Summary
✨ AI‑Generated
A founding engineering role responsible for cloud infrastructure, deployment automation, security practices, and backend development. The position offers broad ownership in building scalable AI-enabled software systems.
Highlights
Early-stage engineering opportunity with ownership over infrastructure, architecture decisions, and innovative AI-enabled solutions.
Description
We're looking for a Founding Engineer based in Sydney, Australia, with flexibility for fully remote work.
As a founding team member, you work with our team to architect, design, and develop software solutions that comprise Voltaire’s AI-powered platform.
You will be instrumental in supporting the technical vision of the company and building a robust product to help legal teams deliver greater access to justice.
What you'll be doing
Own our AWS infrastructure (ECS/Fargate, ECR, IAM) and CI/CD (GitHub Actions), including introducing infrastructure-as-code so our setup is reproducible and auditableBuild out staging environments, monitoring, logging, and incident responseLead a security review of our data handling, access controls, and secrets managementContribute directly to our Node.js/Hono backend and Supabase data layer alongside infra workCollaborate on integrating AI/LLM features (Anthropic SDK) into a platform built to support them reliably
What we're looking for
You have 2+ years engineering strong systems/infrastructure fundamentals: AWS, CI/CD, containerization (Docker), infra-as-codeYou are comfortable also writing production backend code (Node.js/TypeScript), not infra-onlyYou are a problem solver who works autonomously, takes ownership, and can explain architectural tradeoffs independentlyYou have long-term thinking about infrastructure and security, especially around sensitive dataBonus: You have experience integrating AI/LLM applications into production systems
What's in it for you
Founding team equityThe opportunity to build a high-impact product in its infancyDirect influence over the company’s product, technology strategy, and future directionMission-driven and fast-moving environmentFlexible fully remote work
Additional information
Work eligibility: Must have valid Australian work rights; Voltaire does not currently offer visa sponsorship for this roleWe are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to all applicants, and requests can be made by emailing careers@voltairelegal.com
