9h ago

Staff Software Engineer, Backend

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

$180k-$260k / yearest.

full-timesenior Hybridlegal

🛠 Tech Stack

💼 About This Role

You'll design and build foundational backend infrastructure for a fast-growing AI platform serving top law firms. You'll own systems like notifications and permissions that directly impact user engagement with Harvey's AI-powered legal tools. This role blends deep platform thinking with hands-on product iteration.

🎯 What You'll Do

  • Design and build backend infrastructure for authentication, permissions, and notifications
  • Build and evolve the internal product platform for multiple product lines
  • Lead development of enterprise features like secure multi-party collaboration
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with product, AI, design, and GTM teams

📋 Requirements

  • 5+ years of backend-focused software engineering experience
  • Experience working across the stack to ship user-facing features
  • Strong knowledge of distributed systems, REST/gRPC APIs, and databases
  • Familiarity with enterprise SaaS patterns such as RBAC and feature flags

✨ Nice to Have

  • Experience building backend platforms supporting multiple product lines
  • Track record of shipping highly intuitive products with strong attention to detail

🎁 Benefits & Perks

  • 🏢 Hybrid working: structured 3 days in-office, 2 remote
  • 🚀 Be part of a founding Toronto team building something special
  • 💰 Competitive compensation including equity and benefits
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