As a Backend Software Engineer at Harvey, you’ll play a pivotal role in constructing the foundation of our product platform while directly building user-facing features for some of the world’s leading law firms and enterprise customers. This team owns and operates the platform layer that enables secure, reliable, and versatile experiences for our customers including notifications, permissions and feature flag infrastructure. We also build enterprise-grade collaboration experiences for law firms.

You will design systems that not only serve as critical infrastructure for the rest of the company, but also directly impact how our users engage with Harvey’s AI-powered legal tools. We use a hybrid, 3+ days-per week in-person work model and offer relocation assistance to new employees. 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 4+ years (post‑BS/MS)



of backend‑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 is a plus Experience building backend platforms that can support multiple product lines Strong programming skills and general Computer Science knowledge Be part of building something special as a founding member of our Toronto team 3 days in our Toronto office, 2 days working from home We are an AI company and we use AI to improve all of our processes, including in the recruitment process.

Whilst we do use AI to help improve efficiency in our recruitment process, we do not rely on AI to make any automated decisions and ensure that a human reviews AI output. 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 [email protected] #

📌 Senior Software Backend Engineer - Remote (Toronto)
🏢 Harvey
📍 Toronto