Forward Deployed Software Engineer

Fluxcap • New York City, NY

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

FluxCap is hiring a Forward Deployed Software Engineer to build software that helps lawyers connect the law, evidence, and strategy of a case, initially focusing on antitrust and expanding across complex litigation. The engineer will work directly with lawyers using FluxCap to understand challenges and build solutions, following projects from initial conversations through production and observing their performance in real cases. Work may include bringing large document collections into a case, helping lawyers trace arguments to evidence, and improving review and correction of AI-generated work.

The engineer will partner with legal engineers and work closely with the CTO and experienced software engineers on project scoping, technical decisions, and code review. FluxCap welcomes earlier-career engineers with strong fundamentals and experience building working software. The role begins with a focused project, with responsibility growing as the engineer learns the product and domain. In the first few months, the engineer will learn how lawyers build a case, ship an improvement with team support, incorporate feedback, and eventually take responsibility for a larger workflow and help decide what to build next.

This is a hybrid role based in New York City and includes travel to customer sites. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not currently available.

Requirements

• Experience building working software through a job, internship, open-source contribution, or substantial project; no minimum years of experience is required.
• Strong programming fundamentals and familiarity with TypeScript or JavaScript.
• Familiarity with a frontend framework such as React.
• Clear communication, curiosity about how people work, and willingness to ask questions when something is unclear.
• Ability to break problems into manageable steps, seek feedback, and follow through.
• Habit of checking work and investigating unexpected results, including AI-generated output.
• Authorization to work in the United States; the company is not currently able to sponsor visas.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with LLMs, retrieval, or evaluation frameworks.
• Legal experience is not required.

Responsibilities

• Work with lawyers and legal engineers to understand problems and choose a useful first step.
• Build frontend and backend features, data integrations, and AI workflows.
• Write tested, dependable software and handle sensitive case information with care.
• Observe how lawyers use shipped software, troubleshoot problems, and improve it based on feedback.
• Identify recurring problems across cases and build solutions that other legal teams can use.
• Participate in project scoping, technical decisions, and code review with the CTO and experienced software engineers.
• Learn how lawyers build cases, ship focused improvements, and progressively take responsibility for larger workflows.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) with an employer match.
• Company-paid life insurance and short-term disability.
• Learning and professional development budget.
• Equity.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed