Lead Founding Engineer/Architect

hireVouch$150K — $200K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-10 years of professional software engineering experience, including project leadership and developer management
  • Strong skills in React, Node.js, and JavaScript/TypeScript
  • Experience in designing complex infrastructure and application systems, ideally with GCP
  • Familiarity with DevOps practices
  • Proven ability to build and scale web applications in a production environment
  • Ownership mindset with capability to handle ambiguity and rapid changes
  • Excellent communication skills, bridge technical and non-technical discussions

Responsibilities

  • Own the design and implementation of core application systems and integrations
  • Lead backend and infrastructure development, utilizing partnerships with GCP
  • Facilitate full-stack feature delivery from requirements gathering to monitoring
  • Recruit and mentor junior and mid-level engineers while establishing best practices
  • Make high-level architectural decisions focusing on scalability and reliability
  • Collaborate on product roadmap prioritization for impactful engineering work
  • Create a tech-friendly environment that attracts top legal tech talent

Benefits

  • Opportunity to significantly influence the company's technical direction
  • Role provides pathway to senior leadership position (CTO or Head of SWE)
  • Mentorship and growth opportunities for technology professionals
  • Involvement in a dynamic, rapidly evolving startup environment
  • Access to state-of-the-art tech stack in legal tech sector
Full Job Description
Role Overview:
As our Lead Founding Engineer & Architect, you'll design and deliver core infrastructure and systems which power features end-to-end. You will help set the technical vision and build out our engineering function. You will be an instrumental part of our formative years, shaping the culture and vision alongside the co-founders. You will also manage and mentor other developers as we grow, influence product strategy, and evolve into a senior leadership role (CTO or Head of SWE).

Key Responsibilities:
  • Own system design and implementation across core application and integrations
  • Lead backend & infra planning and development, leveraging our partnerships with GCP and others
  • Lead full-stack feature delivery-from scoping requirements with founders and legal experts through testing, deployment, and monitoring
  • Recruit, onboard, and guide junior and mid-level engineers; establish best practices (code reviews, CI/CD, security standards)
  • Drive architectural decisions around scalability, performance, and reliability
  • Collaborate cross-functionally on product roadmap, prioritizing high-impact engineering work
  • Shape us into a tech talent magnet by fostering an environment that is at the forefront of legaltech, with notoriously good vibes
Must-Have Qualifications:
  • 5-10 years professional software engineering, including leading end-to-end projects and/or managing developers
  • Deep expertise with React, Node.js, JavaScript/TypeScript
  • Deep expertise designing complex infrastructure and app systems, ideally utilizing GCP
  • DevOps exposure
  • Proven track record of building and scaling production web applications
  • Strong ownership mindset: thrives in ambiguity, rapid iteration, and high-stakes environments
  • Excellent communication skills, able to translate between technical and non-technical stakeholders
Nice-to-Have:
  • Early-stage startup or hyper-growth experience
  • Prior work in legal tech or other regulated industries
  • Familiarity with enterprise security and compliance (OAuth, SOC 2, GDPR)
  • Banter

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