Software Engineer; Early Career

Position: Software Engineer (Early Career)
# Software Engineer (Early Career)
With our career opportunities we offer competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, wellness program, paid parental leave, professional development, and a fully stocked kitchen.

Everlaw is looking for a Software Engineer to join our team in Oakland, CA. 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. Our mission is to promote justice by illuminating truth, and we do this with our ediscovery platform. You'll have the opportunity to explore our entire system with significant autonomy across the stack.

We empower engineers to follow their interests and build the right functionality in the right way, without imposing deadlines. We really care about code quality and making it easy to maintain, which is why we don't do sprints. Sprints promise to accelerate development, but often do the opposite. Read more about why Everlaw strays away from sprints .Engineering is the backbone of the Everlaw Platform.

Quality product is at the core of everything we do - and our considered approach to development keeps us at the forefront of technological innovation. Rather than being a cog in a much larger project, most features at Everlaw are built end-to-end by a single engineer, product lead and designer.

Our company culture is open and vibrant and we’re committed to the professional growth of our team members. Whether you’re building code or building community, our teams are driven by innovation and a shared mission to tackle the biggest challenges in society. If you’re looking for a place that values passion, integrity, thinking big, and a desire to learn, we’d love to hear from you!

This is a full-time exempt position based in our Oakland, California office with a hybrid work schedule: in office M/W/Th with the option to work from home Tues/Fr.### Getting started
* ** We want you to feel like part of the team early on!
** Our onboarding process will integrate you into the company with informative sessions on our product, policies, processes, and team structure and goals. A dedicated onboarding mentor will guide you through your first few projects.
* ** We’re excited for you to learn, grow, and contribute right away!
** We trust that you’ll bring experience and knowledge that will uplift and uplevel the team, but we don’t expect you to know everything on Day 1### In your role, you'll...
* ** Build features from start to finish:
** You’ll choose from a variety of projects, taking them from a rough idea to a full release**.**
* ** Collaborate across teams:
** You’ll work closely with our Product, Design, and Dev Ops teams to build and launch new features. You won’t be working silo - you’ll be an integrated part of the process**.**
* ** Maintain and improve our platform:
** You’ll learn how to debug and fix real-world issues in a complex system, and contribute to documentation
* ** Become an expert on the Everlaw platform:
** Your onboarding mentor will guide you through your first projects and training modules to get you up to speed on our product.### About you
* ** You have a BS or MS in Computer Science**, or equivalent coursework.
* ** You have experience and proficiency in coding in a dominant language
** such as C++, Java, Python, or Java script.
* ** You have good knowledge of algorithms
** and fundamental computer science concepts.
* ** You have strong strategic thinking and team collaboration skills.**
* ** You have experience building small software projects
** as part of class assignments or summer internships.
* ** You are authorized to work in the United States.
** Please note that currently, Everlaw is not sponsoring employment visas for this role.### Pluses
* ** You are familiar with Linux**.
* ** You are familiar with Git or a similar version control system.**
* ** You have excellent writing and communication skills.**
* ** You have completed an internship within a technical discipline.**
* ** You have been in a campus leadership position.**
* ** You have completed a research program related to a technical discipline.**###…