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About the Role
Seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the founding team, with an opportunity to build and shape the future of legal services. This role involves collaborating with product, legal, and go-to-market leaders to design and build core systems, define technical architecture, product experience, and AI infrastructure for faster, more accessible legal services. As an early team member, you will have ownership over the product and systems, scaling a secure, reliable, AI-native platform.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain Shepherd’s core platform, including backend systems, APIs, and user-facing applications
- Develop and integrate AI-powered workflows (LLMs, RAG pipelines, document processing, etc.) into real-world legal use cases
- Architect scalable, secure infrastructure for handling sensitive legal data and workflows
- Collaborate with legal and product teams to translate complex workflows into intuitive software experiences
- Build internal tools that improve efficiency for attorneys and enhance client experience
- Own key technical decisions across architecture, tooling, and development processes
- Implement best practices for performance, reliability, and security (SOC 2 readiness, data privacy, etc.)
- Contribute to rapid prototyping, iteration, and continuous product improvement based on user feedback
- Help recruit and mentor future engineers as the team grows
Requirements
- 5–10+ years of software engineering experience, ideally in high-growth startup environments
- Strong proficiency in modern backend and/or full-stack development (e.g., Python, Node.js, TypeScript, React)
- Experience building and scaling production systems and APIs
- Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or similar) and modern DevOps practices
- Experience working with or integrating AI/LLM-based systems (OpenAI, Anthropic, embeddings, vector databases, etc.)
- Strong understanding of system design, data modeling, and performance optimization
- Ability to operate independently and make high-quality technical decisions
- Experience building AI-native products or working with RAG, fine-tuning, or agent-based systems
- Background in workflow automation, document processing, or enterprise SaaS platforms
- Experience with security and compliance frameworks (e.g., SOC 2, data privacy best practices)
- Prior experience as an early engineer or founding team member
- Interest in legal tech, fintech, or regulated industries
- Entrepreneurial mindset- You thrive in ambiguity and enjoy building from zero
- Builder mentality- You take ownership and ship quickly without sacrificing quality
- Collaborative spirit- You work closely across disciplines to solve complex problems
- Product-oriented- You care deeply about user experience, not just code
- Systems thinker- You design for scale, reliability, and long-term evolution
- Adaptable- You’re comfortable with rapid iteration and evolving requirements
Skills
- Python
- Node.js
- TypeScript
- React
- AWS
- GCP
- OpenAI
- Anthropic
- Embeddings
- Vector databases
- RAG
- Fine-tuning
- Agent-based systems
- Workflow automation
- Document processing
- Enterprise SaaS platforms
- SOC 2
- Data privacy
Location
- Remote
Work Type
- Remote
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
- 5–10+ years
Salary/Compensations
- $150,000 – $180,000
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Meaningful equity: Early-stage ownership with significant upside
- Full autonomy: Remote work with flexible scheduling
- Direct impact: Shape the product, architecture, and technical direction from day one
- Cutting-edge tools: Work at the forefront of AI-native application development
- Professional growth: Opportunity to grow into a technical leadership role as the team scales
- Mission-driven work: Help democratize access to high-quality legal services for startups
About the Company
- We believe ambitious outcomes are possible. We explore unconventional ideas, test them rigorously, and act on the data- learning fast without distraction or comparison.
- Mediocrity has consequences. We set the highest standard in our execution, judgement, and how we show up everyday- because excellence compounds.
- Speed and urgency are habits that when modeled consistently and scaled through automation, become contagious across the team, the product, and our customers.
- Legal work runs on trust, not features. We earn trust by being responsive, transparent, and accountable to our customers- particularly when it’s uncomfortable.
- We pair high standards with empathy and ambition with humanity. Respect and integrity are NOT separate from winning- they are how we win.
Equal Opportunity
- We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.