Software Engineer, Backend Developer, Full Stack Developer

the Role

Everlaw 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.

Build 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.

You 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.

You 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.

The 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.

The base salary for this role is $140,000 per year. This role is also eligible for equity and the benefits below.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Flexible Spending Accounts for health and dependent care expenses
• Membership to Modern Health to support mental health and wellness
• Paid parental leave
• Company‑sponsored life and disability insurance
• Competitive equity grants, so you share in Everlaw's long‑term growth
• 401(k) plan with company matching of up to 4% of eligible annual compensation
• 17 paid vacation days, 11 federal holidays, and paid sick leave
• Four "Everlawlidays" (additional paid company‑wide days off) per year
• Annual allocation for learning & development and relevant professional membership dues
• Hybrid work with regular work‑from‑home days and flexibility for life's logistics
• Monthly home internet reimbursement, plus a stipend for your desk setup
• Catered lunch each workday, plus snacks and company‑wide events in our offices

When 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…