Harvey · 9 hours ago
Staff Software Engineer, Developer Experience (DevEx)
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$238K/yr - $290K/yr
7+ years expHarvey is transforming how legal and professional services operate by leveraging AI and an enterprise-grade platform. The Staff Software Engineer on the Developer Experience team will be responsible for creating frameworks and systems to enhance the efficiency and velocity of engineers at Harvey, while collaborating across teams to instill reliability and automation into developer workflows.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Information TechnologyLegalLegal Tech
Hiring Manager
Andre Nguyen
Responsibilities
Develop and scale a world-class developer platform to accelerate Harvey's hyper growth. Boost velocity and stability through robust CI/CD systems, effective test frameworks, and reliable development environments
Build load testing and benchmarking infrastructure essential for evaluating and optimizing the performance of AI-native applications
Pioneer the future of software development and site reliability engineering by integrating AI agents across the software development, deployment and maintenance lifecycle
Collaborate with Backend Platform teams to embed testability, reliability and observability into the platform, ensuring services built on our foundation are robust, easy to test and maintain
Work closely with engineering teams to gather feedback, evangelize best practices, and make the “paved road” a reality — empowering every Harvey engineer to move fast with confidence
Set the strategic direction and roadmap for scaling developer experience as Harvey expands, and contribute strategically to team decision-making
Provide strong technical leadership and mentorship, upholding a high bar for engineering excellence across the team
Qualification
Required
7+ years of software engineering experience, including building scalable backend systems or internal developer platforms
Proficiency in Python (or similar languages) and deep knowledge of backend development fundamentals and distributed systems
Hands-on experience with CI/CD systems (Builtekite, Github Actions), test frameworks, or load and performance testing
Hands-on experience with container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and infrastructure as code (Pulumi, Terraform)
A track record of producing high-quality, well-tested code, consistently following software development best practices to ensure quality and reliability
Proven technical leadership throughout the entire project lifecycle, including ideation, design, implementation, and productionization
Experience mentoring engineers, guiding architectural decisions, and shaping culture to foster engineering excellence
Strong problem-solving skills and a passion for improving developer experience — you enjoy creating tools or frameworks that make other engineers more productive
Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work across teams and incorporate feedback
Preferred
Experience integrating AI agents into a developer ecosystem is a strong plus
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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2025 (21)
2024 (6)
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.02BKey Investors
Andreessen HorowitzEQT GrowthSequoia Capital
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
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