Join a high-growth startup as the first dedicated engineering hire, working directly with a technical co-founder to build agentic AI tools for the legal industry. You will translate ambiguous problems into high-impact product decisions, owning everything from multi-step background workflows to core AWS infrastructure while shaping the company's technical trajectory.
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Founding Software Engineer at Crumb
Are you ready to be the first engineering hire at a startup reshaping the legal profession? We are looking for a Founding Software Engineer to build agentic AI tools that automate high-stakes legal workflows. Working directly with a technical co-founder, you will own the entire stack—from React and Node.js to AWS infrastructure—without a PM in your way. If you have strong product instincts, experience with complex async workflows, and a desire to build something that defines an industry's future, this is the highest-impact role you will find in London's AI scene.
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Location
London, United Kingdom
Compensation
Not Disclosed
Company
Crumb
Role overview
Unlocking growth potential with strategic legal support delivered by expert Fractional General Counsels
What you will do
- Design and implement complex, multi-step asynchronous workflows and background jobs to automate legal review and contract analysis processes.
- Architect and maintain a robust AWS environment, ensuring the platform remains secure, scalable, and reliable as user adoption grows.
- Build and manage production-grade integrations using webhooks to connect the platform seamlessly with clients' existing enterprise toolsets.
Who this is a fit for
- Extensive experience building and shipping production software using React, Node.js, and TypeScript with a focus on end-to-end system ownership.
- Proven ability to design multi-step workflows and handle complex third-party integrations and webhooks in a production-scale environment.
- Strong product intuition and a builder mentality, capable of making high-level product decisions without formal specifications or dedicated product management.
Why this role is remarkable
- Founding engineer status as the first dedicated hire, providing immense influence over the product roadmap, architectural choices, and company culture from day one.
- Deep integration of agentic AI technology to solve real-world inefficiencies for lawyers, moving beyond simple wrappers into complex, multi-step workflow automation.
- High-autonomy environment with no project managers; you will work directly with legal experts to identify friction points and ship solutions immediately.
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If your profile’s a match and Crumb wants to meet, Jill will make the intro. In the meantime, Jack will send you excellent alternatives.