Staff Backend Engineer, Growth

EvenUp is on a mission to close the justice gap using technology and AI. We empower personal injury lawyers and victims to get the justice they deserve. Our products enable law firms to secure faster settlements, higher payouts, and better outcomes for victims injured through no fault of their own in vehicle collisions, accidents, natural disasters, and more.

We are one of the fastest-growing vertical SaaS companies in history, and we are just getting started. EvenUp is backed by top VCs, including Bessemer Venture Partners, Bain Capital Ventures, SignalFire, and Lightspeed. We are looking to expand our team with talented, driven, and collaborative individuals who seek to have a lasting impact. Learn more at www.evenuplaw.com.

We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join our Toronto team and help us build a world-class engineering organization that will play a critical role in our Canadian expansion. As we grow our presence in the Toronto area, we’re looking for engineers who are passionate about technology, scalability, and making an impact in the legal tech space. You will be part of an ambitious team that’s committed to building reliable and scalable backend systems for an AI-powered platform that’s redefining the future of legal services.

This is a hybrid role with 3 days per week spent collaborating with the team in the Toronto office.

What You'll Do:

• Design, develop, and optimize robust, scalable backend systems that power EvenUp’s AI-driven platform, ensuring reliability and performance at scale

• Work closely with internal engineering teams to understand new product requirements and deliver high-quality, scalable solutions

• Collaborate with world-class engineers on complex backend challenges, including data processing, infrastructure, and integration of large-scale machine learning models

• Drive the development of key backend frameworks, libraries, and systems to enhance EvenUp’s product offerings

• Contribute to EvenUp's engineering culture by helping new engineers understand what it takes to build systems in a Silicon Valley-style startup while ensuring quality and best practices in a fast-paced environment

• Actively engage in team building efforts and mentorship to help build a world-class engineering team in Toronto

• Take full ownership of complex engineering projects from inception to deployment, ensuring they meet EvenUp’s high standards for performance, scalability, and security
  

What We Look For:

• Extensive experience in backend development and a strong understanding of distributed systems

• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Go, Java, or C++ with the ability to write clean, maintainable, and production-ready code

• Proven experience with building scalable, reliable systems and APIs in a high-performance environment

• Experience working in a startup environment and ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced culture

• A strong understanding of modern engineering practices, including test-driven development, code reviews, and deployment pipelines

• Experience in cloud infrastructure, preferably with technologies like AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, and Terraform

• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to communicate technical solutions to cross-functional teams

• Leadership potential: You’ll help mentor junior engineers and guide the development of best practices as we grow the team
  

Bonus Points:

• Experience working with AI/ML systems, particularly in the context of generative AI or legal tech

• Familiarity with data science, machine learning, or building systems that integrate with large-scale data processing pipelines

• Previous experience in scaling a backend system in a fast-growing startup environment

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Notice to Candidates:

EvenUp has been made aware of fraudulent job postings and unaffiliated third parties posing as our recruiting team – please know that we have no affiliation or connection to these situations. We only post open roles on our career page (evenuplaw.com/careers) or reputable job boards like our official LinkedIn or Indeed pages, and all official EvenUp recruitment emails will come from the domains @evenuplaw.com, @evenup.ai, @ext-evenuplaw.com or no-reply@ashbyhq.com email address.

To ensure fairness and proper consideration, we do not accept resumes or expressions of interest via email or social media messages. If you’re interested in a role, please submit your application directly through our careers page.

If you receive communication from someone you believe is impersonating EvenUp, please report it to us at talent-ops-team@evenuplaw.com. Examples of fraudulent domains include “careers-evenuplaw.com” and “careers-evenuplaws.com”.

Benefits & Perks:

As part of our total rewards package, we offer attractive benefits and perks to our employees, including:

• Choice of medical, dental, and vision insurance plans for you and your family

• Additional insurance coverage options for life, accident, or critical illness

• Flexible paid time off, sick leave, short-term and long-term disability

• 10 US observed holidays, and Canadian statutory holidays by province

• A home office stipend

• 401(k) for US-based employees and RRSP for Canada-based employees

• Paid parental leave

• A local in-person meet-up program

• Hubs in San Francisco and Toronto

Please note the above benefits & perks are for full-time employees

EvenUp is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to diversity and inclusion in our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.