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Staff Software Engineer, Backend

Harvey· Engineering
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Hybrid (Toronto)CA$196.8k - CA$270.6kFull-timePosted 11mo ago

About the role

Staff Backend Software Engineer responsible for designing and building foundational backend infrastructure and enterprise-facing features, with a focus on security, reliability, and collaboration tools for law firms and enterprise customers. Based in Toronto with hybrid in-person work.

Responsibilities

  • Design and build foundational backend 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

Qualifications

  • 10+ 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 RBAC, feature flag systems, and third-party integrations
  • Track record of shipping highly intuitive products, strong attention to detail
  • Experience building backend platforms that can support multiple product lines
  • Strong programming skills and general Computer Science knowledge

Skills

Required:Backend engineeringDistributed systemsREST/gRPC APIsSecurity and privacy
Nice to have:RBAC and enterprise SaaS patterns

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage
  • retirement benefits (401k match up to 4%)
  • flexible PTO
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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