Software Engineer I

Everlaw; Town of Oakland (WI); Hybrid; USD 119,000 - 161,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

401(k) with company match

Medical, dental & vision coverage

Paid parental leave

Hybrid work schedule

Learning & development stipend

Catered lunch & snacks

Job summary

Everlaw in Oakland, CA is seeking a Software Engineer to join our team. You’ll own features end-to-end, from idea to release, across our stack with autonomy and focus on code quality.

You’ll collaborate with Product, Design, and Ops, building scalable solutions for a platform that handles large datasets. This role is hybrid, with in-office days and remote options.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent coursework.
• Experience in compiled languages (C++, Java) and scripting languages (Python, JavaScript).
• Strong foundations in algorithms and data structures.
• Built and delivered software projects through coursework or internships.

Responsibilities

• Build feature end-to-end from design to deployment.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, and DevOps to launch functionality.
• Debug and improve reliability across a large codebase.
• Contribute to system documentation and knowledge sharing.
• Ramp up quickly on platform architecture and development practices.

Skills

C++

Java

Python

JavaScript

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science

Tools

Git

Job description

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.

What you’ll do

• 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.

About You

• 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.

Bonus points

• 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 Team: Engineering

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.

Total Rewards & Benefits

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

Health & well-being

• 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

Financial rewards

• 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

Growth & everyday perks

• 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

About Everlaw

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 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.

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At 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.

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!