Full-Stack Software Engineer

As a Full Stack Software Engineer at LegalAtoms:

• You will work closely with the founders and cross-functional team members to understand user needs and help build solutions that are reliable, user-friendly, and scalable.
• You will take ownership of key features and drive them through the entire lifecycle, from design reviews through deployment and monitoring.
• You will write detailed specs and use AI tools to write the majority of the code, with AI producing at least 80% of what ships.
• You will design and improve our AI factory: pipelines and automation that turn specs into shipped features with minimal human keystrokes.
• You will build automated end-to-end verification for your tasks so that every shipped change is provably working without a human in the loop. Humans cannot be the bottleneck for verifying that work is done.
• You will deep dive into CloudWatch logs to fix and patch live production bugs.
• You will participate in rigorous code reviews to ensure code quality and architectural consistency.

We are looking for a passionate and detail-oriented software engineer who thrives in a fast-paced, mission-driven startup environment. Our ideal candidate has:

• AI Coding Tools: Daily use of Claude Code (preferred) or Codex (preferred), or Augment Code or Cursor. You should have strong intuition for when to one-shot, when to spec first, and when to break a task down.
• Spec-Driven Development: Ability to write clear, unambiguous specs that an AI agent can execute against with minimal back-and-forth.
• Software Architecture and System Design: Excellent instincts for designing systems that are extensible, maintainable, and appropriate for the scale of the problem.
• Clean code and Ithaca-Driven Design: Eye for abstractions, well-modeled domains, and code that other humans and AI agents can navigate easily. Strong code review skills.
• Automation and AI Factory Mindset: Genuine excitement for automating away repetitive engineering work, including automated end-to-end verification of completed tasks. You believe humans should not be the bottleneck for confirming that a task is done.
• RTFM, Attention to Detail: Read the code, documentation, and issue descriptions thoroughly. A question should not be asked if the answer is already written down somewhere.
• Testing and Quality Focus: Commitment to code quality and resilience by writing unit and end-to-end tests.
• Communication: Clear and concise written communication, especially in asynchronous remote collaboration channels like GitHub, Slack, and Notion.
• Empathy and User-Centric Mindset: A genuine desire to understand user challenges and contribute to a platform that improves access to justice for vulnerable populations.
• Adaptability and Drive: Enthusiasm to work in a fluid startup environment where priorities can shift rapidly. Ability to self-manage and take ownership of projects.