--- title: 'Senior Staff Software Engineer, Backend at Harvey' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-staff-software-engineer-backend-harvey-bengaluru-3ctdsrsskfbv' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-07' --- # Senior Staff Software Engineer, Backend at Harvey - **Company:** [Harvey](https://feeny.ai/companies/harvey) - **Location:** Bengaluru, India - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2026-05-28 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/harvey/8b16bcf7-9255-4859-8416-a7ff921032e6/application **Skills:** Python, FastAPI, Flask, Postgres, Azure, AWS, GCP, API design, Authentication, Authorization, Background job patterns, PWA technologies > Design and operate secure, multi-tenant backend systems and APIs that power Harvey's AI-driven product experiences. You will orchestrate interactions with LLMs, manage data in Postgres, and ensure scalability and observability for enterprise customers. ## Job description ## WHY HARVEY At Harvey, we’re transforming how legal and professional services operate. By combining frontier agentic AI, an enterprise-grade platform, and deep domain expertise, we’re reshaping how critical knowledge work gets done for decades to come. This is a rare chance to help build a generational company at a true inflection point. We have strong product-market fit and world-class investor support. We’re scaling fast and defining a new category in real time. The work is ambitious, the bar is high, and the opportunity for growth — personal, professional, and financial — is unmatched. Our team moves fast, takes ownership, and is deeply committed to the mission — operating with intensity, staying close to our customers, and pushing each other for excellence. We live by three values: Decisiveness, Simplicity, and Job's Not Finished. We act quickly on clear judgment over perfect information, we believe simplicity is what scales, and we're never satisfied with where we are. If you want to do the best work of your career alongside people who share that drive, we'd love to build with you. At Harvey, the future of professional services is being written today — and we’re just getting started. ## ROLE OVERVIEW As a Product Backend Engineer on Harvey’s product engineering team, you will design and operate the backend systems that turn cutting-edge AI capabilities into seamless, dependable product experiences. You’ll build secure, multi-tenant services, orchestrate interactions with LLMs and agentic tools, and help define the backend architecture that powers Harvey’s rapidly expanding product surface. Your work will have immediate business and customer impact as you ship the foundational systems behind our next generation of AI products. ## WHAT YOU'LL DO - Collaborate closely with Product to prioritize customer-focused work and deliver reliable features quickly in a fast-moving environment. - Design and own backend services and APIs that power Harvey’s web applications, workflows, and integrations. - Model and manage data in Postgres and related data stores to support low-latency, reliable user experiences. - Build secure, multi-tenant, permissions-aware systems with appropriate auditing for enterprise and government customers. - Implement backend features and workflows that use LLMs and agentic tools, orchestrating calls to our AI systems from robust, well-structured services. - Collaborate with frontend, product, and design partners to shape solutions, define clear API contracts, and ship features end-to-end. - Add meaningful logging, metrics, and tracing so services are observable, debuggable, and ready for on-call ownership. - Improve performance and scalability by profiling bottlenecks, tuning queries, and refining service boundaries as usage grows. - Participate in code reviews, technical design discussions, and an on-call rotation for the services you own. ## WHAT YOU HAVE - 15+ years of backend engineering experience building and operating production web applications or SaaS products. - Track record of building fast-growing SaaS products by leveraging PWA technologies - Track record of shipping highly intuitive products, strong attention to detail - Strong programming skills in Python and experience with a modern web framework (e.g., FastAPI or Flask). - Hands-on experience with relational databases (e.g., Postgres) - Solid understanding of API design, authentication/authorization, background job patterns, and robust error handling. - Experience building for Cloud Infrastructure such as Azure, AWS, or GCP. - Comfort operating services in production using logs, metrics, dashboards, and alerts, including participation in an on-call rotation. ## ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - Work eligibility: Must be authorized to work in India. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role. PLEASE FIND THE APPLICANT PRIVACY FOR THIS REGION HERE https://www.harvey.ai/legal/india-applicant-privacy-notice. ## #LI-DM1 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 accommodations@harvey.ai ## About Harvey ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Harvey builds domain-specific AI software for legal and professional services, enabling law firms and in-house teams to automate research, contract analysis, due diligence, and complex workflows. - **Entity Type**: Private (backed by leading venture capital firms) - **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States - **Founded**: 2022 - **Founders**: Winston Weinberg (CEO), Gabriel Pereyra (President) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: AI software for legal and professional services (LegalTech) - **Target customers**: B2B – large law firms (AmLaw 100), in-house legal teams at Fortune 500 enterprises, mid-sized firms, and professional service networks across 60+ countries. - **Mission or purpose statement**: To enable legal and professional services teams to focus on high-value work by providing a secure, expert AI platform that handles research, drafting, and complex workflows. ## Products & Services - **Harvey Assistant**: Ask questions, analyze documents, and draft faster with domain-specific AI (SaaS). - **Harvey Vault**: Securely store, organize, and bulk-analyze legal documents (SaaS). - **Harvey Knowledge**: Research complex legal, regulatory, and tax questions across domains (SaaS). - **Harvey Agents**: Purpose-built agents that execute complex legal work end-to-end (SaaS). - **Harvey Contract Intelligence**: Surface insights, strengthen negotiations, and accelerate reviews (SaaS). - **Harvey Command Center**: Analytics, benchmarking, and agentic insights for leading AI transformation (SaaS). - **Harvey Mobile**: Mobile access to stay productive from anywhere (SaaS). - **Harvey Shared Spaces**: Collaborate with legal teams across organizations in secure shared workspaces (SaaS). - **Harvey Ecosystem**: Integration with existing tools to ground answers in trusted sources (API/platform). ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (company is private). - **Key Metric**: Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) – reported in press but exact figure not disclosed; strong growth implied by 1,500+ customers and rapid hiring. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Sequoia, Kleiner Perkins, GV (Google Ventures), OpenAI Startup Fund, Coatue, Andreessen Horowitz, EQT. - **Growth Signals**: - Named Time100 Most Influential Companies (2025). - LinkedIn Top 50 Startup of 2025. - CNBC Disruptor 50 List. - 1,500+ customers across 60+ countries, including AmLaw 100 firms. - Headcount: ~300 employees (as of mid-2025), with aggressive hiring (254 active job postings). - Office expansion: San Francisco, New York City, London. ## Competitive Advantages - **Domain specialization**: AI models trained specifically for legal and professional services, not generic LLMs. - **Enterprise security**: SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001/27701/42001, GDPR, CCPA compliance – meeting law firm security requirements. - **Deep investor backing**: World-class VC network provides strategic guidance and access. - **Strong product‑market fit**: Rapid adoption by top-tier law firms and in-house teams, with high switching costs due to embedded workflows. - **First‑mover in agentic legal AI**: Purpose‑built agents execute end‑to‑end tasks, differentiating from simple document Q&A tools. ## Strategic Focus - **Customization, collaboration, and simplicity**: Helping teams embed expertise into Harvey, collaborate across firms, and reduce complexity via agentic workflows. - **Expansion beyond legal**: Long‑term ambition to transform professional services broadly (consulting, accounting, etc.). - **Product innovation**: Continued investment in agentic AI, mobile access, and ecosystem integrations. - **Global growth**: Scaling sales and engineering teams in existing hubs and expanding into new markets. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Fast‑paced, collaborative, ambitious. Values include **Decisiveness** (“take the square root of the weather” – avoid overanalysis), **Simplicity**, and **Job’s Not Finished** (continuous improvement). - **Work environment**: Hybrid – 3+ days per week in office for roles based in San Francisco, New York City, or London. Some fully remote positions available (clearly marked). - **Benefits**: Comprehensive health/dental/vision insurance, 401(k) match, paid parental leave (immediately eligible), annual professional development stipend, in‑office daily lunch, and more. - **Growth opportunities**: Rapidly scaling (~300 employees, 254 open roles) provides internal mobility and ownership of impactful projects. - **Engineering culture**: Strong blend of AI research (DeepMind background) and legal domain expertise. CTO Siva Gurumurthy recently joined. Emphasis on building secure, enterprise‑grade products. ## Sources 1. [harvey.ai](https://www.harvey.ai/) 2. [harvey.ai/company](https://www.harvey.ai/company) 3. [harvey.ai/blog/landing-a-job-at-harvey](https://www.harvey.ai/blog/landing-a-job-at-harvey) 4. [linkedin.com/company/harvey-ai](https://www.linkedin.com/company/harvey-ai) 5. 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