Harvey
Staff Software Engineer, Backend - NYC
$231K–$340K
New York · Hybrid · Staff · Full-time · Posted Jun 22, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years post-BS/MS
About the job
Leads product engineering projects to build secure, scalable AI-enabled legal software across web, desktop, mobile, document, and API experiences.
What you'll do
- Scale document ingestion and processing, and design large-scale data collection across legal jurisdictions.
- Build secure systems and AI-platform features, including agentic orchestration, tool calls, and retrieval systems.
- Ship full-stack product experiences and APIs in collaboration with AI, Legal, and GTM teams.
What they ask for
- 10+ years of experience after a BS/MS in product-focused full-stack software engineering.
- Experience with React, TypeScript, CSS, Python, or related technologies.
- Track record building fast-growing SaaS products and shipping intuitive products.
- Experience building scalable, extensible solutions across the stack; strong programming skills and general computer science knowledge.
Nice to have
- Experience working at early-stage startups.
Pay
$231,000 - $340,000 USD (base salary); $238K – $290K (total pay)
Tools
React, TypeScript, CSS, TailwindCSS, Python, Postgres, Google Docs, MS Word
AI focus
Build AI-enabled product features, including agentic orchestration layers, tool calls, retrieval systems, and AI experiences across product surfaces.
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