Senior Software Engineer, Backend - NYC

Harvey; New York (NY); On-site; USD 193,400 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

Harvey is seeking a Software Engineer for its Product Engineering team in New York. This role involves leading engineering projects, working closely across teams, and building secure, scalable systems that deliver value. Required skills include expertise in full-stack development, specifically with React, TypeScript, and Python, along with strong problem-solving capabilities.

The position offers a competitive salary range from $193,400 to $290,000 USD and is focused on creating innovative application layer and genAI products.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a full-stack software engineering role.
• Experience with building fast-growing SaaS products.
• Strong programming skills and general Computer Science knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Scale document ingestion and processing that is growing at 10x every 6 months.
• Design massive data collection from over 50+ legal jurisdictions.
• Build government-level security for top governments and firms.
• Lead projects that delight customers bringing AI to web and mobile experiences.

Skills

Full-stack software engineering

React

TypeScript

CSS

Python

SaaS products

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Role Overview

As a Software Engineer on the Product Engineering team at Harvey, you will own and lead engineering projects across our various product lines. You will work closely with our AI, Legal, and GTM teams to build secure systems that deliver value to our customers. We are looking for individuals who have worked across the stack on incredible products across consumer, enterprise, and various industries and who are excited about building the future of application layer and genAI products.

What You’ll Do

• Scale document ingestion and processing that is growing at 10x every 6 months
• Design massive data collection from over 50+ legal jurisdictions
• Build government-level security for top governments and firms
• Lead projects that delight customers in bringing AI to web, desktop, mobile, Google Docs, MS Word, and API experiences.
• Build AI‑platform and AI‑native features like agentic orchestration layers, tool calls, and retrieval systems.
• Ship across the full stack—leveraging React and TypeScript on the frontend alongside Python and Postgres on the backend.

What You Have

• 5+ Years of experience (post-BS/MS) in a product focused full‑stack software engineering role.
• Experience with React, Typescript, CSS (we use TailwindCSS), Python, or related.
• Track record of building fast-growing SaaS products.
• Track record of shipping highly intuitive products, strong attention to detail.
• Experience building scalable and extensible solutions across the stack that can support multiple product lines.
• Strong programming skills and general Computer Science knowledge.
• Grit - experience working at early‑stage startups is a plus.

Compensation

$193,400 - $290,000 USD

Harvey is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, or any other basis protected by law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, and requests can be made by emailing [e-mail].