema

Must-have qualifications

• Strong professional experience with React (frontend)

• Experience with Node.js (or willingness to learn for highly qualified candidates)

• B.S. in Computer Science or related field (or 5+ years at name-brand companies)

• Startup or high-growth environment experience, ideally VC-backed (e.g., Sequoia)

• Proven ability to contribute across the stack in a fast-paced environment

Preferred qualifications

• Proficient in SQL and Postgres

• Strong GitHub portfolio or well-documented side projects (code will be reviewed)

• Experience in early-stage or founding engineering roles

• Interest or potential to grow into a CTO-level role