| Location | San Francisco, California |
| Salary | $120,000–$250,000 Per Year |
Lawson Enterprises is partnering with a fast-growing, YC-backed LegalTech startup to hire a highly skilled Software Engineer for a full-time, direct hire opportunity. This company is building AI-powered agents that automate corporate transactions for elite law firms, supporting $3–6 trillion in annual deal flow.
This is a high-impact, high-ownership role within a lean, elite team where engineers ship production code daily and directly influence product direction. The ideal candidate is a strong full-stack engineer who thrives in fast-paced environments and enjoys solving complex technical problems at scale.
Join a well-funded startup backed by Y Combinator with strong early traction and multi-million dollar contracts signed within the first year.
Work directly with a cofounder who is a top partner at one of the largest global law firms.
Be part of a lean, high-performing team with zero bureaucracy and immediate impact.
Receive full budget for AI tools, experimentation, and development resources.
Build technology that is transforming how corporate legal transactions are executed.
Full-Stack Development & Ownership: Build end-to-end features and products with a high degree of ownership and autonomy. Ship production-ready code quickly in a fast-paced startup environment.
Architecture & Infrastructure: Work on core architectural and infrastructure challenges to support an AI-driven platform. Design scalable systems that handle large volumes of structured and unstructured data.
AI & Data Pipelines: Design and build pipelines for document ingestion, extraction, and analysis across large-scale legal datasets. Develop systems that process and interpret complex documents with high accuracy.
Agentic Workflows & Automation: Architect multi-step AI workflows that reason across hundreds of documents to generate structured, actionable outputs. Continuously improve system performance and automation capabilities.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work directly with senior M&A lawyers and partners to understand workflows and translate them into automated systems. Collaborate closely with a small, high-performing engineering team.
• 4+ years of experience in full-stack software engineering.• Strong experience building and shipping production-level features.• Proficiency in Python and Next.js.• Experience designing scalable systems and working with complex architectures.• Ability to take ownership of problems and execute with minimal oversight.• Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
• Experience at a high-growth startup or in a high-impact role within an established company.• Background in regulated industries such as LegalTech or FinTech.• Experience working with AI/ML systems or data-intensive applications.• Familiarity with document processing, NLP, or workflow automation systems.
Python Next.js
• Salary: $120,000 – $250,000/year• Equity: 0.15% – 1.5%• Relocation Support: Available for qualified candidates• Full budget for AI tools and experimentation• High-growth environment with direct impact on product and business outcomes