As a Principal Engineer at Perry AI, you will lead the technical development of a category-defining platform that automates complex legal workflows for global VC funds. You will own the full stack, from architecting AI document pipelines to shipping production-ready React components, directly impacting how leading investors close deals and manage risk.
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London, UK or Remote$50k – $80k • 0.5% – 1.0% Equity
Principal Engineer at Perry AI - VC-backed Legal AI startup
Join Perry AI as a Principal Engineer and lead the charge in building the category-defining AI platform for venture capital. You'll own the full stack, orchestrate advanced LLMs, and ship production-ready features that cut legal busywork by 10x for the world's leading investment funds. If you're a high-ownership engineer who thrives in fast-paced environments and wants to solve complex document plumbing at scale, this is your chance to make a massive impact at an early-stage startup already seeing real-world traction.
Overview
Role overview
Company
Perry AI
Perry AI - High-velocity Legal AI startup for venture capital
Responsibilities
What you will do
- Architect and ship end-to-end features using TypeScript, Node.js, and React while maintaining enterprise-grade security for sensitive legal data.
- Build sophisticated document processing engines that parse, analyze, and redline DOCX and PDF files to extract critical investment terms.
- Integrate and optimize LLM workflows to automate complex legal busywork, turning messy inbound emails and documents into structured, actionable data.
Candidate profile
Who this is a fit for
- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience with a mastery of TypeScript, Node.js, and modern React patterns.
- Proven track record of building and scaling production-grade APIs and handling complex data schemas using MongoDB and Express.js.
- Strong product intuition and a "ship-first" mindset, comfortable navigating the ambiguity of an early-stage startup to deliver user-centric solutions.
What makes it remarkable
Why this role is remarkable
- High-impact leadership role where you will design and build core systems from the ground up for a product already live with global funds.
- Work at the cutting edge of AI, orchestrating multiple LLM providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini) to solve high-stakes, real-world legal document challenges.
- Join a fast-moving, high-trust engineering culture that prioritizes shipping quality code over bureaucracy and offers meaningful equity upside.
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