Patent Counsel

Alembic•San Francisco, CA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

We don’t believe in "legal vs. engineering." At Alembic, IP is a core part of our engineering culture. We are seeking a tech-native Patent Attorney or Senior Patent Agent who wants to trade the billable hour for a seat at the supercomputing table. You won’t be sitting in an office waiting for disclosure forms; you will be in the codebase, working alongside our scientists and engineers to ensure our causal inference breakthroughs and SNN (Spiking Neural Network) architectures are defensible, timestamped, and protected.

Requirements

Technically Lethal: You can read Python/C++ or follow a complex technical architecture diagram. You likely have a degree in CS, EE, Physics, or Math.
The "Recovering" Specialist: You have 4–8 years of experience at a top-tier firm or in-house. You’re over the partner-track grind and want to be a builder.
USPTO Registered: You are a registered Patent Attorney (J.D.) or a highly experienced Patent Agent with a track record of winning Section 101 battles in AI/Software.
Strategic & Fast: You understand that in a startup, speed is a feature. You can deliver high-quality work without the "big law" lag.

Responsibilities

Code-Level IP Harvesting: Dive into our repos and PRs to identify patentable breakthroughs in causal AI and HPC optimization before they are even shipped.
Build the "Causal Moat": Lead the strategy for protecting our proprietary technology and custom causal algorithms.
Forensic Documentation: Implement rigorous "defensibility hygiene"—ensuring appropriate timestamps, version-controlled records of invention, and clear human-inventorship trails.
End-to-End Prosecution: Draft and manage high-quality patent applications, acting as the primary bridge between our technical "magic" and the USPTO.
Portfolio Strategy: Manage our global IP portfolio, working with our technical experts to decide what to patent vs. what to keep as a trade secret to stay ahead of "generic" AI models.