Staff Software Engineer, Backend

Harvey; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 231,000 - 340,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Harvey is seeking a Backend Software Engineer to lead engineering initiatives across various product lines. This role involves collaboration with teams in AI, Legal, and GTM to develop secure systems. The ideal candidate will bring over 10 years of backend-focused software engineering experience aimed at product-driven teams. Competitive compensation ranges from $231,000 to $340,000 USD. Relocation assistance is available for new hires.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of backend-focused software engineering experience on product-centric teams.
• Experience building backend platforms for multiple product lines.
• Strong track record of shipping intuitive products.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering projects across product lines.
• Collaborate with AI, Legal, and GTM teams.
• Manage GPU capacity across regions.

Skills

Backend-focused software engineering

Building fast-growing SaaS products

Strong programming skills

General Computer Science knowledge

Attention to detail

Experience in early-stage startups

Education

BS or MS in a relevant field

Job description

Role Overview

As a Backend 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.

We use an in-person work model and offer relocation assistance to new employees.

What You’ll Do

• Retrieval over peta-byte scale documents
• Organizational-level interfaces to collaborate with AI
• Managing dedicated GPU capacity across 5+ regions
• 1000-step planning agents that help take companies public
• Government-level security for the world's most sensitive matters
• Evaluating LLMs across a 10k+ leaf taxonomy of tasks
• Internet-scale data collection from over 50+ jurisdictions

What You Have

• 10+ years (post-BS/MS) of backend-focused software engineering experience on product-centric teams
• Track record of building fast-growing SaaS products by leveraging PWA technologies
• Track record of shipping highly intuitive products, strong attention to detail
• Experience building backend platforms 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

$231,000 - $340,000 USD

Equal Opportunity Employer

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].