Founding Full Stack Software Engineer, Legal
Founding full-stack engineer building AI-powered products for legal workflows at OpenAI. Own end-to-end development from prototypes to production, collaborating closely with product, design, research, and legal customers in a high-ownership startup environment.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Build and ship full-stack products that leverage OpenAI models to solve complex problems in legal workflows.
- Own projects end-to-end, from early prototypes and technical exploration through production deployment and iteration.
- Design and develop intuitive user experiences across frontend and backend systems.
- Build scalable, reliable systems on top of OpenAI’s internal platforms and APIs while contributing new technical foundations where needed.
- Partner closely with product managers, designers, researchers, applied AI teams, and customers to identify opportunities and translate insights into impactful products.
- Rapidly prototype and experiment with new AI capabilities, using real-world feedback to guide product decisions.
- Develop a deep understanding of legal workflows, customer needs, and industry challenges to inform technical strategy.
- Help establish engineering culture, technical standards, and product practices as an early member of the team.
Requirements
- 6+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- Built and shipped full-stack applications end-to-end, from early prototypes through production systems.
- Strong frontend and backend engineering skills.
- Comfortable moving quickly, iterating based on feedback, and making pragmatic technical decisions.
- Strong product instincts and enjoy collaborating directly with users and cross-functional partners.
- Energized by emerging AI capabilities and the opportunity to rethink how software is built.
- Learn quickly, pick up new technologies as needed, and choose the right tools to solve problems effectively.
- Thrive in small, high-ownership teams where engineers have significant influence over product direction and technical strategy.
Nice-to-Haves
- Experience with AI capabilities and legal workflows.
- Ability to welcome direct, constructive feedback and offer the same to others with clarity and respect.
Skills
Full Stack Development, Frontend Engineering, Backend Engineering, Ai Models, Prototyping, Product Development, Scalable Systems, APIs
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