What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Software Engineer, Platform position at Jobright.ai?
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Job Summary:
Harvey is a secure AI platform for legal and professional services that augments productivity and automates complex workflows. The Staff Software Engineer, Platform will design and scale core systems for the legal AI product, focusing on collaboration with product, infrastructure, and security teams to enhance reliability and compliance.
Responsibilities:
• Collaborate cross-functionally to implement core abstractions and services that increase product velocity: notifications, data fetching patterns, data access abstractions, etc.
• Improve reliability, scalability, and compliance for platform services like permissions management, admin reporting, and customizations.
• Develop and enhance platform features including authentication, compliance, and enterprise integrations across the legal tech ecosystem
• Partner closely with product teams to seamlessly integrate new features into core platform
• Establish best practices in security, compliance, and maintainability throughout development cycles
• Provide technical mentorship and leadership, promoting best practices and fostering team growth
Qualifications:
Required:
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent experience)
• 10 years of software development experience, particularly in backend systems or platform services, with proven ability to mentor and guide technical teams
• Proficiency in backend-focused languages such as Python, Go, Ruby, or similar
• Experience with large-scale high-traffic applications, distributed systems, and scalable data storage solutions
• Experience with enterprise software features like permissions (RBAC), analytics, audit logs, notifications, self-serve onboarding, and provisioning
• Experience with authentication frameworks (SSO, SCIM, OAuth), compliance, and security best practices
• Experience with API development and enterprise integrations (SaaS, on-prem)
Company:
Harvey provides AI-driven tools to assist legal professionals with research, document review, and contract analysis. Founded in 2022, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a team of 51-200 employees. The company is currently Late Stage. Harvey has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships.
