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Founding Full Stack Engineer - Back End Focus

Compensation
$180,000–$250,000/year

Job Description

The opportunity

The legal industry is broken--lawyers bill by the hour, charge enormous sums, and take forever to respond. This means that a lot of people who need legal advice don't get it. We're using AI to solve this problem. AI takes the first pass at everything our lawyers do, so that the lawyers can focus on human interaction. We're starting with negotiating commercial contracts, and will expand quickly from there to other use cases within legal. We're reimagining what a contract can be in the AI age. We're a veteran team, with one successful exit already, who've been doing deep learning in the legal space since long before ChatGPT. 

Description

General Legal is seeking a founding engineer with full end to end product engineering experience. This is our first technical hire who is responsible for building the initial product, owning the tech stack, and partnering closely with the founders on product and company direction. This is a unique opportunity to join us at the ground level and play a foundational role in developing a platform that will set new standards for engineers. There will be opportunity to grow your role as the company grows, either as an independent contributor or as an engineering manager.

Responsibilities

  • Designs, builds, and maintains the first versions of the product and underlying systems
  • Own the development of robust, scalable software solutions that will serve as the backbone of our platform

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in software engineering
  • Computer Science Degree or equivalent
  • Eligible to work in US

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience working at a startup
  • Experience in the legal tech space

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Job Details

Category
Software
Employment Type
Contract
Location
San Francisco, CA, US / New York, NY, US
Posted
Apr 8, 2026, 08:40 PM
Listed
Apr 8, 2026, 07:40 PM
Compensation
$180,000 - $250,000 per year

About General Legal

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