Staff Software Engineer, Platform
Why HarveyHarvey is a secure AI platform for legal and professional services that augments productivity and automates complex workflows. Harvey uses algorithms with reasoning-adept LLMs that have been customized and developed by our expert team of lawyers, engineers and research scientists. We’ve found product market fit and are scaling our team very quickly. Some reasons to join Harvey are:Exceptional product market fit: We have partnered with the largest law firms and professional service providers in the world, includingPaul Weiss, A&O Shearman,Ashurst, O'Melveny & Myers,PwC, KKR, and many others.Strategic investors: Raised over$500 millionfrom strategic investors including Sequoia, Google Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, and OpenAI.World-class team: Harvey is hiring the besttalentfrom DeepMind, Google Brain, Stripe, FAIR, Tesla Autopilot, Glean, Superhuman, Figma, and more.Partnerships: Our engineers and researchers work directly with OpenAI to build the future of generative AI and redefine professional services.Performance: 4x ARR in 2024.Competitive compensation.Role OverviewAt Harvey, our platform team lays the foundation for everything we build. As a Platform Engineer, you’ll design and scale the core systems that power our legal AI product — from authentication and permissions to observability and integrations. You’ll work closely with product, infra, and security teams to drive velocity, reliability, and compliance across the stack. This is a high-leverage role for engineers who love building systems that scale and thrive on cross-functional collaboration.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 DoCollaborate cross-functionally to implement core abstractions and services that increase product velocity: notifications, data fetching patterns, data access abstractions, etc.Improve reliability, scalability, and compliance for platform services like permissions management, admin reporting, and customizations.Develop and enhance platform features including authentication, compliance, and enterprise integrations across the legal tech ecosystemPartner closely with product teams to seamlessly integrate new features into core platformEstablish best practices in security, compliance, and maintainability throughout development cyclesProvide technical mentorship and leadership, promoting best practices and fostering team growthWhat You HaveBachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent experience)10+ years of software development experience, particularly in backend systems or platform services, with proven ability to mentor and guide technical teamsProficiency in backend-focused languages such as Python, Go, Ruby, or similarExperience with large-scale high-traffic applications, distributed systems, and scalable data storage solutionsExperience with enterprise software features like permissions (RBAC), analytics, audit logs, notifications, self-serve onboarding, and provisioningExperience with authentication frameworks (SSO, SCIM, OAuth), compliance, and security best practicesExperience with API development and enterprise integrations (SaaS, on-prem)Compensation Range$250,000 - $290,000 USDPlease find our CA applicant privacy noticehere.Harvey 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 in the early innings of a generational company. Joining early at a hypergrowth startup has proven to lead to exponential growth in responsibility, access, and ability. Apply here today!Compensation Range: $250K - $290K
Location: San Francisco
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