FreeWill lets you make your last will and testament quick, easy, and completely free. It is a simple online legal will maker that helps you compile will forms to print and sign, or to take as a basic will template to an estate planning lawyer. FreeWill is... Backed by Pear VC and ICONIQ.
About the role
We’re looking for a Lead Software Engineer (AI-Native) to help us reimagine how software is built at FreeWill. You will operate as an orchestrator of AI development systems — leveraging tools like Claude Code,Codex,Cursor, and other emerging AI-native toolchains — to rapidly rebuild and evolve our existing products. You will work in a lean, 3-4 person development pod where success is measured by how effectively you: Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- 7+ years of experience as a software engineer, with strong experience building and shipping production systems across the full stack
- Experience cultivating a culture of mentorship and knowledge sharing across engineering teams, particularly around AI-native system orchestration best practices
- Experience building development tooling and workflows that bake quality in from the start
- Demonstrated experience using agentic coding tools (e.g., Cursor, Copilot, Codex, Claude Code) in real development workflows
- Familiarity with LLM behavior, evaluation, and prompt iteration techniques (chain-of-thought, few-shot examples, agentic loops)
- Strong ability to write clear technical specifications and break down problems into structured, verifiable units of work
More about this role
FreeWill is an award-winning, social-good startup that has partnered with 2,400+ nonprofits who support our mission while generating $15B in gift commitments for nonprofits since we were founded in 2017. We’ve been featured in the New York Times, Forbes, Oprah’s magazine, and our co-CEOs have even been named to Town & Country’s “Top 50 Philanthropists” list.
All of this is because we’ve figured out how to make some powerful (but complicated!) ways to donate much easier and more accessible. Our products make things easier for the donors who want to change the world and for nonprofits doing heroic work around the planet. We partner with nonprofits of all sizes to diversify fundraising across individual and institutional giving, from legacy gifts and tax-smart donations to foundation, corporate, and government grants.
In the last 9 years, we’ve grown from 5 people to 200+ (all smart, tenacious, and kind), and continue to grow. We’d love to have you be a part of this adventure. We were named a "Most Loved Workplace" by both Newsweek and Best Practice Institute and the 2025 Most Loved Workplaces® for Diversity by the Best Practice Institute. In 2026, we were named as one of Forbes'...
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