Closure, a New York-based software startup focused on technology for law enforcement, is expanding its team with 11 open positions across engineering, deployment, compliance, and business development. Founded in 2018 and participating in Y Combinator's W25 batch, the company has raised $1.9 million in Series A funding from investors including Borski Fund, Rabobank, BoxGroup, CRV, and Alumni Ventures Group.
Building Software for Law Enforcement
Closure builds software platforms designed to help law enforcement agencies resolve investigations and close cases faster. The platform addresses administrative and analytical bottlenecks in criminal justice and private-sector processes, striving to remove manual pain points for families and investigative teams.
Headquartered in New York, NY, Closure currently has a team of four employees. The company operates with remote options across the United States as it builds out its core engineering and field deployment functions.
Leadership from Defense and Tech Backgrounds
Closure was co-founded by CEO Aaron Zelinger, CTO Gilad Levy, Graciëlla van Vliet, and Chantal van der Velde.
Zelinger spent six years at Palantir and two years at Arena before co-founding Closure. Levy served six years in the Israeli Air Force as a pilot and cyber security specialist, followed by engineering roles at Spot.io, Microsoft, and Rivery. Levy holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from Reichman University and an MBA from Tel Aviv University.
Open Roles and Salaries
Closure is hiring for technical roles including a Founding AI Engineer and a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) Lead, both offering annual salaries ranging from $160,000 to $250,000.
To support field deployments with law enforcement agencies, the company is also recruiting a Founding Forward-Deployed Engineer with a salary range of $130,000 to $215,000, along with roles in compliance, product management, and business development.
Open Roles at Closure
| Role | Location | Work Mode | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) Lead | New York, NY, US / Remote (San Francisco, CA, US; New York, NY, US) | Remote | $160,000 - $250,000 |
| Forward-Deployed Product Manager | New York, NY, US / Remote (San Francisco, CA, US; New York, NY, US) | Remote | $135,000 - $190,000 |
| Infrastructure Lead | New York, NY, US / Remote (San Francisco, CA, US; New York, NY, US) | Remote | $160,000 - $250,000 |
| Law Enforcement Liason | New York, NY, US / Remote (San Francisco, CA, US; New York, NY, US; US) | Remote | $90,000 - $150,000 |
| Founding Infrastructure Wizard (SRE) | New York, NY, US / Remote (San Francisco, CA, US; New York, NY, US) | Remote | $160,000 - $250,000 |
| Tech Compliance Lead | New York, NY, US / Remote (San Francisco, CA, US; New York, NY, US) | Remote | $120,000 - $190,000 |
| Founding Business Development / Account Executive | New York, NY, US / Remote (San Francisco, CA, US; New York, NY, US; US) | Remote | $90,000 - $150,000 |
| Member of Technical Staff | New York, NY, US / Remote (San Francisco, CA, US; New York, NY, US) | Remote | $165,000 - $250,000 |
| Founding Deployment Strategist | New York, NY, US / Remote (San Francisco, CA, US; New York, NY, US) | Remote | $135,000 - $195,000 |
| Founding AI Engineer | New York, NY, US / Remote (San Francisco, CA, US; New York, NY, US; IL) | Remote | $165,000 - $250,000 |
| Founding Forward-Deployed Engineer | New York, NY, US / Remote (San Francisco, CA, US; New York, NY, US; US) | Remote | $130,000 - $215,000 |