At a Glance
- Tasks: Build and improve a cutting-edge legal AI platform with full-stack development.
- Company: Join Blackletter, a pioneering firm transforming legal services with innovative technology.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, equity options, and fully remote work within Canada or the US.
- Other info: Be part of a small team with significant ownership and growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Shape the future of legal services while working closely with users and making impactful changes.
- Qualifications: 5+ years in software engineering with strong frontend and backend skills.
The predicted salary is between 90000 - 110000 $ per year.
Blackletter is reinventing legal services from first principles. We pair frontier automation with top-tier lawyers, allowing our firm to deliver elite legal services with fast turnaround, predictable pricing, and a transformed experience for our clients and the lawyers doing the work. Early traction has been strong, serving a growing roster of clients across venture financing, commercial, corporate, and employment, backed by leading venture investors. Our founding team brings experience from frontier AI labs, leading law firms, and top law schools in North America.
We're looking for a Software Engineer with 5+ years of relevant experience to help build our legal AI platform. You'll work across frontend and backend development, turning complex problems into software that is reliable and easy for lawyers to use. This role has a high degree of ownership, requiring you to notice what needs to be done, ask good questions, make thoughtful decisions with incomplete information, and follow through.
What You Will Do:
- Build and improve product features across the frontend and backend.
- Create intuitive, responsive interfaces that make complex work easier.
- Design clear data models, reliable APIs, and integration between systems.
- Build robust data pipelines and improve the reliability and performance of our software.
- Work directly with users to understand their needs and translate feedback into practical improvements.
- Own work from initial problem definition through implementation, testing, deployment, and iteration.
- Make pragmatic technical decisions that balance speed, quality, security, and maintainability.
Who We Are Looking For:
- 5+ years of professional experience in software engineering or a closely related role, with meaningful experience shipping full-stack applications.
- Strong frontend skills with modern frameworks such as React, with an eye for usability and polish.
- Strong backend fundamentals, including API design, relational databases, data modeling, and integrations.
- Experience designing maintainable systems and making sound architectural tradeoffs.
- High agency and ownership: a track record of identifying problems, driving solutions, and delivering useful outcomes.
- Product judgment and clear communication, including the ability to work effectively with nontechnical users.
- A practical approach to testing, observability, and debugging across the stack.
- Experience working with modern AI-based engineering tools to complete work.
Helpful, but not required:
- Experience building AI-powered/agentic products.
- Python experience and familiarity with cloud infrastructure.
- Experience working on complex business software or in an early-stage company.
- Legal-industry experience isn't required.
Compensation and Structure:
Competitive salary plus equity. Compensation is commensurate with experience. This role is fully remote within the United States or Canada.
Why Us:
Your users are your colleagues. You'll see how your work is used, hear where it falls short, and have the opportunity to improve it directly. As part of a small engineering team, you'll help shape both the product and the systems behind it, with ownership over work that changes how we deliver legal services. We encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't match every item above. Blackletter welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. For recruitment accommodations, contact contact@blackletterfirm.com.
Software Engineer employer: Blackletter
At Blackletter, we are not just transforming legal services; we are creating a dynamic and inclusive work culture that empowers our team to innovate and excel. As an Emerging Companies Counsel, you will have the unique opportunity to shape the future of law while working alongside top-tier professionals in a collaborative environment. With competitive compensation, equity options, and a commitment to diversity, Blackletter is an exceptional employer for those looking to make a meaningful impact in the legal profession.
