Senior/Staff Design Engineer

Responsibilities

• ▹Define and evolve the core design system foundations (components, patterns, tokens) for complex, AI-powered experiences, with a sharp eye for brand cohesion
• ▹Design, prototype, and ship production-ready system components in tight collaboration with frontend engineering
• ▹Bring a brand lens to system decisions, ensuring the product feels distinctive and considered
• ▹Establish clear contribution, governance, and deprecation models balancing velocity with system integrity
• ▹Embed accessibility, responsiveness, and performance into the system by default
• ▹Document system usage and best practices in a way that product teams trust
• ▹Advocate for system adoption and consistency in product planning, design reviews, and execution
• ▹Anticipate future product and platform needs, evolving the system proactively as Harvey scales

Requirements

• ▹8+ years of experience in product design, with significant ownership of design systems in complex product environments
• ▹A portfolio demonstrating system-level thinking as well as strong craft and visual cohesion
• ▹Deep understanding of component architecture, design tokens, and how design systems scale across teams
• ▹Proven experience partnering closely with frontend engineers to ship high-quality, production systems
• ▹Strong working knowledge of accessibility standards and inclusive design practices
• ▹Ability to clearly articulate system decisions and tradeoffs to designers, engineers, and cross-functional partners
• ▹Comfort operating in ambiguous problem spaces and bringing structure where it doesn't yet exist

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹$205,760 – $315,000 USD base salary, depending on location
• ▹Equity and additional benefits

About the company

Harvey is transforming how legal and professional services operate by combining frontier agentic AI, an enterprise-grade platform, and deep domain expertise, serving 2400+ customers in 70+ countries with strong investor backing.