Overview
Skills
Job Details
Work Location details;
NYC Preferred: 4 days/week in office
San Francisco - 1 week/month travel to NYC
Position Summary
Client is seeking a Lead Founding Engineer & Architect to own full-stack system design and implementation. In this senior-level role, you'll drive backend and infrastructure development, ship end-to-end product features, and help build out the early engineering team. You'll work closely with the founders to shape the product roadmap, technical stack, and company culture from the ground up.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the design and development of application infrastructure and system integrations
Drive backend and infrastructure work using Google Cloud Platform and modern DevOps tooling
Build full-stack features in collaboration with legal experts and company leadership
Establish and maintain engineering best practices (CI/CD, code reviews, security standards)
Mentor junior and mid-level engineers as the team expands
Contribute to overall product direction and strategic planning
Make key architectural decisions to ensure scalability, performance, and system reliability
Required Qualifications
5 10 years of professional software engineering experience
Demonstrated ability to lead projects or manage technical contributors
Deep expertise in React, Node.js, and TypeScript/JavaScript
Proven success designing and scaling production-grade systems
Familiarity with DevOps and cloud infrastructure workflows
Strong product ownership mindset and comfort with ambiguity
Clear, confident communication skills
Preferred Qualifications
Experience at an early-stage startup or during hyper-growth phases
Background in legal tech or similarly regulated industries
Familiarity with enterprise-grade security and compliance standards (e.g., OAuth, SOC 2, GDPR)