Engineering Manager, Applied AI — NYC
ROLE OVERVIEW
Harvey is redefining what’s possible in legal work by combining cutting-edge AI with intuitive product experiences. As we scale rapidly and take on increasingly complex use cases, we’re expanding our Applied AI engineering team to accelerate our ability to ship fast, delight users, and build infrastructure that scales with us.
As an Engineering Manager for Applied AI, you’ll lead teams of fullstack engineers building out new surfaces with specialized agentic workflows for lawyers and other professionals to use every day. You’ll lead 0->1 product builds that enable complex agentic workflows through elegant user interfaces. This role is equal parts product intuition and technical execution. You’ll be trusted to make fast, high-quality decisions, ship impactful features, and grow a team that embodies engineering excellence and AI-led software development.
We move with urgency, bias toward simplicity, and expect our leaders to be hands-on when needed. If you’re energized by ownership, decisive execution, and solving real user problems at the forefront of AI and agentic workflows, we'd love to hear from you.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
- Lead fullstack engineering team(s) building user-facing features across our web product.
- Collaborate closely with Design, Product, and platform teams to identify and execute on high-impact initiatives.
- Help define and evolve the architecture for a fast-moving, AI-powered application.
- Hire, grow, and retain exceptional engineers who thrive in a high-trust, high-impact environment.
- Foster a culture of simplicity, quality, and continuous improvement.
- Contribute to code and architecture reviews, unblock teams, and lead by example when needed.
- Work closely with cross-functional partners to align product initiatives with company goals.
WHAT YOU HAVE
- 3+ years of experience in a software engineering management role leading fullstack product engineering teams, preferably in high-growth environments.
- 5+ years of experience as a fullstack or backend product engineer.
- A track record of leading high-performing, engaged engineering teams.
- Strong product sense and an instinct for balancing speed, quality, and user impact.
- Experience with modern frontend frameworks (e.g. React) and backend systems (e.g. Python, Node, Go).
- A plus: Exposure to AI-powered applications or complex internal tools.
COMPENSATION RANGE
$260,000 - $330,000 USD
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