Staff Software Engineer, Frontend
Job Description
Harvey is revolutionizing the legal and professional services industry with their secure AI platform that enhances productivity and streamlines complex workflows. As a Staff Frontend Software Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of building enterprise-grade solutions for world-leading law firms and professional service providers.
The role offers an exceptional opportunity to work with a company that has demonstrated strong product-market fit, partnering with prestigious firms like Paul Weiss, A&O Shearman, Ashurst, and PwC. Having raised over $500 million from notable investors including Sequoia, Google Ventures, and OpenAI, Harvey is positioned for significant growth, already showing 4x ARR in 2024.
You'll be joining a world-class team assembled from industry leaders like DeepMind, Google Brain, Stripe, and Tesla Autopilot. The position involves designing and owning critical systems that serve as the foundation for the company's platform while directly impacting how users interact with Harvey's AI-powered legal tools. You'll work on everything from authentication and permissions to feature flagging and document management integrations.
The ideal candidate will bring 6+ years of frontend-focused software engineering experience, strong distributed systems knowledge, and expertise in enterprise SaaS patterns. You'll be responsible for maintaining high security and privacy standards while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver exceptional user experiences. The role offers competitive compensation ($220,000-$280,000) plus equity, comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity to work with OpenAI to shape the future of generative AI in professional services.
Responsibilities For Staff Software Engineer, Frontend
- Design and build foundational infrastructure including authentication, permissions, feature flagging, notifications, and document management integrations
- Build and evolve Harvey's internal product platform, accelerating development across multiple product lines and engineering teams
- Lead development of enterprise-facing features, such as secure multi-party collaboration, cross-organization workflows, and robust admin controls
- Maintain high standards for security, privacy, and system reliability, particularly in handling sensitive legal data
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product, AI, design, and GTM teams to deliver delightful, enterprise-ready experiences
Requirements For Staff Software Engineer, Frontend
- 6+ years (post-BS/MS) of frontend-focused software engineering experience on platform and/or product-oriented teams
- Experience working across the stack to ship user-facing features with measurable impact
- Strong knowledge of distributed systems, REST/gRPC APIs, databases, and scalable service architectures
- Familiarity with or interest in enterprise SaaS patterns, such as role-based access control (RBAC), feature flag systems, and third-party integrations
- Track record of shipping highly intuitive products, strong attention to detail
- Strong programming skills and general Computer Science knowledge
Benefits For Staff Software Engineer, Frontend
- Comprehensive health coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- 401k match up to 4%
- Flexible PTO
- Equity
