Commercial Counsel

San Francisco Compute (SFC) exists to give ambitious teams large scale supercomputers without taking on a catastrophic balance sheet risk. We are building the next generation of AI infrastructure, making large-scale GPU computing more accessible, flexible, and financially sustainable.

Unlike traditional GPU cloud providers, SFC combines supercomputer development and operations with an innovative compute marketplace, giving customers the flexibility to scale without the risks of rigid, long-term contracts.

We are a fast-growing team of ambitious, technically driven people working to shape the future of AI infrastructure. Our leadership team brings deep experience from Lambda, Crusoe, AWS, DigitalOcean, Hut 8, and Voltage Park, with a track record of deploying 8GW of data center capacity and hundreds of thousands of GPUs.

There has never been a more critical moment in history, and it is up to us to shape it on behalf of those who come after us. If you're excited by complex challenges, bold ideas, and meaningful impact, we'd love to meet you.

About the Role

SF Compute is looking for a Commercial Counsel to help build and scale our commercial legal function as we grow our AI infrastructure business. This role will partner closely with Sales, Business Development, Finance, Operations, Engineering, and leadership teams to structure, negotiate, and execute high-impact commercial agreements that enable the business to move quickly while managing risk.

You will own a broad range of commercial transactions, including enterprise customer agreements, strategic partnerships, technology agreements, vendor contracts, and infrastructure-related deals. This is a highly collaborative role for a practical, business-oriented attorney who enjoys operating in ambiguity, solving complex problems, and building scalable processes in a fast-moving technology environment.

The ideal candidate combines strong commercial judgment with a genuine interest in AI, compute infrastructure, and emerging technologies. You will help create the legal foundation that allows SF Compute to scale responsibly and efficiently.

This role is based in our San Francisco office and requires working onsite five days per week. We believe close collaboration and in-person partnership are critical as we build the legal foundation for a rapidly scaling AI infrastructure company.

What You Will Do

• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage commercial agreements, including enterprise customer agreements, master services agreements, vendor agreements, technology agreements, strategic partnerships, NDAs, and other similar contracts.

• Partner with Sales, Business Development, Finance, Operations, and Engineering teams to structure deals that align with business objectives while appropriately managing legal and commercial risk.

• Serve as a trusted legal advisor to business teams, providing practical guidance on contract strategy, negotiation approaches, and business tradeoffs.

• Support commercial transactions involving AI infrastructure, compute services, data center operations, technology partnerships, and other strategic initiatives.

• Develop and improve contract processes, playbooks, and frameworks that enable teams to move faster while maintaining appropriate controls.

• Identify and proactively address legal, regulatory, privacy, intellectual property, and operational considerations impacting commercial activities.

• Work cross-functionally with internal stakeholders and external partners to drive deals from initial discussions through execution.

• Bring strong ownership and judgment to new and evolving legal challenges as the company scales.

  Who You Are

• JD from an accredited law school and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar (California preferred)

• 3-5+ years of legal experience, including experience at a leading law firm and/or in-house legal team.

• Strong experience drafting and negotiating a broad range of complex commercial technology agreements.

• Experience supporting technology companies, cloud infrastructure, AI, data centers, SaaS, hardware, or other technical businesses strongly preferred.

• Ability to understand complex technical products and translate business objectives into practical legal solutions.

• Comfortable operating independently in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with evolving priorities.

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build trusted relationships across technical and non-technical teams.

Generous equity grant

Team members are offered a competitive salary along with equity in the company

Retirement matching

We match 401(k) plans up to 4%

Medical, dental & vision

We offer highly competitive medical, dental, vision insurance for employees and dependents.

Time off

We offer unlimited paid time off as well as 10+ observed holidays

Parental leave

We offer biological, adoptive, and foster parents paid time off to spend quality time with family

Daily lunch

We cover lunch daily for employees

Unlimited office book budget

You can buy as many books for the office as you want

The San Francisco Compute Company is committed to maintaining a workplace free from discrimination and harassment.

We make employment decisions based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, belief, national origin, social or ethical origin, age, physical, mental, or sensory disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, HIV status, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status including pregnancy, or any other status protected by law.

We welcome the opportunity to consider qualified applicants with prior arrest or conviction records. Our commitment to diversity includes hiring talented individuals regardless of their criminal history, in accordance with local, state, and federal laws, including San Francisco’s Fair Chance Ordinance and California’s ban-the-box laws.