Founding Engineer (DevOps/Infra)

We're looking for a Founding Engineer based in Sydney, Australia, with flexibility for fully remote work. As a founding team member, you work with our team to architect, design, and develop software solutions that comprise Voltaire’s AI-powered platform. You will be instrumental in supporting the technical vision of the company and building a robust product to help legal teams deliver greater access to justice. ### What you'll be doing * Own our AWS infrastructure (ECS/Fargate, ECR, IAM) and CI/CD (GitHub Actions), including introducing infrastructure-as-code so our setup is reproducible and auditable * Build out staging environments, monitoring, logging, and incident response * Lead a security review of our data handling, access controls, and secrets management * Contribute directly to our Node.js / Hono backend and Supabase data layer alongside infra work * Collaborate on integrating AI/LLM features (Anthropic SDK) into a platform built to support them reliably ### What we're looking for * You have 2+ years engineering strong systems/infrastructure fundamentals: AWS, CI/CD, containerization (Docker), infra-as-code * You are comfortable also writing production backend code (Node.js/TypeScript), not infra-only * You are a problem solver who works autonomously, takes ownership, and can explain architectural tradeoffs independently * You have long-term thinking about infrastructure and security, especially around sensitive data * Bonus: You have experience integrating AI/LLM applications into production systems ### What's in it for you * Founding team equity * The opportunity to build a high-impact product in its infancy * Direct influence over the company’s product, technology strategy, and future direction * Mission-driven and fast-moving environment * Flexible fully remote work ### Additional information * Work eligibility: Must have valid Australian work rights; Voltaire does not currently offer visa sponsorship for this role * We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to all applicants, and requests can be made by emailing careers@voltairelegal.com