AI Product Engineer
Quick facts
- Pay
- $200,000 – $300,000 USD per year, plus equity
- Type
- Full-time
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
- Skills
- Python, JavaScript, AWS
- Industry
- Information Technology — 670 open jobs
- Visa in listing
- H-1B, OPT
- Apply
- Free to apply — never pay anyone for a job offer or visa sponsorship
Job description
About the Company
Our client is a fast-growing, Series A legal AI company building automation for plaintiff law firms, covering medical chronologies, demand letters, and medical record retrieval. The platform serves personal injury, medical malpractice, workers' compensation, and SSDI practices, with a roadmap extending into adjacent data-intensive sectors including eDiscovery, healthcare, and insurance.
About the Role
We are hiring AI Product Engineers to design, build, and iterate on the company's core AI-driven software. This is a high-ownership role at the intersection of engineering and product, where you will work directly with customers to translate real-world legal workflow problems into technical solutions that ship. The team is moving fast and needs engineers who can drive quality and innovation from day one without waiting for a playbook.
What You'll Own
- Build and enhance the company's AI-driven software, owning quality, scalability, and performance end-to-end
- Collaborate directly with sales and engineering to understand customer needs and translate them into shipped product
- Own product testing, debugging, and optimization to ensure seamless user experiences
- Support technical implementation and troubleshooting during customer onboarding and integration
- Maintain technical documentation of designs, processes, and systems as the product evolves
Requirements
Must-Have
- 2–4 years of software engineering experience, ideally with SaaS or AI-driven products
- Strong proficiency in Python, JavaScript, or other relevant programming languages
- Familiarity with AI frameworks, machine learning concepts, and cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
- Proven ability to navigate ambiguity, proactively innovate, and deliver practical solutions in a fast-paced startup environment
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to partner effectively across teams
Nice-to-Have
- Experience working at a legal tech, healthtech, or other document-intensive SaaS company
- Background building or iterating on AI pipelines for document processing or information extraction
Key Details
Location: San Francisco, CA (in-person)
Employment: Full-time
Experience: 2–4 years
Salary: $200,000 – $300,000 USD per year, plus equity
Visa Sponsorship: Available (H-1B, OPT)
Benefits & Perks
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision
- Competitive equity
- Significant career growth at a rapidly scaling AI startup
Interview Process
- Intro call (30 min)
- Technical interview with the hiring manager and a lead engineer (1.5 hours)
- Paid in-office work trial (1–2 days)
- Offer
Visa sponsorship record
No public sponsorship records foundWe didn't find H-1B, H-1B1, E-3 or green card (PERM) filings under the name David Joseph & Company in the Department of Labor and USCIS data. That doesn't mean the job can't be sponsored — the company may file under a different legal name, be new to sponsorship, or sponsor a visa that isn't in these datasets (for example H-2B or J-1).
Tip: ask the recruiter early, in writing, which visa they sponsor and whether they cover the legal and filing fees.
Which visas can work for this job
Occupation: Software Developers (SOC 15-1252).
- Mentioned in the listing
H-1B, OPT
- H-1B cap-exempt employer
Regular cap-subject employer — a new H-1B needs to win the lottery in March (unless you already hold cap-counted H-1B status).
- TN (citizens of Canada and Mexico)
This kind of role may fit the USMCA profession “Computer Systems Analyst (or Engineer, for engineering-degree holders)” — it depends on the actual duties. No lottery, no cap; you need the matching degree or license.
- E-3 (Australia) and H-1B1 (Chile, Singapore)
Same degree requirement as H-1B, but no lottery and a separate quota that is rarely filled.
- O-1 (extraordinary ability)
For candidates with awards, publications, press, a high salary or critical roles at distinguished organizations. No cap, no lottery; the employer files a petition.
- STEM OPT extension (F-1 students)
Requires an E-Verify employer. We didn't find this company in the E-Verify list — ask HR.
Salary vs prevailing wage
Level III (experienced)Software Developers · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA. Annual prevailing wages set by the Department of Labor (OFLC).
| Level | Prevailing wage | H-1B lottery odds* |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | $137,093 | ~15% |
| Level II | $165,131 | ~31% |
| Level III | $193,149 | ~46% |
| Level IV | $221,187 | ~61% |
This job pays $200,000–$300,000 a year — that's Level III (experienced). In the wage-weighted H-1B lottery a Level III registration gets 3 entries; estimated selection chance about 46% — better than average.
* Odds are DHS projections for the FY2027 wage-weighted lottery (actual results vary by year and employer). Since the FY2027 cap season the H-1B lottery is weighted by wage level: Level I = 1 entry, II = 2, III = 3, IV = 4. The level is set by the offered wage against the prevailing wage for the occupation and worksite. Separately, a $100,000 fee for new H-1B petitions for workers outside the US was announced in 2025; as of September 2026 a federal court ruling keeps it unenforceable while appeals continue — check the current status.
Sources: U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure data (H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 LCA, PERM), OFLC prevailing wage data, USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub, E-Verify participating employers. Data loaded: LCA FY2024–FY2026, PERM, USCIS Data Hub, OFLC wages; updated 2026-10-03. Employers are matched by name, so records of companies with similar names can occasionally be mixed up. This is general information, not legal advice — talk to an immigration attorney about your case.