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Head of Engineering

SpeedLegal

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Minimum five years of relevant software development experience as a full-stack developer (mandatory)
  • Experience with ML / NLP (mandatory)
  • Experience with leading a team
  • MERN stack - MongoDB, ExpressJS, ReactJS, NodeJS (API development), GraphQL

Responsibilities

  • Lead and grow the engineering team while aligning with company values and product strategy
  • Architect and build the AI contract negotiator using MERN stack with ML/NLP capabilities
  • Collaborate in a self-managed agile workflow and work effectively with small cross-functional teams
  • Drive product development, innovation, and quality by diving deep to uncover truths and taking decisive action

About the company

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SpeedLegal

Legal Services

SpeedLegal is an AI contract negotiator that helps startups save $1k/contract ~$140k+/year when reviewing contracts using AI. Business people using SpeedLegal easily spot contract risks, negotiate better terms, save 75% of their time & boost deal closures 3X.

Company details

Company typeStartup
IndustryLegal Services
Company size2 - 10

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Job description

This is a remote position.

SpeedLegal is a San Francisco-based LegalTech startup. We believe in a future where anyone will be able to understand contract terms and risks in seconds.

SpeedLegal is an AI contract negotiator that helps companies save $1k/contract ~$140k+/year when reviewing contracts using AI. Business people using SpeedLegal easily spot contract risks, negotiate better terms, save 75% of their time & boost deal closures 3X.

SpeedLegal is seeking a highly motivated Head of Engineering who lives our company values. At SpeedLegal, we believe in diving deep to understand the truth, taking risks, and questioning common assumptions. We have a strong bias for action and believe that action beats inaction. We work together to maintain and evolve a responsive company culture that values innovation, creativity, and integrity.

Requirements

Qualifications
  • Minimum five years of relevant software development experience as a full-stack developer (mandatory)
  • Experience with ML / NLP (mandatory)
  • Experience with leading a team
  • MERN stack - MongoDB, ExpressJS, ReactJS, NodeJS (API development), GraphQL
  • Knowledge of Data Structures and Algorithms
  • UI/UX experience - Figma, Custom CSS, Material UI and Semantic UI
  • Experience of collaborative coding with GIT
  • Unit/Integration testing
  • Good knowledge of HTML5, CSS3
  • Good knowledge of Docker, Celery, Fast API
  • Experience with AWS and Google Cloud Platform 
  • Previous experience working for small startups is a strong plus
  • Experience working in a self-managed agile workflow
  • Strong ability to work and collaborate with small teams
  • Passionate about product and product development
Pluses
  • You have built on top of foundational models


Benefits

Compensation
Competitive base salary, determined by your experience + significant initial equity grant as you will be one of the initial employees.

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