← All roles

Senior Counsel

Goodfire AI· General
Apply on company site
San Francisco, CA$200k - $400kfull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Senior Counsel at Goodfire, the company’s first in-house lawyer, responsible for building the legal foundation, handling contract negotiations, employment agreements, fundraising, and board matters, with a focus on AI security, interpretability, licensing, and data rights.

Responsibilities

  • Contract negotiations
  • Employment agreements
  • Fundraising
  • Board matters
  • Own everything under the legal umbrella
  • Licensing, data rights, liability and forward deployed contracts for AI security and interpretability
  • Develop and implement the company’s legal approach to regulatory and contractual matters

Qualifications

  • JD and active membership in at least one US state bar (California preferred)
  • 6+ years across law firm and in-house roles at technology companies, including leading enterprise software deals
  • Excellent judgment and experience with AI/SaaS licensing, data rights, liability, and forward deployed contracts
  • Strong grasp of AI, particularly AI security and interpretability
  • Willingness and humility to own anything legal-related yourself, big or small

Skills

Required:Contract negotiationsEmployment agreementsAI/SaaS licensingData rightsAI security

Benefits

  • market competitive salary
  • equity
  • competitive benefits
Last updated Sep 15, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Goodfire AI

Goodfire AI is an AI interpretability research lab focused on understanding and intentionally designing advanced AI systems.

AI interpretabilityresearchSilicointentional designmodel debugging
Company profileWebsite

More open roles at Goodfire AI