Technical Co-founder – CTO, AI Legal Front Desk

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Technical co-founder building BloomLex’s managed AI legal front desk platform. Shipping reliable voice AI, scaling RaaS infrastructure, and leading founding engineering.

Posted 8/4/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in building and optimizing AI systems with a focus on reliability, observability, and cost management. Capable of leading engineering teams and establishing technical direction while ensuring compliance with legal and privacy standards.

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LLM-Powered SystemsReal-Time Voice AIReliability EngineeringTechnical LeadershipCustom Model Self-Hosting

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Hard Skills

Full-Stack DevelopmentConversational AIObservability StandardsEdge-Case ManagementSaaS Architecture

Soft Skills

LeadershipCommunicationCultural Foundation Building

Tools & Technologies

Telephony SystemsHuman-in-the-Loop WorkflowsManaged Platforms

Industry Keywords

Legal TechHealthcareTrust-Sensitive Vertical

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Harden Ava's voice and workflow systems for in-production reliability
Establish core architecture, observability, and audit-trail standards
Build internal infrastructure for configuring, monitoring, and optimizing AI performance without scaling engineering headcount
Own trade-offs between AI quality and cost-per-call and lock in unit economics within the $499/month pricing model
Represent the company before lawyers, partners, and investors as the technical voice of the venture
Convert pilots into paying customers
Expand AI staff beyond the front desk
Begin a path toward custom and self-hosted models where legal and privacy requirements demand it
Recruit and lead the founding engineering team
Establish the company's cultural foundation
Write the first lines of production code, set technical direction, and lead execution end-to-end

Requirements

What you’ll need

Shipped LLM-powered and voice systems into production environments where incorrect outputs carried real consequences
Full-stack confidence across applied LLMs, real-time voice and conversational AI, telephony, human-in-the-loop workflows, observability, and secure multi-tenant SaaS
Well-formed convictions about reliability engineering, edge-case management, and AI quality versus cost-per-call trade-offs
Experience building managed and service-heavy platforms, with discipline to scale delivery without scaling engineering headcount
Prepared to operate as a principal and challenge scalability or product readiness when integrity requires it
Strongly preferred: prior founder or early-stage technical leadership experience
Strongly preferred: background in legal tech, healthcare, or another trust-sensitive vertical
Strongly preferred: capability to self-host custom models to meet legal and privacy needs
Resume, LinkedIn profile, and brief note on why the venture aligns with founder goals

Benefits

Comp & perks

Founder-level equity
Founder-level authority with co-decision rights on product, technology, hiring, fundraising, and strategy
Genuine partnership with the CEO on every material decision
Flexible remote work arrangement