R&D Attorney
- Pay
- $150,000 – $240,000 per year
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
- Listed
- Today
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. This role places an attorney inside engineering teams to help shape new product features from early design through release. The work centers on testing the quality of AI-generated output, turning legal requirements into build specifications, and writing code to ship changes. Candidates should bring substantive legal depth along with a hands-on, technical approach.
What you'll do
- Work alongside engineering squads on feature development, serving as the legal advisor throughout the build.
- Design and carry out structured tests that measure AI output quality against high legal standards and rival models.
- Convert legal workflows and user feedback into product specifications and acceptance criteria.
- Write and submit code with AI coding assistants to deliver fixes and new capabilities.
- Prepare sales and solutions staff to present new features to clients.
What we're looking for
- Licensed attorney with law firm training, plus some in-house experience.
- Five or more years of legal experience.
- Law degree from a top 100 law school.
- Deep substantive knowledge in at least one area of law, such as corporate, privacy, compliance, employment or fintech.
- Prior use of generative AI on legal tasks, including judging the quality of what it produces.
- Proficiency with AI tools that goes well past casual personal use.
- Willingness to work in a codebase and adopt a builder mindset.
- Organized, with the ability to coordinate delivery and communicate clearly across disciplines.
- A record of stable tenure in previous roles.
Bonus points
- Prior legal work in commercial sectors such as financial services, retail, or consumer goods.
- Training at a large, well-regarded law firm.
- Undergraduate degree from a top school or a technical program.
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 150,000 to 240,000
- Equity
- Medical, dental and vision coverage
- Life and disability insurance
- Retirement plan
- Parental leave
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Performance bonus
- Relocation support
Location and work model
- San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States
- Hybrid, with 3 days in-office per week
- Full-time
About the company
Our client is a fast-growing software company.
From Raydar's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on November 12, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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The R&D Attorney posting at Raydar states compensation of $150,000 – $240,000 per year. Final pay may depend on location, experience, and interview evaluation on Raydar's official career site.
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