Harvey · 22 hours ago
Staff Software Engineer, Embedded Experience
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
$238K/yr - $312K/yr
8+ years expHarvey is transforming how legal and professional services operate through innovative technology. The Staff Software Engineer will own backend systems for embedded experiences and collaborate closely with customers to shape product direction and technical foundations.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Information TechnologyLegalLegal Tech
Responsibilities
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
Qualification
Required
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
Preferred
Experience building embedded applications or deep integrations (e.g., Office add-ins, browser extensions, IDE plugins, or similar)
Experience building in TypeScript and/or Python
Background in building or shipping products that integrate with AI or LLM-based systems
Experience working with Microsoft 365 integrations or enterprise SaaS platforms
Familiarity with private equity, Big Four, or other professional services workflow
Company
Harvey
Harvey provides AI-driven tools to assist legal professionals with research, document review, and contract analysis.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (21)
2024 (6)
2023 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.02BKey Investors
Andreessen HorowitzEQT GrowthCoatue,Kleiner Perkins
2025-10-30Series F· $160M
2025-10-06Series E· $59M
2025-06-23Series E· $300M
Leadership Team
Winston Weinberg
CEO & Co-Founder
Gabe Pereyra
President & Co-Founder
Recent News
2026-01-24
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2026-01-23
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