Staff Software Engineer, Harvey

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with deep expertise in backend or backend-leaning fullstack development
• A strong track record of designing and building scalable, production-grade systems—including backend systems, APIs, services, and infrastructure for complex, distributed, or latency-sensitive applications—in SaaS or high-growth environments
• Comfort working close to the product surface and directly with customers, translating qualitative feedback into technical solutions
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across engineering, product, design, and customer-facing teams
• Excellent context-switching abilities and comfort operating in ambiguous, exploratory problem spaces
• A bias toward ownership and action

Desirable

• The Embedded Experience team operates like an internal innovation lab at Harvey, focused on expanding our core capabilities into adjacent markets beyond traditional law firms — including private equity, Big Four, technology companies, and other professional services
• The team builds first-of-their-kind products that embed Harvey directly into the tools professionals already use, such as Outlook and Microsoft Word
• As a Staff Software Engineer on this team, you’ll own critical backend systems that power these embedded experiences and play a central role in shaping how Harvey expands into new customer segments
• This is a high-impact, high-autonomy role with deep customer interaction, where your technical judgment will directly influence product direction, system design, and the long-term foundations of new offerings
• Own and lead the backend architecture for Harvey’s embedded experiences, including integrations with enterprise platforms like Microsoft Word and Outlook
• Design and build scalable, reliable backend systems and APIs that support AI-powered workflows across diverse customer environments
• Partner directly with customers to deeply understand their workflows, validate hypotheses, and translate insights into durable, extensible product features
• Drive technical decisions in a high-autonomy environment, where problem definition, scope, and success metrics are often shaped by the team rather than handed down
• Collaborate closely with frontend engineers, product managers, and designers to shape cohesive, high-quality embedded experiences
• Navigate ambiguity and help define new products and technical foundations for customer segments that are new to Harvey
• Mentor engineers and raise the bar on system design, code quality, and engineering judgment across the team