Job Description
GC AI is the fastest-growing and most trusted legal AI platform for in-house legal teams. We're building the future of legal work, and we're doing it fast. You'll join at a pivotal moment—when decisions matter, impact is immediate, and the runway to shape your career is wide open. We’re a high-performing team where you'll have real ownership and influence from day one. More than 1,500 companies use GC AI to drive their business forward, including 150+ public companies, 25+ unicorns, and brands such as News Corp, Miro, Bass Pro Shops, Snyk, Skims, Liquid Death, Vercel, Zscaler, and TIME. We've 10x'd revenue in 12 months, raised a $60 million Series B ($555 million valuation), and are growing faster than ever. We are backed by incredible investors, including Scale Venture Partners, Northzone, Sound Ventures, and Guillermo Rauch, CEO of Vercel. If you thrive when the stakes are high and the path isn't paved, you'll love it here. Our six guiding principles are: 1% better every day, customer obsession, ship today, find a way, care deeply, and own it completely. Come shape the future of legal work with us. Location We are hiring for this role to be based in the United States or Canada. This is a remote role unless you fall within the following parameters. If you live within approximately 50 miles of our San Mateo, CA or Provo, UT office, the position follows a hybrid schedule with in-office days on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. About The Role As the Backend Integration Engineer at GC AI, you’ll be the architect behind the data infrastructure that powers how legal teams leverage AI in their daily work. This role goes far beyond building APIs; you’ll be designing the intelligent backbone that transforms raw documents into structured, AI-ready data and keeps our integrations seamless at scale. You’ll take ownership of critical systems like file ingestion pipelines, two-way sync engines, and document parsing workflows that thousands of users rely on every day. Working closely with our founding team and a group of exceptional engineers, you’ll have the autonomy to make key technical decisions, balance performance with security, and shape how our platform grows. Why This Role Matters Our platform serves thousands of users who will depend on these integrations daily. You'll be the key architect ensuring our data foundation remains robust, secure, and blazing-fast as we scale. This is a chance to own crucial infrastructure that directly impacts how legal teams harness the power of AI. You'll be the driving force behind our platform's data foundation, architecting and implementing the critical systems that power our AI capabilities. What You'll Do Architect and build our file processing backbone, from sophisticated upload systems to seamless two-way sync engines. Design and implement document parsing pipelines that transform raw files into AI-ready data. Shape the technical decisions that balance speed, security, and code quality as we scale. Collaborate with our team of exceptional engineers to push the boundaries of what's possible. Impact You'll Have Deliver reliable, secure connectors to the systems counsel's lives in (docs, email, chat, ticketing) to unlock end-to-end workflows. Launch admin features (SSO/SCIM, audit logs, DLP hooks) that make enterprise IT say “yes” faster. Reduce integration breakage and latency via resilient job orchestration, backoffs, and health visibility. Help build the leading legal AI platform for in-house teams. Required Experience 3+ years of experience building production backend systems. Strong expertise in Node.js, TypeScript, and React. Track record of building API integrations with enterprise systems (Salesforce, Hubspot, SharePoint, Google Drive). Solid understanding of Postgres and database design. Nice To Have Experience with modern ORM systems like Drizzle or Prisma. Familiarity with iPaaS platforms (Paragon, Integration.dev, Airbyte). GCP knowledge. ElasticSearch experience. The Mindset Problem Solver: You come alive tackling complex challenges without obvious solutions. Ownership-Driven: You take initiative without needing direction and focus on outcomes. Continuous Learner: Your curiosity drives you to constantly level up your engineering skills. Startup DNA: You thrive in fast-paced environments where responsibilities evolve. A Note On Pace We’re building something new in a once-in-a-generation shift in technology and the legal industry, so we move at a relentless pace. We expect urgency, ownership, and good judgment even