Staff Software Engineer - Developer Experience (DevEx)

Grapevine Round1 AI; India; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Harvey is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the Developer Experience team in India. You will build and scale CI/CD systems, internal frameworks, and platform-level guardrails to enable high-velocity development across the engineering org.

The role demands deep expertise in backend systems, containerization, and infrastructure-as-code, with a unique chance to integrate AI agents directly into the software development lifecycle to drive productivity.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience building scalable backend systems or internal developer platforms.
• Proficient in Python or similar languages.
• Deep knowledge of backend development and distributed systems.
• Hands-on with CI/CD systems and container technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Developer Experience team to enable high-velocity development.
• Architect and scale CI/CD systems and internal frameworks.
• Develop platform-level guardrails using infrastructure-as-code.
• Collaborate with engineering org to integrate AI agents into the SDLC.

Skills

10+ years exp

Backend systems

Python

CI/CD

Distributed systems

DevEx / internal platforms

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Buildkite

Job description

# Staff Software Engineer - Developer Experience (DevEx)Harveyunknown, IndiaPosted 27 Jul 2026Harvey is a rapidly growing AI-native company transforming legal services and is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead their Developer Experience team. You will build and scale CI/CD systems, internal frameworks, and platform-level guardrails to enable high-velocity development across the engineering org. The role requires deep expertise in backend systems, containerization, and infrastructure-as-code to build a world-class platform. You will have a unique opportunity to integrate AI agents directly into the software development lifecycle to drive productivity.Matched by TALApply to this role now. Install TAL for a 24/7 AI agent that keeps finding roles personalised for you.Apply nowInstall TALExperience10+ yearsFunctionEngineeringWork modeOnsite, IndiaCompanyTier 2## What you will work onHarvey is a rapidly growing AI-native company transforming legal services and is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead their Developer Experience team. You will build and scale CI/CD systems, internal frameworks, and platform-level guardrails to enable high-velocity development across the engineering org. The role requires deep expertise in backend systems, containerization, and infrastructure-as-code to build a world-class platform. You will have a unique opportunity to integrate AI agents directly into the software development lifecycle to drive productivity.## TAL's takeQuality 75/1005/5 clarityTier 2 companyHigh-growth AI company offering significant scope for platform ownership and technical leadership for a senior hire.The JD clearly defines the DevEx mission, required stack, and expectations for a Staff-level individual contributor.## Must haves* 10+ years of software engineering experience* Building scalable backend systems or internal developer platforms* Proficiency in Python or similar languages* Deep knowledge of backend development fundamentals and distributed systems* Hands-on experience with CI/CD systems* Hands-on experience with container technologies and infrastructure as code## Tools and skillspythonci/cddockerkubernetespulumiterraformNice to have: ai agents, buildkite, github actions.