Legal and Product Engineer

Solve Intelligence, Inc.; City of London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 168,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology-focused patent solutions firm in the City of London is seeking a Legal & Product Engineer to enhance AI systems for patent applications and collaborate closely with patent practitioners. The ideal candidate has extensive patent prosecution experience and a background in engineering or life sciences. Responsibilities include developing AI-driven patent solutions and fostering client relationships. This role offers competitive compensation along with significant equity and full visa sponsorship.

Benefits

Competitive base salary

Significant equity

Full visa sponsorship

Private medical insurance

Free meals

Qualifications

• Admitted to practice before the USPTO or EPO.
• 3+ years of patent prosecution experience.
• Experience with AI tools and prompt engineering preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define and develop AI systems for patent applications.
• Translate client insights into product development priorities.
• Act as a strategic thought partner to patent attorneys.

Skills

Patent prosecution

Client interaction

AI tools

Python

Education

Undergraduate degree in engineering or life sciences

Job description

Legal & 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.

What You’ll Do

• AI Output Optimization
  • 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.
  • Iterate and develop algorithms and prompts to specialize our AI systems for patent professionals, and prompt engineer large language models for patent-specific tasks (claim analysis, prior art comparison, obviousness assessment, etc.).
  • Build proprietary benchmarks and datasets to evaluate patent AI models against real-world USPTO and international patent office requirements.
• Product Development
  • Serve as the voice of patent practitioners inside Solve – translating client insights into product development priorities and roadmap decisions.
  • Document best practices and develop scalable playbooks for patent AI adoption across different practice areas (biotech, software, mechanical, etc.).
  • 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.
  • Tackle unsolved AI problems specific to patent law complexities and USPTO examination processes.
• Client Partnership & AI Deployment
  • 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.
  • Take full ownership of client relationships from initial pilots through firm-wide adoption across major IP practices and corporate patent departments.
  • Deliver compelling product demonstrations and training sessions that showcase how AI transforms patent workflows – from prior art searches to claim drafting and prosecution strategy.

What You 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.

What We Offer

• 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.

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