Founding Software Engineer (Entry Level)

Ruli3 months ago
San Francisco, CA, United States
Hybrid
Full-time
Junior Level (1-3 years)

Job Description

Position Overview

We’re building an AI-powered legal intelligence platform to reimagine the $350B enterprise legal market, one of the most underserved spaces for decades. Our team comes from Google, Meta, Airbnb, Amazon, top law firms, and startups — and we’re backed by top VCs. This entry level role (0-3 years of experience) is a critical position on our founding engineering team, responsible for building core technology and shipping features every day. Location: Hybrid in San Francisco (2–3 days/week in person).

Key Responsibilities

  • Build full stack applications with Next.js, React, and TypeScript; split time roughly 50/50 between frontend and backend projects.
  • Work across APIs and data workflows.
  • Partner with product designers to deliver intuitive, elegant UI/UX for legal workflows.
  • Experiment with prompt engineering to integrate AI capabilities into product features.
  • Collaborate directly with founders and customers, shipping fast and iterating daily.

Required Qualifications

  • 0-3 year of experience candidate; previous experiences at AI startups or YC companies are highly preferable.
  • Hustler mindset; comfortable thriving in a fast-paced startup environment (50–60+ hours/week).
  • Proficient in Next.js, React, and TypeScript with strong product sense.

Benefits & Perks

  • Compensation: $110K–$150K base + equity (final package depends on experience and interview performance).
  • Full benefits
  • 401(k)
  • Flexible PTO

Required Skills

Python
Prompt Engineering
AWS
TypeScript
React
Next.js