Software Engineer, Data

Everlaw is looking for a software engineer to build out our global data platform. Tackling litigation with technology is a surprisingly deep challenge, and it requires data-driven decision-making, data-driven products, 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 specialty, 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.

Engineering is the backbone of the Everlaw Platform. We build features and functionality into the product and ensure its smooth functioning. We also provide data and insights to the rest of Everlaw. At our core, we like to build and enjoy the creative process of building software that is smart, that works well, that scales well, and that is reliable and secure. We do this by supporting and empowering our team members to do their best work, by tackling challenging and complex engineering problems and by nurturing and supporting each team member through mentoring, coaching, and comprehensive feedback. 

At Everlaw, our mission is to promote justice by illuminating truth. Our company culture is open and vibrant 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 position based in our Oakland, California office with a hybrid work schedule: in office M/W/Th with the option to work from home Tu/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. [And you’ll spend meaningful time getting to know your direct reports and discover what excites and challenges them.]
• 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...

• 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.
• Write software aimed at processing, cleaning, and surfacing our massive amounts of valuable data to various consumers.
• Collaborate with the Engineering Operations, Data Science, and Engineering teams to build out and implement new data infrastructure that is used to power all forms of analytics and data-driven insights for internal stakeholders and for use in our Product.
• Influence Everlaw’s data architecture and best practices while working alongside skilled and experienced members of the Engineering team.
• Design and set up tools that allow other members of the team to easily write data pipelines and produce insights efficiently.
• Instill best practices around data collection, quality, security, and consistency.
• Design, maintain, and build analytics data storage and data ingestion/transformation frameworks, including our data warehouse, file stores, and streaming infrastructure where applicable.

About you

• You have a minimum of 3 years of industry experience as a Data Engineer, ideally with experience in full-stack software development, or you hold a BS or MS in Computer Science (or equivalent coursework) combined with at least 3 years of relevant experience.
• You have experience coding in a language such as Python or Java.
• You have good knowledge of algorithms and fundamental computer science concepts.
• You are familiar with designing and managing data infrastructure, including but not limited to relational databases, distributed storage solutions, and document datastores.
• You have a track record of shipping scalable and resilient data pipelines, including authoring efficient ETL queries (e.g. experience with SQL, DBT etc). 
• You have experience using data workflow management technologies (e.g. Airflow etc).
• You are authorized to work in the United States. Please note that at this time, Everlaw is not sponsoring F-1 visas, including OPT, for this role.

Benefits

• The expected salary range for this role is between $135,000.00 - $150,000.00. The final offered salary will be dependent upon many factors including the candidate’s experience and skills. The base pay range is subject to change in the future.
• Substantial equity
• 401k with company matching
• Health, dental, and vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts for health and dependent care expenses
• Paid parental leave and sick leave
• Seventeen paid vacation days plus ten bankable federal holidays
• Four “Everlawlidays” that are designated days off for the whole company
• Annual allocation for Learning & Development opportunities and applicable professional membership dues
• Company-sponsored life and disability insurance

Perks

• Work in Uptown Oakland, just steps from the BART line and dozens of restaurants and walking distance to Lake Merritt
• Flexible work-from-home days on Tuesdays and Fridays
• Monthly home internet reimbursement
• Enjoy a wide variety of snacks and beverages in the office
• Bond over company-wide out-of-the-box events and fun activities with your team
• Time off for company-sponsored volunteer events and 4 paid hours per quarter to volunteer at a charitable organization of your choice
• Take advantage of learning and career development opportunities 
• Ranked #9 on Glassdoor's Best Places to Work 2023 for US small and medium companies
• One of Wealthfront’s 2021 Career Launching Companies, and ranked #2 on the “2022 Bay Area Best Places to Work” list by the San Francisco Business Times and the Silicon Valley Business Journal
• One of Fast Company’s World's Most Innovative Companies for 2022 and proud contributor of free ediscovery resources to benefit the greater good through “Everlaw for Good”
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