Legal and Product Engineer – Solve Intelligence
Base pay range: $99,998.00/yr – $220,000.00/yr
This role combines deep patent expertise with AI systems development to drive client success and product innovation at Solve. You'll serve as both a trusted advisor to patent professionals and a technical contributor to our AI‑powered patent platform.
About the role
We are looking for talented members of our legal and product patent team. You're at the intersection of patent law and AI innovation. This isn't a typical client‑facing role or traditional R&D position – it's something entirely new. You will be the bridge between the complex world of patent practice and the cutting‑edge AI technology transforming it.
* AI Output Optimization:
o Work closely with our AI and Engineering team to define and develop products and AI systems specifically for patent applications, prosecution, portfolio management, freedom‑to‑operate, and patent litigation.
o Work with our AI team to iterate and develop algorithms and prompts to specialise our AI systems for patent professionals, and prompt‑engineer large language models for patent‑specific tasks (claim analysis, prior art comparison, obviousness assessment, etc.).
o Build proprietary benchmarks and datasets to evaluate patent AI models against real‑world USPTO and international patent office requirements.
* Product Development:
o Serve as the voice of patent practitioners inside Solve – translating client insights into product development priorities and roadmap decisions.
o Document best practices and develop scalable playbooks for patent AI adoption across different practice areas (biotech, software, mechanical, etc.).
o Help clients navigate the transformation of patent practice through AI – from evaluating ROI on automated prior art searches to mapping AI impact across prosecution, litigation, and portfolio management workflows.
o Tackle unsolved AI problems specific to patent law complexities and USPTO examination processes.
* Client Partnership & AI Deployment:
o Act as a strategic thought partner to patent attorneys, IP professionals, and corporate legal teams – building trusted relationships and identifying high‑value opportunities to scale their use of Solve's patent AI platform.
o Take full ownership of client relationships from initial pilots through firm‑wide adoption across major IP practices and corporate patent departments.
o Deliver compelling product demonstrations and training sessions that showcase how AI transforms patent workflows – from prior art searches to claim drafting and prosecution strategy.
About Solve Intelligence
We’re the fastest growing startup building AI products to transform how IP professionals work. We are building an AI‑powered end‑to‑end platform to help with every aspect of invention harvesting, patent generation, and IP portfolio management. One year since we started as three hackers building cool stuff with AI, we’re growing super fast. Our revenue is increasing 20‑30%+ month‑on‑month, and we’re now selling to 100+ IP teams worldwide. Our users love our product, reporting 50‑90% efficiency improvements.
Who you’ll work with
Sanj – Chief Research Officer and co‑founder: MSci in Physics at Cambridge, PhD in AI at UCL, awards at top AI conferences, R&D at Huawei, open‑source LLM contributions, former employee #4 at Magic Carpet AI.
Chris – Chief Executive Officer and co‑founder: undergrad at Imperial, masters at Cambridge, PhD at UCL, publications and awards, experience at Dyson, The Alan Turing Institute, InstaDeep (acquired by BioNTech).
Angus – Chief Technology Officer and co‑founder: MEng in Computer Science at Bristol, cybersecurity scholarship at GCHQ, worked at Qualcomm, hedge fund Coremont, built greenfield trade processing platform.
You’ll also work with the rest of our super talented team of AI researchers, software engineers, patent attorneys, and go‑to‑market experts.
What you’ll bring
As our Legal & Product Engineer, you will have extensive experience with patent prosecution and interacting with clients.
Must Haves
* Admitted to practice before the USPTO or EPO.
* 3+ years of patent prosecution experience.
* Undergraduate degree, preferably in engineering or life sciences.
Preferred Haves
* Experience prompt engineering and working with AI tools.
* Experience working directly with clients.
Nice To Haves
* Experience with software development, including knowledge of Python and prompt engineering.
Benefits
* Competitive base salary depending on skill and experience.
* Significant equity; we want you to take ownership in Solve Intelligence and share in the success that lies ahead.
* Full visa sponsorship.
* Opportunity to work with a super smart and ambitious group of people building something people want.
* Private medical insurance.
* Free meals.
Seniority Level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type
Full‑time
Job Function
Engineering and Information Technology
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