Software Engineer I

The RoleEverlaw is looking for a Software Engineer to join our team. This is an amazing opportunity to launch your engineering career, make a real impact on our product and grow your skills with a team that's committed to your success.You’ll own complex product features from idea to full release, operating with significant autonomy across our entire tech stack to shape how legal teams uncover truth in vast amounts of data. Rather than being a cog in a massive pipeline or working under strict sprint cycles, you’ll build systems end-to-end alongside a dedicated product lead and designer, focusing on deep code quality and long-term maintainability.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 doBuild new product features end-to-end, taking projects from initial architectural design through implementation and deployment.Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Developer Operations to design, build, and launch functionality seamlessly.Maintain and improve the reliability of our platform by debugging complex issues across a large-scale codebase.Contribute to system documentation and team knowledge-sharing to keep our codebase easy to navigate and maintain.Partner with your dedicated onboarding mentor to ramp up quickly on our platform architecture, development practices, and product domains.About YouYou have a BS or MS in Computer Science, or equivalent coursework.You have experience and proficiency in coding in a compiled language (C++, Java, etc) and scripting language (Python, JavaScript, etc).You have a strong foundational knowledge of computer science concepts, algorithms, and data structures.You've built and delivered software projects through class assignments, personal projects, or internships.You bring strong strategic thinking and a collaborative approach to solving complex technical problems.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 pointsYou are familiar with Linux operating systems and environments.You have hands-on experience using Git or a similar version control system.You have strong written and verbal communication skills.You have held a campus leadership position or completed a technical research program.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: EngineeringThe Engineering team solves problems that are genuinely rare in their scope and scale. Few companies operate on the volume and variety of data Everlaw does, and even fewer must make that data instantly searchable, explainable, secure, and trustworthy enough to stake a legal case on. By balancing technical power with a remarkably intuitive experience, Engineering builds systems that help legal teams find the truth in mountains of evidence faster and with greater confidence.Total Rewards & BenefitsThe base salary for this role is $140,000 per year. 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 theCalifornia 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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