Engineering Manager (Tech Lead Manager, Product Engineering)
Harvey
Job Description
Requirements This role is ideal for engineers who are excited by the opportunity to move between deep platform thinking and handsâon product iteration 6+ years of experience as a product-focused fullstack or backend software engineer (post BS/MS), with a history of shipping real products to real users 2+ years of experience leading engineers, with clear ownership over both delivery and team health. Past management experience is a plus A proven ability to design and operate backend platforms that support multiple product lines at scale Strong experience with modern frontend frameworks (e.g. React) or backend systems (e.g.
Python, Node, Go) Excellent technical judgment: you know when to move fast, when to invest, and when to simplify A strong product instinct and attention to detail, with a track record of building intuitive, high-quality user experiences Demonstrated success building, motivating, and retaining highâperforming teams in highâgrowth environments Solid computer science fundamentals and strong programming skills Grit and ownership mindset â youâre comfortable operating in ambiguity and taking responsibility for outcomes Bonus: experience with AIâpowered applications, largeâscale data systems, LLM evaluation, or complex internal platforms What the job involves As an Engineering Manager, Product at Harvey, youâll play a pivotal role in shaping the foundation of our product platform while directly building userâfacing features for some of the worldâs leading law firms and enterprise customers This team owns and operates the platform layer that enables secure, reliable, and flexible experiences for our customers including notifications, permissions and feature flag infrastructure We also build enterpriseâgrade collaboration product experiences for law firms You will design and own systems that not only serve as critical infrastructure for the rest of the company, but also directly impact how our users engage with Harveyâs AIâpowered legal tools Own endâtoâend delivery of core product initiatives, from technical design through execution and iteration, while directly managing a highâperforming fullstack engineering team Set technical direction for largeâscale, AIâpowered systems, including: Retrieval over petabyteâscale document collections Product interfaces that enable organizations to collaborate with AI Longâhorizon (1000+ step) planning agents for missionâcritical workflows Governmentâgrade security for highly sensitive data Evaluation of LLMs across a 10k+ leaf taxonomy of tasks Internetâscale data collection across 50+ jurisdictions Translate product vision into architecture, making pragmatic tradeoffs that balance speed, quality, and longâterm scalability in a fastâmoving environment Lead handsâon when it matters: contribute to design, code, and architecture reviews, and dive into implementation to unblock the team or tackle the hardest problems Build and grow your team by hiring exceptional engineers, setting clear technical and behavioral standards, and investing in mentorship and career development Partner deeply with Product, Design, and AI to identify highâleverage opportunities and ship highly intuitive, detailâoriented user experiences Establish a strong engineering culture centered on simplicity, ownership, craftsmanship, and continuous improvement Align execution with company goals, ensuring technical investments directly support product strategy and longâterm impact #J-18808-Ljbffr