Senior 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

This is a hybrid role, with an expectation of being in our Toronto office three days per week.

The Growth Engineering team at EvenUp plays a critical role in scaling the company's AI-powered platform. This team builds reliable, scalable backend systems that directly support user acquisition, activation, engagement, and retention.

• Build and evolve scalable backend systems that power growth initiatives across the platform

• Enable experimentation, feature rollouts, and data-driven iteration through robust backend frameworks and services

• Partner cross-functionally with Product, Data, and Engineering to translate growth and product needs into scalable technical solutions

• Own complex engineering projects end-to-end, from design through deployment and iteration

• Uphold high standards for performance, scalability, reliability, and security

• Contribute to the development of a strong engineering culture as the Toronto presence continues to grow

Backend Systems Development: Design, develop, and optimize robust backend systems that support growth-focused initiatives, ensuring reliability and performance at scale.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Product, Data, and Engineering teams to interpret growth and experimentation requirements and deliver high-quality, scalable solutions.

Platform & Framework Ownership: Lead the development of backend frameworks, libraries, and systems that enable experimentation, controlled rollouts, and measurable business impact.

Complex Problem Solving: Collaborate with engineers on challenging backend problems, including data processing, experimentation frameworks, infrastructure, and integrations with large-scale AI/ML systems.

Team Growth & Culture: Help build and reinforce the engineering culture in Toronto by sharing best practices, mentoring teammates, and maintaining a high bar for quality in a fast-paced environment.

End-to-End Ownership: Own projects from inception through production deployment, ensuring alignment with standards for performance, scalability, reliability, and security.

• Extensive experience in backend engineering with a strong understanding of distributed systems

• Proficiency in Python, Go, Java, or C++, with the ability to write clean, maintainable, production-quality code

• Proven experience building scalable, reliable backend systems and APIs in high-performance environments

• Experience thriving in startup or high-growth environments

• Strong grasp of modern engineering practices, including test-driven development, code reviews, and deployment pipelines

• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and technologies such as AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, and Terraform

• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills when working with cross-functional teams

• Leadership potential with an interest in mentoring junior engineers and shaping best practices as the team grows

• Experience on growth-focused or experimentation-driven teams

• Exposure to AI/ML systems, particularly generative AI or data-intensive applications

• Familiarity with data pipelines, analytics platforms, or experimentation tooling

• Prior experience scaling backend systems in rapidly growing startups

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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.