Staff Backend Software Engineer, AI Document Generation

EvenUp is one of the fastest-growing generative AI startups in history, on a mission to level the playing field for personal injury victims, which range from motor vehicle accidents to child abuse cases. Our products empower law firms to secure faster settlements, higher payouts, and better outcomes for those who need it most.

EvenUp’s document products enable attorneys to better represent their client’s interests and achieve improved outcomes. With over $1.5B in damages claimed to date, the Document Generation team at EvenUp is building the best-in-class AI-native platform for legal document generation in personal injury. We’re passionate about creating delightful experiences for our customers by putting the rapidly evolving capabilities of AI in their hands.

• Demand Letters is EvenUp’s flagship product responsible for propelling EvenUp to become one of the fastest growing vertical AI companies in the world. With EvenUp Demands, our customers see higher settlements and faster resolution time. Our focus on quality makes EvenUp Demands an indispensable part of the workflow for personal injury attorneys.
  

• Medical Chronologies is EvenUp’s newest and fastest-growing document product, truly a startup within a startup. Medical chronologies provide a comprehensive overview of treatments and the overall impact of their injuries enabling our customers to achieve a world class standard of representation during the pre-litigation and litigation stages of personal injury claims.

As part of our team, you’ll work cross-functionally to scope and implement solutions that increase the speed, capacity, and quality of the document generation engine at EvenUp. We’re looking for high-ownership self-starters that are passionate about end-user impact. The innovations you drive on this team will be an instrumental part of achieving EvenUp’s mission to ensure that personal injury victims receive the rightful compensation they deserve.

Some of the initiatives you’ll be a part of include:

• Enhancing the capabilities of EvenUp’s AI-native and expert-review workflows

• Implementing and integrating LLM-based solutions that immediately improve outcomes for our customers

• Developing the systems to evaluate the efficacy and quality of key customer deliverables

• Contributing to the evolution of EvenUp’s document generation products at the bleeding edge of the present-day AI revolution

In doing so, you’ll supercharge the engine that powers EvenUp, collaborating with leaders across the company to execute on mission-critical opportunities. You’ll uphold the high-quality bar on our team, and directly impact EvenUp’s success by applying data-driven insights alongside our foundational commitment to crafting exceptional customer-driven experiences.

This is a hybrid role with the expectation of working at least 3 days a week from our downtown Toronto or San Francisco hubs.

What you'll do:

• Product Development for AI-Native Workflows: Contribute to end-to-end AI workflows by integrating traditional SaaS with AI applications, and rapidly prototyping zero-to-one features for customer needs, all while balancing innovation with pragmatism.

• Cross-functional Work: Collaborate with our founders, product managers, and designers to brainstorm, scope, and realize new features.

• Architecture & Engineering Excellence: Establish best practices for architecture, coding, and delivery while scoping, leading, and building user-facing experiences, services, APIs, and systems.

• Code Quality & Security: Deliver secure, compliant code for sensitive data, ensuring quality through testing, reviews, and standards adherence while monitoring, debugging, and optimizing performance across the stack.

• Mentorship & Team Growth: Mentor team members by providing feedback on code and design, while actively contributing to team culture, retrospectives, and continuous improvement efforts.

• Operational Responsibilities: Handle on-call responsibilities to resolve issues and reduce toil, while documenting processes to ensure alignment with company and industry standards.

What we look for:

• Extensive experience in building frameworks, libraries, and distributed systems with an eye for reliability, observability, and performance.

• Proven proficiency in software development, with hands-on experience in Python or other programming languages such as Go, Java, Node.js or C++.

• Ability to craft and deliver high-quality software solutions, including production-ready code, RESTful APIs, and managing infrastructure to industry standards.

• Track record of successfully delivering complex projects with clear, structured thinking and leadership from concept to deployment.

• Experience working in dynamic, fast-paced environments, such as startups, thriving in collaborative, growth-oriented settings.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams from diverse backgrounds.

• Strong ownership and personal accountability which are driven by your problem-solving skills, creativity, and initiative in driving projects to completion.

• Bonus: Experience in AI, legal tech, or social impact projects.

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 (https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/evenup) 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 [email protected] email address. 

If you receive communication from someone you believe is impersonating EvenUp, please report it to us by emailing [email protected]. Examples of fraudulent email domains include “careers-evenuplaw.com” and “careers-evenuplaws.com”. 

Benefits & Perks:

Our goal is to empower every team member to contribute to our mission of fostering a more just world, regardless of their role, location, or level of experience. To that end, here is a preview of what we offer:

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

• Flexible paid time off

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

• A home office stipend

• 401(k) for US-based employees

• Paid parental leave

• Sabbatical program

• A meet-up program to get together in person with colleagues in your area

• Offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Toronto

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

About EvenUp:

EvenUp is on a mission to level the playing field in personal injury cases. EvenUp applies machine learning and its AI model known as Piai™ to reduce manual effort and maximize case outcomes across the personal injury value chain. Combining in-house human legal expertise with proprietary AI and software to analyze records. The Claims Intelligence Platform™ provides rich business insights, AI workflow automation, and best-in-class document creation for injury law firms. EvenUp is the trusted partner of personal injury law firms. Backed by top VCs, including Bessemer Venture Partners, Bain Capital Ventures (BCV), SignalFire, NFX, DCM, and more, EvenUp’s customers range from top trial attorneys to America’s largest personal injury firms. EvenUp was founded in late 2019 and is headquartered in San Francisco. Learn more at www.evenuplaw.com.

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.