What's the salary range?

Harvey AI lists $238,000–$290,000 for this role.

How much experience is required?

At least 6 years of relevant experience for this Staff Software Engineer, Backend - NYC role.

What's the tech stack?

Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AI/ML, PWA, SaaS.

What seniority level is this role?

Harvey AI targets staff-level candidates for this position.

Is this full-time or contract?

Full-time for this Staff Software Engineer, Backend - NYC role at Harvey AI.

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Staff Software Engineer, Backend - NYC

Harvey AI Backend

Location

New York

Compensation

$238k–$290k/yr

Level

staff

Type

full time

Posted by employer 3 months ago

First seen on Joblaze 5 months ago

Last verified on the company career page 13 hours ago

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Skills & Technologies

AI/ML PWA SaaS

Requirements

Experience: 6+ years
Education: Bachelor's degree

Not disclosed in this posting: work arrangement, visa sponsorship.

Joblaze insights

Listed about 5 months ago — first seen on Joblaze April 14, 2026. Last confirmed on Harvey AI's careers page October 9, 2026.
Salary band is above the typical range for Backend roles (median ~$180,000).
Starts above 70% of 23 comparable staff backend roles in United States that list AI/ML we track (median $208,592 across 12 companies). See AI/ML salary trends
AI/ML appears in 10.1% of 306 comparable staff backend roles in United States; PWA appears in 0.3% of 306 comparable staff backend roles in United States.

Quick facts

What's the salary range?: Harvey AI lists $238,000–$290,000 for this role.
How much experience is required?: At least 6 years of relevant experience for this Staff Software Engineer, Backend - NYC role.
What's the tech stack?: Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AI/ML, PWA, SaaS.
What seniority level is this role?: Harvey AI targets staff-level candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Full-time for this Staff Software Engineer, Backend - NYC role at Harvey AI.

From the original posting

Role Overview

As a 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 New York City. We use an in-person work model and offer relocation assistance to new employees.

What You'll Do

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 delight customers in bringing 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—leveraging React and TypeScript on the frontend alongside Python and Postgres on the backend—to architect intuitive UX and robust APIs for streaming results, long-running processes, and complex tool-calling workflows.

What You Have

7+ YoE (post-BS/MS) in a product focused full-stack software engineering role.
Experience with React, Typescript, CSS (we use TailwindCSS), Python, or related.
Track record of building fast-growing SaaS products.
Track record of shipping highly intuitive products, strong attention to detail.
Experience building scalable and extensible solutions across the stack that can support multiple product lines.
Strong programming skills and general Computer Science knowledge.
Grit - experience working at early-stage startups is a plus.