Founding Full Stack Software Engineer, Legal

The Legal team is building the next generation of AI-powered products and experiences for the legal industry. We are exploring how advanced AI systems can transform legal workflows, improve access to information, and enable legal professionals and organizations to work more effectively.

As a Founding Full-Stack Software Engineer on the Legal team, you will help imagine, build, and scale new AI-powered products for the legal industry. You’ll work across the stack to design intuitive user experiences, build robust backend systems, and create the foundations for products used by legal professionals and organizations around the world.

• 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.
• Learn from and contribute alongside deeply experienced engineers while fostering a high-trust, inclusive, and candid team environment.