Senior Software Engineer, Platform Foundation

EvenUp • San Francisco, CA

1d • $190,000 - $250,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

EvenUp is seeking a Senior Platform Foundation Engineer to join their Cases Product Engineering team. This role will lead the architecture of core capabilities powering EvenUp's platform, focusing on building resilient, scalable systems for large data flows and enabling other engineering teams. The engineer will spearhead platform architecture evolution and contribute to future innovations, laying the foundation for organizational growth. This is an opportunity to work in legal tech and shape its future.

Requirements

• Over 5 years of hands-on, relevant experience building core platforms or infrastructure systems that other teams depend on.
• Strong foundation in building resilient, well-architected code and systems designed to handle large volumes of data reliably.
• Skilled in designing APIs, data export, and streaming systems that are secure, performant, and easy for other teams to build on.
• Fluent in SQL and strong relational databases fundamental to design data models that hold up at scale.
• A high bar for security and performance in every design decision, from data access patterns to system architecture.
• Fluent in multiple programming languages, with proficiency in TypeScript and Python preferred.
• Ability to communicate technical ideas or issues in easy-to-understand and actionable terms.

Nice To Haves

• experience in AI
• legal tech
• social impact projects

Responsibilities

• Actively engage in the full project lifecycle across the stack, with full ownership from conception to deployment and iteration.
• Architect and build the core infrastructure to manage large, high-throughput flows of data across our systems.
• Enable other engineering teams by building core platform functionality, including APIs, data export, and streaming capabilities.
• Design for configurability, giving teams across the organization the flexibility to build on top of the platform without reinventing it.
• Collaborate closely with backend engineers, product owners, and designers to develop efficient, innovative solutions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into scalable technical solutions.
• Document technical interface requirements and convert specifications into technical designs.
• Optimize platform performance, reliability, and security to ensure the entire system runs smoothly at scale.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed