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# Staff Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer

- **Company:** Harvey, Inc.
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $238,000.0 - $290,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Cyber Security, Computer Programming, Databases, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Data Security, Python (Programming Language), Systems Development Life Cycle, Reliability Engineering, Software Engineering, Datadog, Pulumi, Scripting, Google Cloud, Grafana, Reliability of Systems, Cloudformation, Containerization, Kubernetes, Sentry, Terraform, Pagerduty, Golang
- **Published:** July 31, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/staff-software-engineer-site-reliability-engineer-san-francisco-ca--00a1373b-d850-440e-96f2-57066330f511

## About the Role

* 10+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering or similar roles supporting production environments, with proven ability to mentor and guide technical teams
 * Expertise in infrastructure as code(IaC) tools (Pulumi, Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.)
 * Deep familiarity with observability tools (Datadog, Sentry, etc.) and incident response practices (PagerDuty, IncidentIO, etc.)
 * Proficiency with cloud infrastructure platforms (Azure, GCP, AWS, etc.)
 * Strong programming skills (Python, Bash, Go, or similar languages)
 * Proven track record of diagnosing complex system problems and implementing durable solutions
 * Solid understanding of CI/CD, Kubernetes, containerization, networking, databases, and cloud security principles
 * Excellent problem-solving skills, meticulous attention to detail, and a commitment to operational excellence, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automation, Bash Scripting, Best Practices, Capacity Management, Category Development, Cloud Computing, Computer Programming, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Integration, Cost Control, Detail Oriented, Financial Services, Go Programming Language (Golang), High Reliability, Identify Issues, Incident Management, Incident Response, Information/Data Security (InfoSec), Leadership, Legal, Mentoring, Problem Solving Skills, Process Improvement, Production Support, Production Systems, Professional Services, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Reliability Engineering, Root Cause Analysis, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Software Engineering, Strategic Planning, Systems Maintenance, Systems Reliability

## Description

As a Staff Software Engineer on the Site Reliability team at Harvey, you will ensure the reliability, scalability, and performance of our legal AI platform. You'll join a high-leverage team that sits at the intersection of infrastructure and product, owning the systems that keep our platform fast, secure, and always on. From scaling across 50+ regions to automating mission-critical operations, your work will ensure that Harvey remains resilient as we grow. If you're passionate about building robust systems and reducing complexity through automation, we'd love to work with you.

This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use an in-person work model and offer relocation assistance to new employees.
What You'll Do

 * Design, implement, and manage monitoring, alerting, and infrastructure resources (compute, storage, networking) across 50+ global regions
 * Lead incident management processes, including postmortems, root cause analyses, and driving actionable improvements
 * Automate operational tasks and workflows, building tools and processes for capacity planning, graceful rollouts, and safe data access to maintain high reliability and reduce manual intervention
 * Establish best practices for security, compliance, and reliability and collaborate across teams to drive these principles throughout the software lifecycle
 * Optimize infrastructure costs through strategic capacity planning and build-versus-buy decisions while maintaining system performance, reliability, and functionality
 * Provide technical mentorship and leadership, promoting best practices and fostering team growth


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