Security Engineer

The RoleYou will help safeguard the data entrusted to Everlaw by high-profile legal teams, driving improvements across our vulnerability management, threat detection, and incident response capabilities. Working within our technical security operations team, you'll tackle the complex challenges of securing massive volumes of distributed data across web applications, cloud infrastructure, and data warehouses so our platform remains secure by default.This is a full-time, exempt position based in our Oakland, CA office with a hybrid work schedule: in office M/W/Th with the option to work from home on Tu/Fr.What you'll doTriage security events and respond to security incidents, taking action to contain threats, guide recovery, and prevent recurrence.Strengthen threat detection and response systems that safeguard cloud infrastructure, third-party integrations, and platform services.Manage and tune AWS security services (IAM, Security Hub, GuardDuty, Config) for access control and continuous monitoring.Develop and refine security processes, procedures, and runbooks that scale alongside company growth.Collaborate with engineering teams to conduct threat modeling, security design reviews, and code and configuration reviews.Advise internal partners on platform security risks, explaining technical security concepts without jargon.About YouYou have 1–3 years of experience in a dedicated security-focused role.You have hands-on experience handling security events and incidents from initial triage through remediation.You bring programming skills in at least one scripting language (such as Python) and comfortably navigate Linux environments.You have experience working with security tools across vulnerability scanning (Nessus, Trivy), host/network detection (Wazuh, Zeek), or SIEM/SOAR platforms (Splunk, ELK, Datadog).You understand the web application security landscape (OWASP Top 10) and secure coding fundamentals.You are authorized to work in the United States. Please note that at this time, Everlaw is not sponsoring U.S. employment visas for this role.Bonus pointsExperience with SaaS environments, distributed systems, or compiled languages like Java.Hands-on experience with AWS, Terraform, Ansible, Git, and infrastructure-as-code workflows.Think you're missing some of the skills and are hesitant to apply? We do not believe in the 'perfect' candidate and encourage you to apply if you feel you can bring value to our team. We often revisit candidates who may have applied for a different role if something comes up that's a better fit.The Team — Security EngineeringThe Security Engineering team helps make Everlaw secure by default, strengthening the platform systems and practices that protect customers and their most sensitive data. Across application and cloud security, monitoring, automation, incident response, and compliance engineering, the team identifies risks early and builds durable protections. This work makes secure choices easier, allowing Everlaw to keep innovating without compromising the trust at the heart of the product.Total Rewards & BenefitsThe expected salary range for this role is $159,000 - $201,000. Final salary depends on factors including the candidate's experience and skills, and the base pay range is subject to change. This role is also eligible for equity and the benefits below.Health & well-beingComprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverageFlexible Spending Accounts for health and dependent care expensesMembership to Modern Health to support mental health and wellnessPaid parental leaveCompany-sponsored life and disability insuranceFinancial rewardsCompetitive equity grants, so you share in Everlaw's long-term growth401(k) plan with company matching of up to 4% of eligible annual compensationGrowth & everyday perks17 paid vacation days, 11 federal holidays, and paid sick leaveFour "Everlawlidays" (additional paid company-wide days off) per yearAnnual allocation for learning & development and relevant professional membership duesHybrid work with regular work-from-home days and flexibility for life's logisticsMonthly home internet reimbursement, plus a stipend for your desk setupCatered lunch each workday, plus snacks and company-wide events in our officesAbout EverlawWhen a lawsuit or investigation happens, teams must comb through vast amounts of electronic evidence — emails, documents, chats, files — to find what matters. That work is not a side task but the case itself, and where most of the time and money in litigation goes. Everlaw is the litigation and investigation management platform changing that, using AI to turn mountains of messy data into the handful of facts that win or lose a case, compressing weeks of work into hours.We're the kind of place that's ranked #1 on G2 in our category and named a Great Place to Work by our own team. So if you want a front row seat to an industry in transformation, career-defining work you'll be proud to tell people about, and real upside at a company in control of its own destiny, we'd love to get to know you.#LI-MN2#LI-Hybrid​​About EverlawAt Everlaw, you'll shape how AI re-wires the legal industry, at a category-leading business built on a mission to illuminate the truth.Everlaw is an equal opportunity employer. We pride ourselves on having a diverse workforce and we do not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, or any other basis protected by law. We respect the gender, gender identity and gender expression of our applicants and employees, and we honor requests for pronouns. It is our policy to comply with all applicable national, state and local laws pertaining to nondiscrimination and equal opportunity, including the California Equal Pay Act. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.We collect and process the personal information you provided along with your job application in accordance with our Applicants Privacy Notice and Notice at Collection.When preparing to engage with Everlaw as a candidate, you may use AI tools for research, polishing application materials, and interview prep. However, any assessments (unless explicitly stated), remote interviews or live interviews must be completed independently without AI support. By submitting your application, you agree to adhere to these rules. Here's the link to our full policy, and please reach out with any questions!We use Gem as part of our hiring and/or promotional processes. As part of the evaluation process, we provide Gem with job requirements and candidate-submitted applications. 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