# Product Engineer (Back-End Leaning)

**Company:** [Eve](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/eve)
**Location:** San Mateo, CA
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $195k – $300k/yr
**Skills:** Distributed Systems, Backend Development, Ai Integration, Full-Stack Development, Scalability, Python, JavaScript, Kubernetes, Docker, Monitoring Tools
**Posted:** 2026-04-07

> Builds and owns AI-native backend-heavy features for legal tech platform, collaborating with designers and ML teams to drive product direction from customer feedback. Requires strong distributed systems expertise and rapid iteration skills.

## Job Description

## What You'll Do

- **Develop Core Software**: Build, ship, and maintain features that make up Eve’s core product.
- **Drive Product Direction**: Collaborate with the team to understand user needs, define new features, and decide on implementation strategies.
- **Full-Stack Development**: Own backend systems end-to-end, architecture, implementation, deployment, monitoring, and iteration. Collaborate with frontend, ML, and product teams to translate ideas into robust, scalable features.
- **AI Integration**: Design and build AI-native solutions that power and streamline every aspect of law firm operations, creating tools that transform how legal work gets done.
- **Rapid Deployment**: Embrace a fast shipping cadence, continuously iterating based on user feedback.
- **Work with Customers**: Work with customers directly to solve their problems - innovate and iterate.

## What We're Looking For

- **Product Ownership**: Proven track record of building incredible products and thrive in environments where you’re the primary decision-maker for your projects.
- **Full-Stack Proficiency**: Deep understanding of **distributed systems**, scalability, reliability, and performance tradeoffs. Strongest on back-end systems, but willing to step into front-end work when needed.
- **AI Enthusiasm**: Experience or strong interest in building with AI and a desire to gain more experience creating production applications using AI.
- **Speed and Efficiency**: Value shipping quickly and iterating based on real-world usage.
- **Collaboration and Autonomy**: Enjoy working collaboratively but also highly effective when working independently.

## Compensation & Benefits

**US Base Salary Range**: $195,000—$300,000 USD

- Competitive Salary & Equity
- 401(k) Program with Employer Matching
- Health, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
- Short Term and Long Term Disability
- Commuter Benefits*
- Autonomous Work Environment
- Workplace Setup Reimbursement
- Telecomm Stipend
- Flexible Time Off (FTO) + Holidays
- Quarterly Team Gatherings
- In office Perks*

*In office employees only

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