Senior Software Engineer (Backend) (Representation Pod)

About Atticus

At any given time 16 million Americans are experiencing a crisis that requires urgent help from our legal system or government. The right assistance could transform their lives. But today most never get it.

Atticus makes it easy for any sick or injured person in crisis to get the life-changing aid they deserve. In the last six years we've become the leading platform connecting people with disabilities to government benefits. We also help victims of accidents misconduct and violence get compensation from insurance.

So far we've helped hundreds of thousands of people access over $10B in life-changing aid and earned over 17000 five-star reviews. And we're just getting started.

We've raised more than $100 million from top VC firms like Fika Forerunner GV (Google Ventures) and True Ventures. We closed our Series C in April 2025 and are well-funded for the foreseeable future. In 2025 our team grew from 151 to 210 and we'll grow again in 2026.

The Job

Atticus works in an industry dominated by outdated technology that is ripe for fresh thinking. Our core competitors rely on massive call centers antiquated CRMs and paper checks. As a VC-backed tech company our engineering team powers everything we do — from creating elegant and intuitive product experiences for people in crisis who are seeking legal aid to building powerful tools for our network of attorneys that actually help them win the benefits they need.

We're looking for a backend-leaning senior software engineer to join our Representation Pod a cross-functional team of engineers PMs and designers building the core tools that help the law firms in our network deliver consistent and effective representation for our clients. The Rep Pod is building new products from scratch: reimagining what legal experiences for our clients and attorneys with today’s technology.

This is a senior individual contributor role. You'll own complex backend challenges around how we structure data systems and APIs — while staying deeply connected to the clients & lawyers who use the products you build. That means bringing both genuine user empathy and sharp product instincts alongside the technical depth to make hard architectural decisions and see them through.

What You'll Do

• Own significant backend systems end-to-end: set and hold a high bar for architecture design implementation and production health.

• Partner closely with product and design to shape requirements not just implement them — we trust your intuitions and want you to have opinions

• You’ll bring 0-to-1 product thinking to an area where your work has a tangible impact on our client’s wellbeing.

• Mentor engineers on the team with particular emphasis on backend patterns

• Work across the stack as needed everything from frontend UI work to data systems.

What We're Looking For

Required:

• 5+ years of experience building production software including meaningful time at a seed-stage startup or as an early member of a new product team at a later-stage company — with clear evidence of increasing scope and ownership over time

• Experience on a high-performing product team working closely with strong PMs and designers to ship user-focused solutions

• Experience designing and operating reliable scalable backend systems and APIs with a high bar for data modeling and architecture

• Deep user empathy — you think carefully about the people using what you build not just the technical implementation

• A track record of mentoring engineers and genuine excitement about helping teammates grow

Bonus / Nice to Have:

• Experience with Go

• Experience with Google Cloud Platform Kubernetes Terraform & Docker

• Background in industries with complex workflows — legal healthcare or financial services

• Experience building products for consumers or two-sided marketplaces

• Experience evolving systems as teams and traffic scale

• Interest in developer experience internal tooling or team process improvement

We are strongly committed to building a diverse team. If you're from a background that's underrepresented in tech we'd love to meet you.

Salary and Benefits

This is a rare opportunity to join a startup with strong traction — substantial funding well-respected backers real growth and thousands of happy customers — while still being small enough to have a huge impact and help shape our culture.

We're a certified B Corporation tackling a critical social problem. Everything we build touches real lives.

Competitive compensation including equity plus:

• Medical and dental insurance with 100% of employee premiums covered

• 15 vacation days and ~20 paid holidays per year including two weeks at end-of-year

• Free OneMedical membership

• $600/year internet stipend

• $1000/year education and training reimbursement

• Up to $1200/year student loan repayment assistance

• 401(k) and optional HSA/FSA

Base salary range: $157250 to $230000 plus equity and benefits. Offer will reflect candidate experience skills and internal equity.

Location

Fully remote. Travel to LA on the company dime as needed — typically quarterly plus offsites. We invest seriously in in-person culture.

What We Do

At any given time 16 million Americans are experiencing a crisis that requires urgent help from our legal system or government. The right assistance could transform their lives. But today most never get it. Atticus makes it easy for any sick or injured person in crisis to get the life-changing aid they deserve. In just three years we’ve become the leading platform connecting people with disabilities to government benefits. We also help victims of accidents misconduct and violence get compensation from insurance. So far we’ve gotten thousands of people access to over $4B in life-changing aid and we’re just getting started. We've helped more than 110000 people in need (see our 13000+ five-star reviews) and raised more than $100 million from top VC firms like Forerunner GV (Google Ventures) and True Ventures. (We just closed our Series C round in April 2025 so we're well-funded for the foreseeable future.)

Why Work With Us

We've helped over 110000 families in crisis to claim over $4 billion in lifetime benefits. We make money when we win for clients government or an insurer pays us a share. Anyone can afford us and our incentives are 100% aligned with our clients. We’re legally a B Corp bound by law to pursue our specific social mission. That won't ever change.

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