Commercial & Government Contracts Counsel, Code Metal
AI-powered development at the edge
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AI-powered development at the edge
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
21-100 employees
Company mission
To push the boundaries of AI development, bringing decades of experience, innovation, and a passion for cutting-edge technology to every project we undertake.
Role
Who you are
- You will draw on strong commercial instincts, sound judgment, and excellent communication skills to operate in demanding situations and take on novel, complex issues as they arise
- Experience across every one of the areas below is not expected, a willingness to learn and adapt is
- J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing with the bar of the state of your office—California, the District of Columbia, or Massachusetts
- 5–7 years of relevant experience across U.S. Government contracts and/or commercial technology transactions, at a leading law firm, in-house at a government contractor, or in government (a combination is ideal). More senior candidates are encouraged to apply; the role may be scoped to experience
- A solid understanding of the federal procurement process—including contract vehicles and types, non-traditional and commercial-item acquisition, CAS coverage, software acquisition approaches, and data rights issues
- A track record of drafting and negotiating technology, software licensing, or SaaS agreements, and the judgment and initiative to own multiple matters end-to-end in a fast-moving environment
- Excellent drafting, negotiation, analytical, and communication skills, with the ability to convey complex contractual and regulatory issues clearly to business stakeholders
- A quick, independent learner able to contribute across a broad startup legal function—including topics that may be new to you—and to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders at once
- Must be a U.S. Person, given required access to U.S. export-controlled information (ITAR/EAR)
- A combination of law-firm and in-house or government experience
- Experience at, or advising, a technology, defense, aerospace, or hardware company, and comfort working alongside engineers and technical teams
- Familiarity with procurement vehicles and frameworks such as GSA schedules, GWACs, IDIQs, BPAs, OTAs, and SBIR/STTR, and with subcontracting structures
- Familiarity with cybersecurity and compliance frameworks such as FedRAMP, CMMC, and NIST SP 800-171, and with DFARS cybersecurity clauses
- Experience advising on export controls (ITAR/EAR), data rights, and government software licensing
- An independent interest in the law and policy of defense acquisition and national-security technology—with opinions about what is right, what is broken, and how to fix it
- The grit and ownership to operate independently within a rapidly evolving company
What the job involves
- This is a chance to be the second hire in the legal team and help shape the direction of the company
- Reporting directly to the Head of Legal, this attorney will work hand-in-hand with the business to solve problems before they become obstacles, so the company can keep deploying trusted technology into the environments that depend on it
- You will sit at the center of the deals that drive the business: helping the Business Development, Proposal, and Engineering teams efficiently capture and grow government contracts; negotiating complex software license, SaaS, and services agreements; advising on the U.S
- Government contracts and OTAs that anchor our defense and national-security work; and building the templates, playbooks, and compliance program a scaling company needs
- Although the role is grounded in our commercial and government contracting work, you will have the opportunity to work across the full range of issues that arise at a fast-paced, mission-oriented company and to partner broadly across legal and the wider business
- Be the second member of Code Metal's small, dynamic legal team, reporting to the Head of Legal and partnering daily with the business
- Drive customer growth by executing new government contracts and expanding existing ones, using your command of federal procurement law to help Business Development, Proposal, and Engineering efficiently capture new work, grow current contracts, and set up follow-on opportunities, and contributing to new-business strategy
- Provide legal counsel and day-to-day management across the acquisition lifecycle: evaluate major proposals, monitor large contracts, lead or support key negotiations, resolve performance issues, and identify risks and mitigations
- Develop and maintain high-trust relationships with contracting officers and procurement officials at government agencies, relationships that are critical to Code Metal's continued success
- Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including software license and SaaS agreements, MSAs, professional services agreements, reseller, teaming, and partner agreements, subcontracts, NDAs, and data processing agreements
- Advise on and negotiate U.S. Government terms and conditions, including OTAs, FAR, DFARS, agency supplements, flow-down clauses, and the cybersecurity, data rights, and privacy regulations governing federal software and services contracts
- Handle the legal issues that arise across a government-facing technology business—from bid protests and litigation to intellectual property and data rights, compliance, and employment matters—working with outside counsel, vendors, engineers, executives, customers, and regulators
- Help build and maintain a practical, business-centric government contracts compliance program, including scalable policies, procedures, templates, and playbooks across FAR/DFARS, OTAs, SBIR/STTR, and related procurement authorities
- Monitor developments in government procurement, cybersecurity, and AI and technology policy, and proactively advise the business on the risks and opportunities they create
Our take
Worldwide spending on edge computing is growing at an astronomical rate. But, as organisations move to migrate their apps to the edge, the disparate nature of their approaches is making deployment difficult.
Code Metal is out to combat this with its modular, AI-powered workflows that support simpler and faster edge development. Its approach has been honed by previous work translating complex research algorithms for platform use, which it is now focusing on hardware apps for the edge.
The company has already made a splash in the space through some high-profile partnerships with the likes of L3Harris, a renowned American defence contractor. It has also raised substantial funding that it will use to expand its team, platform and launch within key industries.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Feb 2026
$125m
SERIES B
Nov 2025
$36.5m
SERIES A
Total funding: $177.7m
Company benefits
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
- Paid Time Off (Uncapped Vacation, plus Sick & Public Holidays)
- Flexible hybrid work arrangement
- Relocation assistance for qualifying employees
Company HQ
South Boston Waterfront, Boston, MA
Leadership
Peter Morales
(CEO)Board Member at Gamebeast. Former CTO of Orange Comet, Mixed Reality Engineer at Microsoft and Technical Staff Member at MIT Lincoln Laboratory.
Alex Showalter-Bucher
(SVP of Technology)Previously Director of Engineering at Orange Comet, CTO at Mint State Labs and Associate Technical Staff Member at MIT Lincoln Laboratory.
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