Oakland, California, United States Hybrid Employment $131,000 - $191,000

Everlaw is hiring a Senior Software Engineer, Automation & Developer Tools

About the Role

The candidate will lead the development and optimization of internal tools and automation frameworks that support engineering workflows, aiming to increase deployment speed, reduce manual effort, and improve code quality across teams.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement scalable automation solutions for development pipelines
  • Build and maintain internal developer tools used across engineering teams
  • Improve reliability and speed of continuous integration and deployment systems
  • Collaborate with engineers to identify pain points in development workflows
  • Diagnose and resolve performance bottlenecks in build and test infrastructure
  • Develop APIs and interfaces to streamline tool integration
  • Ensure tooling supports secure and compliant development practices
  • Optimize resource usage in testing and deployment environments
  • Create documentation and support materials for internal tools
  • Monitor system usage and gather feedback for iterative improvements
  • Integrate observability and metrics into automation platforms
  • Support onboarding of new engineers to development tooling
  • Maintain backward compatibility during tool updates
  • Write clean, testable, and maintainable code
  • Participate in code reviews and technical design discussions
  • Evaluate new technologies for potential adoption in tooling stack
  • Contribute to architectural decisions for long-term scalability
  • Ensure tools align with security and access control policies
  • Automate repetitive engineering tasks to reduce human error
  • Work closely with platform and product teams to align priorities

Nice to Have

  • Experience with large-scale codebase tooling
  • Contributions to open-source developer tools
  • Knowledge of static analysis or code quality platforms
  • Experience in legal or document-intensive technology environments
  • Familiarity with cloud-native development workflows
  • Background in full-stack development
  • Exposure to machine learning integration in development tools
  • Understanding of compliance and audit requirements for software systems

Compensation

Competitive salary and equity package

Work Arrangement

Hybrid remote and office-based work model

Team

Collaborative engineering team focused on developer productivity and tooling

Why This Role Matters

The tools engineers use directly impact how quickly and safely they can deliver software. This role focuses on removing friction in development workflows, enabling teams to innovate faster while maintaining high standards of quality and security.

Technology Stack

Primary languages include Python, Java, and JavaScript. Infrastructure leverages Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud platforms. Internal tools integrate with Git, Jenkins, and custom analytics platforms.

About company
Everlaw
Everlaw helps law firms, government agencies, and corporations sift through millions of documents of evidence in big lawsuits and investigations. It's a multi-billion dollar space typically dominated by service-oriented vendors, and Everlaw comes at it with cutting-edge technology and elegant design.
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Job Details
Department Engineering
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Posted 4 days ago