Firecrawl
Legal Engineer
$251K–$276K
San Francisco, CA · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Aug 29, 2026
- Experience
- No specific number of years stated; legal background may be a JD or years working inside a law firm or in-house legal team.
- Education
- JD, or years working inside a law firm or an in-house legal team.
- Visa sponsorship
- Open to candidates already authorized to work in the US; supports H-1B transfers, F-1 OPT and STEM OPT, TN (Canada and Mexico), and E-3 (Australia). Cannot sponsor new H-1B visas for candidates outside the US.
About the job
Build software that translates legal advice into product and pipeline controls, including contract-review tools and systems that verify the company meets its legal commitments.
What you'll do
- Build contract intake, review agents, clause libraries, and customer-commitment tracking.
- Translate lawyers’ advice into code and research technical aspects of web-data legal questions with counsel.
- Identify product legal risks and build systems that demonstrate compliance with terms, DPAs, and policies.
What they ask for
- Currently write and ship production code; experience with Python or TypeScript, APIs, data, and LLMs.
- A JD or years of experience in a law firm or in-house legal team.
- Strong use of AI to work faster.
- Ability to turn legal questions into clear rules and systems.
Nice to have
- Bar admission.
Pay
$251,000–$276,000 USD/year (base salary)
Tools
Python, TypeScript, APIs, LLMs
AI focus
Use AI to work faster; build contract redline and review agents and other legal tools.
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