# Founding Full Stack Software Engineer, Legal
**Company:** [OpenAI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/openai)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Salary:** $293K-$325K
**Experience:** 6+ years
**Skills:** Full Stack Development, Frontend Engineering, Backend Engineering, Ai Models, Prototyping, Product Development, Scalable Systems, APIs
**Posted:** 2026-06-29
> 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.
## Job Description
## 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.
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