Senior Software Engineer, Backend - NYC

Stack

Responsibilities

• ▹Scale document ingestion and processing that is growing at 10x every 6 months
• ▹Design massive data collection from over 50+ legal jurisdictions
• ▹Build government-level security for top governments and firms
• ▹Lead projects that bring AI to web, desktop, mobile, Google Docs, MS Word, and API experiences
• ▹Build AI-platform and AI-native features like agentic orchestration layers, tool calls, and retrieval systems
• ▹Ship across the full stack—React and TypeScript on the frontend, Python and Postgres on the backend

Requirements

• ▹5+ years of experience (post-BS/MS) in a product-focused full-stack software engineering role
• ▹Experience with React, TypeScript, CSS (Tailwind CSS), Python, or related technologies
• ▹Track record of building fast-growing SaaS products
• ▹Track record of shipping highly intuitive products with strong attention to detail
• ▹Experience building scalable, extensible solutions across the stack supporting multiple product lines
• ▹Strong programming skills and general computer science knowledge

Nice to have

• ▹Experience working at early-stage startups ('grit')

Soft skills

About the company

Harvey is transforming how legal and professional services operate, combining frontier agentic AI, an enterprise-grade platform, and deep domain expertise. With 1500+ customers in 60+ countries, strong product-market fit, and world-class investor support, Harvey is scaling fast and defining a new category in real time.