Staff Web Architect & Platform Lead (Next.js)

Harvey, Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 220,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Harvey is seeking a Staff Web Developer to lead the architecture of its web platform, including Next.js and Sanity, with a focus on reliability, performance, and scale. You’ll own integration with marketing, analytics, and GTM systems while guiding a small front-end team.

You will set CI/CD and testing standards, mentor engineers, and collaborate with security and operations to harden the platform, impacting Harvey’s growth trajectory.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of Web Development with backend experience.
• Strong React/Next.js, TypeScript, and server-side rendering, with backend depth in Node or Python.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end architecture of Harvey's web platform.
• Design data foundations and integration patterns with marketing/analytics/GTM.
• Establish automation, CI/CD, preview tooling, and automated testing.
• Set observability standards and performance budgets.
• Lead AI/ML integration for web workflows.
• Mentor a small front-end-focused team and provide architectural guidance.
• Collaborate with Security and Infrastructure to harden the platform.

Skills

Staff-level architect

Mentoring

Autonomy

Full-stack proficiency

Tools

React/Next.js

TypeScript

Node.js

Sanity CMS

Contentful

CI/CD

Observability tooling

Vercel

Job description

Harvey is seeking a Staff Web Developer to lead the architecture of its web platform, including Next.js and Sanity, with a focus on reliability, performance, and scale. You’ll own integration with marketing, analytics, and GTM systems while guiding a small front-end team.

You will set CI/CD and testing standards, mentor engineers, and collaborate with security and operations to harden the platform, impacting Harvey’s growth trajectory.