Role — Lisbon
Founding Engineer, Portfolio Company
Build a new legaltech / regtech venture with Pillor as co-founder. Equity from day one.
Compensation and structure
SalaryTop of European band
Cash bonusOn delivery, per engagement
EquityIn the firm, vested 4 years
CarryOn the portfolio you help build
What you will own
- Ship the MVP with Pillor's operating team
- Own the technical direction from zero
- Grow with the company through the first raise
What we look for
- Founder-shaped engineer with prior 0→1 experience
- Deep in one of: legal ops, banking core, insurance claims
- Ready to move fast and stay for the compounding
Interview process
Four stages. Four weeks. No surprises.
- Stage 1Application read
Every application is read by an operator, not a filter. Response within 5 working days.
- Stage 2First conversation
Sixty minutes with a partner in the relevant practice. Real work, not behavioural theatre.
- Stage 3Work session
Half a day with the team you would join. Real problem, real code review or real diagnosis.
- Stage 4Offer
Terms sent inside a week of the work session. If you accept, you start within a month.
Not for you if
You want to consult from a slide, or vendor a tool from the outside.
Every role at Pillor is operator work. You sit inside the operation. You ship. You own the outcome. If that is not the job you want, this is not the firm.
How to apply
Send a note to hello@pillor.com — subject: Founding Engineer, Portfolio Company.
Tell us what you have shipped, where you have sat, and what you want to rebuild next. An operator reads every message.