Software Engineer

Everlaw, Oakland, California

Ediscovery made easy. Intuitive software for document analysis.

Everlaw is looking for a Software Engineer, full-stack generalist. Tackling litigation with technology is a surprisingly deep challenge, and it requires data visualization, search, distributed systems, databases, real-time collaboration, nifty user interfaces, and more. We value great CS fundamentals, native ability, and humility over experience with any particular platform, technology, or specialization. If you happen to have a speciality, we will put that to use—but we won’t restrict you to that area. We care a lot about finding the best engineers, writing correct software, using the right tools for the job, and avoiding dogma. As a result, we’ve been able to build quite a bit of sophisticated technology with a small, talented team. It’s the kind of culture where you’ll own serious features, write great code, learn a huge amount, and have a lot of fun. There are no sprints and no deadlines (!); code quality and maintainability is paramount.

At Everlaw, our mission is to promote justice by illuminating truth. Our company culture is open and democratic and we’re committed to the professional growth of our team members, offering an annual learning and development stipend and regular check-ins with managers regarding career goals. 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! 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.

This is a full-time, exempt position located onsite in Oakland, California.

In Your First Few Months You Will

Become product certified! You will learn the ins and outs of the Everlaw platform through a series of training modules.
Familiarize yourself with our technologies, workflows, and codebase through extensive training and product certification.
Collaborate with the Engineering Operations, Product, and Design teams to build out and implement new features that are used in our production environments.
Learn and grow with the guidance of a mentor. We trust that you will bring experience and knowledge that will uplift the team, but we don’t expect you to know everything on Day 1. You will have time to develop your product knowledge and get up to speed on all aspects.
Feel like part of the team! Our onboarding process will integrate you into the company with informative sessions on our policies, processes, and team structure and goals.
Learn, grow, and contribute right away. We trust that you will bring experience and knowledge that will uplift the team, but we don’t expect you to know everything on Day 1. You will have time to develop your product knowledge and get up to speed on all aspects.

In Your First Year You Will

Choose what features you work on; owning them from inception to release as the sole contributor.
Perform a live release to our production environments.
Learn how to diagnose and resolve site issues and facilitate communication between Engineering and the rest of the company

About You

You have a BS or MS in Computer Science, or equivalent coursework.
You have experience coding in a compiled language, such as Java, C, or C++.
You have good knowledge of algorithms and fundamental computer science concepts.
You have an eye for aesthetics and user experience.
You are eager to learn new technologies.
You are authorized to work in the United States. Please note that at this time, Everlaw is not sponsoring U.S. employment visas for any applicants.

Pluses

You have scripting language experience in Python, Perl, Javascript or Ruby.
You are familiar with UNIX.
You have excellent writing and communication skills.

Benefits

Competitive salary.
Substantial equity.
401k with company matching.
Health, dental, and vision.
Flexible Spending Accounts for health and dependent care expenses.
Fully paid pregnancy and bonding leaves for new parents (including adoptive and foster)
Seventeen paid vacation days plus ten bankable federal holidays.
Annual allocation for Learning & Development opportunities and applicable professional membership dues.
Company-sponsored life and disability insurance.

Perks

Work in Downtown Oakland, just steps from the BART line and dozens of restaurants
Customize your desk setup
Bond over team lunches and out-of-the-box events
“Ranked #1 on G2 for Ediscovery Software and Momentum” and proud contributor of free ediscovery resources to benefit the greater good through “Everlaw for Good”

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About Everlaw

We help law firms, government agencies, and corporations sift through millions of documents of evidence in big lawsuits and investigations to find the proverbial smoking gun (or needle in the haystack -- pick your metaphor). It's a multi-billion dollar space typically dominated by service-oriented vendors, and we're coming at it with cutting-edge technology and elegant design. It's working, and we've been growing very rapidly: we host hundreds of terabytes of data and work with all 50 state Attorneys General and hundreds of law firms on some of the most high-profile cases litigated today.

If you’re looking for an open, democratic company culture that values passion, integrity, and a desire to learn, we want to hear from you.

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 preferred 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.

About Everlaw

Our Mission Everlaw believes that legal teams deserve cutting-edge technology in their pursuit of justice. Our team of top Silicon Valley engineers is on a mission to replace antiquated, clunky, on-premises software with an integrated, elegant platform for litigating a case from discovery to the courtroom. Everlaw delivers a fresh experience through blink-speed search, an intuitive user interface, real-time collaboration, accessible predictive coding, and robust case-building tools. With Everlaw, don’t settle. Win.