Founding Engineer (DevOps/Infra)
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Summary
A founding engineer in Sydney (flexible fully remote) who owns Voltaire Legal's AWS infrastructure, CI/CD, monitoring, and security practices, while also writing production backend code in Node.js/TypeScript with Supabase and helping integrate AI/LLM features via the Anthropic SDK.
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