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Build the infrastructure the IP industry needs.

We're a small, deliberate team solving a problem the legacy giants have ignored for two decades. If you want to ship work that compounds over time — and join a company at the foundational moment — we'd love to hear from you.

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Why join Guarded Growth.

Four reasons people choose to build with us — and what makes the work different.

Early-stage impact

We're at the foundational moment. The architecture decisions, product decisions, and culture decisions being made right now will shape this company for the next decade. Your work compounds.

Practitioner × technologist

We pair deep IP domain expertise with serious product engineering. You'll work with people who've managed IP portfolios at scale and people who've shipped technology products to millions of users. Both, on the same team.

A globally important problem

Intellectual property is one of the most valuable asset classes on earth — and it's managed with some of the worst software. We're building the infrastructure that fixes that. The market is enormous, underserved, and ready.

Modern stack, no legacy

Cloud-native from day one. Modern tooling. Sensible engineering practices. No 15-year-old codebase to navigate around. You'll build new things, not patch old ones.

How we work.

Six principles that shape how we hire, build, and operate as a team.

Small, deliberate team

Every hire matters. We hire slowly, with high signal — and give people room to do the best work of their careers.

Infrastructure thinking

We think in systems, not features. Decisions are evaluated for how they compound over time — not just the next sprint.

Practitioner-first

We build for the person doing the work. That means real conversations with real customers — not feature requests from spreadsheets.

Engineered clarity

Simple isn't easy. We invest the work to make the complex feel obvious — in our product, our code, and our company.

Remote-friendly, async-first

We work across timezones with deep work blocks, clear writing, and a high bar for meetings. Calendars are mostly empty.

Long-term oriented

We're building a 20-year company, not flipping a 2-year one. The platform compounds, and so do the careers built on it.

Open positions.

1 role currently open. We're a small team and we hire deliberately.

Founding Engineer

Engineering

Help us build the data infrastructure layer for global IP — from office connectors to the AI/intelligence layer running on top.

Remote (US / EU timezones)Full-time
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Engineering
Backend, infrastructure, frontend, data
Product
Product management, design, UX
Go-to-Market
Sales, customer success, marketing
IP Operations
Practitioners, paralegals, IP analysts

Tell us about you.

Even if there's no open role that fits — drop us your details and a short note about what you've built and what you're interested in. We read every application and reply to anything that resonates.

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