Senior AI-Native Full-Stack Engineer | Legal Tech

Zinda Law Group; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

ZLayt AI is hiring a Senior Software Engineer in Austin, TX. You will build and own core features of our AI-powered legal tech platform, collaborating with product leadership to design scalable, secure software from frontend to backend.

You’ll work in a fast-moving startup with significant autonomy, shaping architecture and engineering standards while leveraging AI tools to accelerate delivery.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, including significant full-stack development experience.
• Proven experience building and shipping production SaaS applications.
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript/JavaScript and modern frontend frameworks such as React or Next.js.
• Strong backend development experience using Node.js, Python, or comparable technologies.
• Experience designing REST APIs, working with relational databases, and building integrations.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Demonstrated ability to independently own features from concept through production.
• Hands-on experience using AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or comparable solutions.
• Strong understanding of testing, debugging, security, and performance optimization.
• Experience working in fast-paced environments with changing priorities.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain production-grade frontend and backend applications.
• Take features from requirements through architecture, development, testing, and deployment.
• Develop intuitive interfaces and reliable backend services.
• Build and maintain APIs, integrations, databases, and application infrastructure.
• Write clean, maintainable, well-documented code and own feature quality.

Skills

Full-stack

Production SaaS

TypeScript/JavaScript

React/Next.js

Node.js / Python

REST APIs

Cloud platforms

AI-assisted tools

Security & performance

Problem solving

Tools

Cursor

Claude Code

GitHub Copilot

Job description

ZLayt AI is hiring a Senior Software Engineer in Austin, TX. You will build and own core features of our AI-powered legal tech platform, collaborating with product leadership to design scalable, secure software from frontend to backend.

You’ll work in a fast-moving startup with significant autonomy, shaping architecture and engineering standards while leveraging AI tools to accelerate delivery.