# Staff Software Engineer, Backend Platform at Harvey

- Company: Harvey
- What the company does: Legal AI tailored for leading law firms and corporate legal teams worldwide. Harvey streamlines contract analysis, due diligence, compliance, and litigation. Backed by Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed and Sequoia.
- Company website: https://www.harvey.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $231K to $325K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-20
- Apply by: 2026-12-04
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/harvey/66a13783-3073-4474-8dad-90f4146885ef?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/harvey-staff-software-engineer-backend-platform/

## About the role

As a Backend Platform Engineer at Harvey, you will help build and operate the cohesive backend platform that all our services run on. You’ll design and implement shared frameworks and libraries that abstract common concerns, improve developer experience, and raise the baseline for reliability and performance across all teams. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 8+ years of software engineering experience (post-BS/MS), including building scalable backend systems or internal developer platforms
- Proficiency in Python (or similar languages) and deep knowledge of backend development fundamentals (APIs, data stores, concurrency, distributed systems)
- Hands-on experience with web frameworks and service architectures (e.g. Flask/FastAPI, Bounded context services, microservices) and an understanding of designing clean, versioned APIs
- Familiarity with caching, messaging, and database technologies (Redis, Kafka, SQL/NoSQL databases, Vector databases, etc.) and how to use them effectively for high performance and reliability
- A track record of writing high-quality, well-tested code and using tools (unit/integration testing, static typing, CI) to catch issues early and ensure reliability
- Strong problem-solving skills and a passion for improving developer experience — you enjoy creating tools or frameworks that make other engineers more productive

Tags: Engineering

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/harvey-staff-software-engineer-backend-platform/