Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Harvey
Bengaluru
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Collaboration","Attention to detail","Ownership","Communication","Problem-solving"]

Build and operate secure, multi-tenant backend services powering Harvey’s AI-enabled products. Design APIs, manage Postgres data, orchestrate interactions with LLMs and agentic tools, and collaborate with product/design to ship features end-to-end. Focus on performance, observability, and scalable architecture for enterprise customers in a fast-growing SaaS environment.

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Senior Software Engineer, Backend

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Job Summary

Build and operate secure, multi-tenant backend services powering Harvey’s AI-enabled products. Design APIs, manage Postgres data, orchestrate interactions with LLMs and agentic tools, and collaborate with product/design to ship features end-to-end. Focus on performance, observability, and scalable architecture for enterprise customers in a fast-growing SaaS environment.
Location: Bengaluru
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design and own backend services and APIs that power Harvey’s web applications, workflows, and integrations.
  • •Collaborate closely with Product to prioritize customer-focused work and deliver reliable features quickly in a fast-moving environment.
  • •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.

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of backend engineering experience building and operating production web applications or SaaS products.
  • •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.
Experience:5+ yearsSaaSOpenAILLMsAIPWA
Skills:CollaborationAttention to detailOwnershipCommunicationProblem-solving
Tech Stack:PythonFastAPIFlaskPostgreSQLLLMsAPIsAzureAWSGCP

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

Harvey
Harvey builds domain-specific generative AI for legal and professional services, automating contract analysis, due diligence, compliance, and litigation workflows for law firms and corporate legal teams.
Industry: LegalTech
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Revenue: USD 100M to 250M
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2022
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Glassdoor: 4.1
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