Staff Software Engineer, Backend - NYC

Harvey

$231K — $340K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of experience in full-stack software engineering roles post-BS/MS degree
  • Proficient in React, TypeScript, CSS (TailwindCSS), and Python
  • Proven track record in developing fast-growing SaaS products
  • Demonstrated ability to ship intuitive and detail-oriented products
  • Experience creating scalable solutions across multiple product lines
  • Strong programming skills and foundational Computer Science knowledge
  • Desirable experience in early-stage startups.

Responsibilities

  • Scale document ingestion and processing to handle rapid growth
  • Design comprehensive data collection from over 50 legal jurisdictions
  • Implement government-level security measures for clients
  • Lead engineering projects enhancing customer AI experiences across multiple platforms
  • Develop AI-native features including orchestration layers and retrieval systems
  • Ship code across the full stack with React and TypeScript for the frontend and Python and Postgres for the backend.
  • Architect user-friendly UX and robust APIs for various complex workflows.

Benefits

  • In-person work model
  • Relocation assistance for new employees
Full 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.

This role is based in New York City. We use an in-person work model and offer relocation assistance to new employees.

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-to architect intuitive UX and robust APIs for streaming results, long-running processes, and complex tool-calling workflows.
What You Have
  • 7+ YoE (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

$231,000 - $340,000 USD

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