Staff Software Engineer, Backend
$220k - $280kHarvey
Why Harvey
Harvey 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, including Paul Weiss , A&O Shearman , Ashurst , O'Melveny & Myers, PwC , KKR, and many others.
Strategic investors: Raised over $500 million from strategic investors including Sequoia, Google Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, and OpenAI.
World-class team: Harvey is hiring the best talent from 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 Overview
As a Backend Software Engineer on the Product Engineering team at Harvey, you will own and lead engineering projects across our various product lines. You will work closely with our AI, Legal, and GTM teams to build secure systems that deliver value to our customers. We are looking for individuals who have worked across the stack on incredible products across consumer, enterprise, and various industries and who are excited about building the future of application layer and genAI products.
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 Do
Retrieval over peta-byte scale documents
Organizational-level interfaces to collaborate with AI
Managing dedicated GPU capacity across 5+ regions
1000-step planning agents that help take companies public
Government-level security for the world's most sensitive matters
Evaluating LLMs across a 10k+ leaf taxonomy of tasks
Internet-scale data collection from over 50+ jurisdictions
What You Have
6+ years (post-BS/MS) of backend-focused software engineering experience on product-centric teams
Track record of building fast-growing SaaS products by leveraging PWA technologies
Track record of shipping highly intuitive products, strong attention to detail
Experience building backend platforms that can support multiple product lines
Strong programming skills and general Computer Science knowledge
Grit - experience working at early-stage startups is a plus
Compensation Range
$220,000 - $280,000 USD
Please find our CA applicant privacy notice here .
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 committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, and requests can be made by emailing View email address on swooped.co .
Compensation
$220K – $280K • Offers Equity
Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in our equity plan and benefits program. Benefits include, but not limited to: Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits (401k match up to 4%), and flexible PTO.
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