Join Harvey as a Staff Software Engineer to lead frontend projects and build innovative AI-driven solutions for legal services.
Posted by employer 3 months ago
First seen on Joblaze 3 months ago
Last verified on the company career page 16 hours ago
Skills & Technologies
Role intensity
70% hands-on coding
AI in the day-to-day
Build AI-platform and AI-native features like agentic orchestration layers, tool calls, and retrieval systems.
Requirements
- Experience
- 7+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
Not disclosed in this posting: work arrangement, visa sponsorship.
Joblaze summary
In this role, the Staff Software Engineer will lead engineering projects that enhance Harvey's product offerings, focusing on secure systems that cater to a diverse customer base. The position requires expertise in React, TypeScript, and Python, along with a strong background in building scalable SaaS solutions. Ideal candidates will have over seven years of experience in full-stack development, particularly in fast-paced environments, and a passion for creating intuitive user experiences. Harvey's dynamic team is committed to innovation and excellence, making this an exciting opportunity for those looking to make a significant impact.
Joblaze insights
- Listed about 3 months ago — first seen on Joblaze June 26, 2026. Last confirmed on Harvey AI's careers page October 7, 2026.
- This exact title is also open at 2 other locations at Harvey AI: San Francisco, Toronto.
- Salary band is above the typical range for Frontend roles (median ~$180,000).
- Starts above 79% of 14 comparable staff frontend roles in United States that list TypeScript we track (median $198,200 across 12 companies). See TypeScript salary trends
Quick facts
- What's the salary range?
- Harvey AI lists $231,000–$340,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 7 years of relevant experience for this Staff Software Engineer, Frontend role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: CSS, PostgreSQL, Python, React, TypeScript.
- 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, Frontend 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.
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+ Years of experience (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.
Compensation
$231,000 - $340,000
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