Associate Regulatory Technology Researcher, Rules as Code

Moraph; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Moraph LLC is seeking an early-career professional to turn laws and regulations into structured rules that software can test, building on Moraph’s Tax Code Rule-as-Code Engine. Based in Washington, DC, this hybrid role offers growth in legal informatics and software delivery.

You will encode rules as structured conditions, collaborate with legal experts, publish internal research, and deliver well-scoped work with guidance from senior colleagues, in a regulated client environment.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of experience in legal informatics, policy analysis or software.
• Precise thinking.
• Eagerness to learn how software is built and run where failure means a regulatory breach or a patient-safety incident.

Responsibilities

• Encode rules as structured conditions with tests
• Work with legal experts on interpretation
• Publish internal research
• Deliver well-scoped work with guidance from senior colleagues, and learn the delivery and evidence standards our regulated clients expect

Skills

Legal informatics

Policy analysis

Software basics

Attention to detail

Education

Legal qualification

Job description

About the role

An early-career role for someone with a year or two of experience who wants to grow fast. You will turn laws and regulations into structured rules that software can test, building on Moraph’s Tax Code Rule-as-Code Engine.

What you’ll do

• Encode rules as structured conditions with tests
• Work with legal experts on interpretation
• Publish internal research
• Deliver well-scoped work with guidance from senior colleagues, and learn the delivery and evidence standards our regulated clients expect

What you’ll bring

• 1–2 years of experience in legal informatics, policy analysis or software (internships and placements count)
• Precise thinking
• Eagerness to learn how software is built and run where failure means a regulatory breach or a patient-safety incident

Nice to have

• Legal qualification

Location and working arrangement

This role is hybrid, based in our Washington, D.C. office. You’ll need to be able to work from Washington, D.C. on a regular basis, and your team agrees its own rhythm for being together.

The application asks whether you are authorized to work in the United States or will need visa sponsorship. Sponsorship depends on the role and the country; your recruiter will be clear about what is possible before you invest time in interviews.

Compensation

$105,000 – $120,000 per year

Where you land in the range depends on your experience and skills, not on how well you negotiate. Any offer we make is within this range.

Working at Moraph

We build and operate software for credit unions, hospitals and government agencies, where a failure means a regulatory breach or a patient-safety incident. We work as one team across New York, London, Sydney, Buenos Aires, Yerevan, Mumbai, Manila and more, on the same tools and to the same standards. Everyone gets the same high-spec laptop, software and security tooling, whichever office they work from.

Equal opportunity and accommodations

Moraph is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status. Moraph is a federal contractor and welcomes priority referrals of protected veterans.

We welcome applicants of every background and provide reasonable accommodations throughout the hiring process. Tell us in your application, or email [e-mail]. How to ask for an accommodation.