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New Signal

2026 — Lucio (current)

Legal-tech's first AI hire — got in by solving their CTF and texting the product lead. Now building the next product from the ground up.

Hired via a CTF

Solved the challenge on their careers page, texted the lead, got the call.

Lucio (legal tech) had a Capture-the-Flag challenge on their careers page — an API scavenger hunt where each response gives the clue to the next, until the final one yields the reward. I solved it, texted the HR and product lead, and that was that. First AI-specific hire at the company.

Building the next product

On the team building a new product from zero — core frameworks, languages, architecture.

The first month was AI-focused; now I'm moving into backend and core development. The company is pivoting into a new product and I'm part of the team building it from the ground up, in on the core decisions — frameworks, languages, architecture.