Senior Legal Engineer

ABOUT THE ROLE

Connect legal expertise, customer needs, and product development at an early-stage legal technology company. You will help turn commercial and legal requirements into reliable AI-assisted workflows, improving the platform experience from onboarding through ongoing use.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Map customer needs into tailored legal workflows and guide clients through platform onboarding.
• Review and validate AI-flagged legal issues across customer documents and filings for accuracy and completeness.
• Turn customer feedback and legal team needs into clear product requirements for engineering.
• Improve prompts, workflow modules, and automated processes to make the platform more reliable.
• Build and refine legal workflows using AI tools, MCP servers, and command-line tools.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• At least 2 years of combined experience in legal practice, legal technology, law firm innovation, or in-house legal work, with 2 to 8 years of overall relevant experience.
• A JD or prior legal practice experience, or experience working at a legal technology company.
• Hands-on experience building with AI tools, MCP servers, command-line tools, or code-generation workflows. A computer science degree is not required.
• Experience translating legal needs into automated workflows, prompts, or product requirements.
• Sound contract judgment and the ability to assess AI-generated legal work for accuracy and completeness.
• Comfort owning problems end to end in a fast-moving startup environment.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

Base salary: $150,000 to $225,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

LOCATION

On-site in San Francisco, California, United States.