Senior AI Platform Engineer – Scale Retrieval Pipelines

Everlaw; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 173,000 - 251,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity program

401(k) retirement plan with company matching

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Paid parental leave and sick leave

Membership to Modern Health

Annual allocation for Learning & Development

Company-sponsored life and disability insurance

Time off for volunteer events

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Job summary

Everlaw, located in Oakland, California, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for its AI Platform team. The role involves building AI capabilities that enhance product experiences and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Candidates should have a BS/MS in Computer Science and substantial experience in distributed systems, AI/ML-powered systems, and team leadership. The position is full-time with a hybrid schedule. Benefits include a competitive salary range of $173,000 - $251,000, along with various perks aimed at professional development and well-being.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience building distributed systems in the cloud with service‑based architecture.
• Experience with best practices to test, maintain, and launch cloud‑based software.
• 1+ year of experience leading or coordinating multi‑developer efforts.

Responsibilities

• Build AI platform capabilities that power product experiences.
• Contribute to RAG, semantic retrieval, and agentic orchestration patterns.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to build and ship new features.
• Help scale the system to manage larger datasets.
• Provide technical mentorship to other engineers.

Skills

Algorithms and fundamental computer science concepts

Distributed systems

AI/ML-powered systems

Collaboration with cross-functional teams

Code review

Education

BS or MS in Computer Science

Tools

AWS

MySQL

Postgres

Cursor

Claude Code

Job description

Everlaw, located in Oakland, California, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for its AI Platform team. The role involves building AI capabilities that enhance product experiences and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Candidates should have a BS/MS in Computer Science and substantial experience in distributed systems, AI/ML-powered systems, and team leadership. The position is full-time with a hybrid schedule. Benefits include a competitive salary range of $173,000 - $251,000, along with various perks aimed at professional development and well-being.