Staff Software Engineer

Manifest OS; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Manifest OS, an AI-native company building the next generation of AI-enabled legal tech, seeks a backend-leaning Software Engineer in New York. You’ll own secure client portals, API design, and production systems from architecture to deployment.

You'll integrate LLM workflows, design relational data models with PostgreSQL, and ship end-to-end features on a cloud platform (GCP preferred). Seniority is validated by 10+ years of full-stack experience and a track record of business-ready outcomes.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of full-stack development with a focus on backend systems
• Proven track record delivering features with measurable business outcomes
• Experience building production APIs with monitoring, error handling, and documentation
• Strong PostgreSQL or relational database design skills
• Hands-on cloud platform experience — GCP preferred, AWS or Azure acceptable
• Daily use of AI coding tools (Cursor, Copilot, or similar) for 50%+ of your workflow

Responsibilities

• Build and ship full-stack features end-to-end across our legal tech platform
• Design and maintain production-grade APIs with proper error handling and documentation
• Architect secure client portals and case management systems with complex permissions
• Integrate LLMs and AI workflows into document processing and automation features
• Contribute to database design and backend architecture using PostgreSQL
• Deploy and manage services on cloud infrastructure, preferably GCP

Skills

Node.js

TypeScript

API design

PostgreSQL

Cloud platforms (GCP/AWS/Azure)

AI tooling (Cursor/Copilot)

Tools

GCP

AWS

Azure

PostgreSQL

Job description

About Manifest

Manifest OS is an AI-native company on a mission to replace the billable hour and make legal services more accessible for American businesses and consumers. We power the next generation of AI-native law firms with one unified global brand, a proprietary technology platform, and a centralized back office — enabling lawyers to eliminate the administrative burden and focus on delivering exceptional outcomes for their clients. Manifest OS has raised a $60M Series A from Menlo Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, First Round, and Quiet Capital.

About Manifest

Manifest OS is an AI-native company on a mission to replace the billable hour and make legal services more accessible for American businesses and consumers. We power the next generation of AI-native law firms with one unified global brand, a proprietary technology platform, and a centralized back office — enabling lawyers to eliminate the administrative burden and focus on delivering exceptional outcomes for their clients. Manifest OS has raised a $60M Series A from Menlo Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, First Round, and Quiet Capital.

About The Role

We're looking for a backend-leaning Software Engineer to help build the legal tech platform powering the next generation of AI-native law firms. You'll own the development of secure client portals and enterprise-grade systems — from architecture to production.

What You’ll Do

• Build and ship full-stack features end-to-end across our legal tech platform
• Design and maintain production-grade APIs with proper error handling and documentation
• Architect secure client portals and case management systems with complex permissions
• Integrate LLMs and AI workflows into document processing and automation features
• Contribute to database design and backend architecture using PostgreSQL
• Deploy and manage services on cloud infrastructure, preferably GCP

What We're Looking For

Must-haves

• 10+ years of fullstack development with strong Node.js and TypeScript expertise
• Proven track record delivering features that produce measurable business outcomes
• Experience building production APIs with monitoring, error handling, and documentation
• Strong PostgreSQL or relational database design skills
• Hands-on cloud platform experience — GCP preferred, AWS or Azure acceptable
• Daily use of AI coding tools (Cursor, Copilot, or similar) for 50%+ of your workflow

Nice-to-haves

• Experience at AI-native companies such as Cursor, Replit, Vercel, or similar
• Background building client portals, CRMs, or case management systems
• Python knowledge for AI/ML tooling and integration
• Familiarity with legal tech or other regulated industries

This is for you if....

You treat AI tools as core to how you architect and ship software. You want to build infrastructure that makes legal services more accessible to people. You thrive with ownership and prefer outcomes over process

This is not for you if....

You need detailed processes and defined guardrails to do your best work. You prefer significant direction and oversight over autonomous decision-making. You're earlier in your career with AI-augmented development workflows.