Finch Legal Member of Technical Staff role building full-stack software for legal tech automation using Python/Django, React, and AWS. Own major features end-to-end and collaborate with product and design teams.
Responsibilities
This is a full-stack role at a company where the product is evolving quickly and engineers have real ownership – expect the scope to grow as we do.
Own major features end-to-end, from architecture decisions through production release.
Build reliable, performant systems across our core workflows using Python/Django, React, and AWS.
Ship AI-powered functionality that turns legal complexity into clear, usable software for law firms.
Collaborate directly with product, ops, and design to define what gets built and why.
Shape our culture of our technical team, standards, and practices while we're still small enough for it to matter.
Who We Have in Mind
This role is for technical team members who want ownership over outcomes - here's what we think that requires.
3+ years building reliable, secure software in production.
Full-stack experience – comfortable across the frontend and backend.
Proficiency in Python and React, or demonstrably fast at picking up new stacks.
A track record of writing clean, testable, maintainable code.
Qualification
3+ years building reliableFull-stack experienceProficiency in Python and ReactTrack record of writing cleanExperience with DjangoFamiliarity with legal techThis Role Might Not Be For You If
Required
3+ years building reliable, secure software in production
Full-stack experience
Proficiency in Python and React
Track record of writing clean, testable, maintainable code
Preferred
Experience with Django, AWS, or OpenAI APIs.
Prior work at an early-stage startup where you helped set engineering standards.
Familiarity with legal tech, document processing, or data-heavy workflows.
This Role Might Not Be For You If
You do your best work with a well-defined spec and a stable, established codebase.
You prefer deep specialization in one layer of the stack over full-stack ownership.
You're looking for a remote-first role – this one is 4 days/week in our NYC office.