Lead and grow a team of world-class engineers working on document ingestion, understanding, and retrieval.
Define and execute a long-term technical roadmap for our document processing systems that aligns with Harvey’s product vision and the needs of our customers.
Collaborate closely with Product, Infrastructure, and Applied AI teams to design robust systems that bridge cutting-edge research and production readiness.
Stay hands-on: unblock engineers, participate in architecture reviews, and dive into code when needed.
Cultivate a culture of engineering excellence, thoughtful experimentation, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

2+ years of experience in a software engineering management role, leading backend teams operating in technically complex domains.
A track record of leading high-performing, engaged engineering teams.
A strong foundation in backend systems, with 5+ years of hands-on experience designing and operating distributed systems in a cloud environment.
Ideally, direct experience in architecting or scaling document ingestion and processing, search systems, or data infrastructure (e.g. OCR pipelines, Elasticsearch, vector databases).

Benefits

Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage
Retirement benefits (401k match up to 4%)
Flexible PTO

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

backend systemsdistributed systemscloud environmentdocument ingestiondocument processingsearch systemsdata infrastructureOCR pipelinesElasticsearchvector databases

Soft Skills

leadershipteam managementcollaborationengineering excellencethoughtful experimentationcontinuous improvement