Software Engineer

Blackletter is reinventing legal services by combining frontier automation with top-tier lawyers. The company is seeking a Software Engineer to build its legal AI platform across frontend and backend systems, develop reliable and intuitive software, and own projects from problem definition through deployment and iteration.

Responsibilities:

• 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 integrations 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

Requirements:

• 5+ years of relevant experience
• 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
• 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