Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Why HarveyAt Harvey, we’re transforming how legal and professional services operate — not incrementally, but end-to-end. By combining frontier agentic AI, an enterprise-grade platform, and deep domain expertise, we’re reshaping how critical knowledge work gets done for decades to come.This is a rare chance to help build a generational company at a true inflection point. With 1000+ customers in 58+ countries, strong product-market fit, and world-class investor support, we’re scaling fast and defining a new category in real time. The work is ambitious, the bar is high, and the opportunity for growth — personal, professional, and financial — is unmatched.Our team is sharp, motivated, and deeply committed to the mission. We move fast, operate with intensity, and take real ownership of the problems we tackle — from early thinking to long-term outcomes. We stay close to our customers — from leadership to engineers — and work together to solve real problems with urgency and care. If you thrive in ambiguity, push for excellence, and want to help shape the future of work alongside others who raise the bar, we invite you to build with us.At Harvey, the future of professional services is being written today — and we’re just getting started.Role OverviewAs 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. This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use an in-person work model and offer relocation assistance to new employees.What You'll DoRetrieval over peta-byte scale documentsOrganizational-level interfaces to collaborate with AIManaging dedicated GPU capacity across 5+ regions1000-step planning agents that help take companies publicGovernment-level security for the world's most sensitive mattersEvaluating LLMs across a 10k+ leaf taxonomy of tasksInternet-scale data collection from over 50+ jurisdictionsWhat You Have5+ years (post-BS/MS) of backend-focused software engineering experience on product-centric teamsTrack record of building fast-growing SaaS products by leveraging PWA technologiesTrack record of shipping highly intuitive products, strong attention to detailExperience building backend platforms that can support multiple product linesStrong programming skills and general Computer Science knowledgeGrit - experience working at early-stage startups is a plusCompensation Range$200,000 - $260,000 USDPlease find our CA applicant privacy notice here.#LI-AN2Harvey 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 accommodations@harvey.ai