Senior Backend Engineer, DocGen Team
EvenUp
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Toronto • 🇨🇦 Canada
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💰 CA$99,800 - CA$215,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
Distributed SystemsGoJavaJavaScriptNode.jsPython
About the role
- Enhance EvenUp’s AI-native and expert-review document workflows.
- Implement and integrate LLM-based solutions to improve customer outcomes.
- Develop systems to evaluate the efficacy and quality of key customer deliverables.
- Contribute to the evolution of AI-driven document products at the cutting edge of innovation.
- Collaborate with company leaders on mission-critical opportunities to supercharge the EvenUp engine.
- Uphold a high-quality engineering bar, applying data-driven insights to create exceptional customer experiences.
- Contribute to end-to-end AI-native workflow development, integrating SaaS and AI applications, and rapidly prototyping features.
- Collaborate with founders, PMs, and designers to brainstorm, scope, and launch new features.
- Establish engineering best practices and lead architectural design; build user-facing experiences, services, APIs, and systems.
- Deliver secure, compliant code for sensitive data; maintain software quality through testing, reviews, and ongoing optimization.
- Mentor team members, contribute feedback, and foster a collaborative team culture.
- Participate in on-call rotations, address operational issues, and document processes to align with company and industry standards.
Requirements
- Extensive experience building frameworks, libraries, and distributed systems with a focus on reliability, observability, and performance.
- Proven proficiency in Python or other languages such as Go, Java, Node.js, or C++.
- Track record of delivering production-ready code, RESTful APIs, and managing infrastructure to industry standards.
- Experience leading complex projects from concept through deployment, with clear, structured thinking and technical leadership.
- Ability to thrive in dynamic, fast-paced environments, such as startups, with strong collaboration skills.
- Excellent communication skills and a history of successful cross-functional teamwork.
- Strong ownership, creativity, and initiative—driven to solve problems and deliver results autonomously.
- Bonus: Experience in AI, legal tech, or social impact projects.
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
- Hubs in San Francisco and Toronto
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
PythonGoJavaNode.jsC++RESTful APIsdistributed systemsAI-native workflowsSaaS applicationssoftware quality
Soft skills
collaborationcommunicationtechnical leadershipproblem-solvingcreativityinitiativeownershipmentoringteam culturestructured thinking