Clera

Legal Engineer

San Francisco
Salary
$150,000 - $225,000 annually
Level
Mid
Work type
On-site · San Francisco
Visa
Not offered

Open. First seen 25 October 2026.

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About the role

About the Role

Join an early-stage legal technology team as the bridge between legal, customers, and product. You will turn legal needs into reliable AI-powered workflows and help ensure customers are onboarded successfully.

What You'll Do

  • Map customer commercial needs into tailored legal workflows on the platform.
  • Review and validate AI-flagged legal issues for accuracy and completeness across documents and filings.
  • Translate customer feedback and lawyer needs into clear product requirements for engineering.
  • Improve prompts, modules, and automated workflows to make the platform more useful and reliable.
  • Build and refine legal workflows using tools such as Claude, MCP servers, and CLI tools.

What We're Looking For

  • At least two years of combined experience in legal practice, legal technology, law firm innovation, or an in-house legal function. Relevant experience is expected to be within the two-to-eight-year range.
  • A JD or prior legal practice experience, or experience working in legal technology.
  • Hands-on experience building with AI tools such as Claude, MCP servers, CLI tools, or code-generation tools; a computer science degree is not required.
  • Experience translating legal needs into automated workflows, prompts, or product requirements.
  • Strong contract judgment and the ability to assess AI-generated legal work for accuracy and completeness.
  • Comfort working independently in a fast-moving, early-stage environment.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary is $150,000 to $225,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

On-site in San Francisco, California, United States.

The team: Engineering HIRES STEADILY

This role is one of 464 open in Engineering. 398 were posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in March: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.

WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS

Python (196 of 464), LLM (195 of 464), TypeScript (183 of 464), React (145 of 464), Machine Learning (119 of 464), PostgreSQL (87 of 464), JavaScript (82 of 464)

OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM

From the team and dates on Clera's own job board.

Other openings for this role

2 open postings for this role in San Francisco, first posted 10 October 2026. The company is likely hiring for more than one position. None has been taken down and posted again.

Salary context

12 other open postings titled Legal Engineer state a salary: median USD 176,000 to USD 271,000 a year.

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