Founding Engineer (CTO Track) — Production-Grade Legal Tech Startup
Core
Building a production-grade legal tech workflow platform that reads emails, organizes matters, analyzes documents, and drafts communications for practicing lawyers.
Role type
Founding Engineer (CTO Track)
Builds
A browser and Electron desktop application integrating large language models for legal workflows
Domain
Legal technology / Artificial Intelligence
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Go, React, Electron, Large Language Models (LLM) integration, Postgres, AWS, Desktop release pipelines (packaging, code-signing), System architecture, Security/data handling for regulated environments
Preferred skills
Go-to-market speed, Hands-on coding, Team leadership
Technologies
Go, React, Electron, Postgres, AWS, Large Language Models
Responsibilities
Own technical roadmap and architecture across backend, frontend, and desktop app; Lead LLM integration including prompt quality and guardrails; Harden data handling for legal documents; Manage desktop release pipeline; Iterate on product based on live user feedback; Partner directly with the founder