Senior Staff Software Engineer

ironcladhq; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 250,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% health coverage (employee)

Dependent coverage options

Parental leave

Wellbeing stipends

Commuter benefits

401(k) with employer match

Regular team events

Job summary

Ironclad is hiring a Senior Staff Software Engineer to lead architecture and deliver AI-powered contract intelligence at scale. You will build a platform enabling lawyers to scale their business and work across teams to ship high-quality features.

We value engineers with strong fundamentals, leadership, and a passion for shipping impactful products. The role offers hybrid work with occasional in-office days at our San Francisco headquarters and collegial collaboration.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software experience architecting, building, launching and maintaining complex (backend/platform) systems.
• Leadership across teams and a drive towards improving overall technical architecture.
• Passion for software engineering to build and ship great product.
• Experience leveraging AI tooling across a team to improve execution quality and velocity.
• Hands-on experience shipping valuable products to production with real user feedback.
• A high bar for quality and strong cross-team communication.
• Ironclad’s Values: drive, intent, integrity, and empathy.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Technical Lead Architect and owner of Ironclad’s document and record service, driving strategy for reliability, scalability and performance.
• Partner across engineering to unlock new feature capabilities and AI innovation.
• Mentor engineers and cultivate a culture of engineering excellence.
• Collaborate with product, design, and other engineers to spec, design and build features.
• Define and maintain testing strategy with Quality Engineers.
• Participate in interviewing and recruiting to grow teams.
• Work with stack: TypeScript, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Temporal, Docker in Kubernetes on GCP.
• Build and apply AI tools to power contract intelligence.

Skills

7+ years experience

Leadership

Software engineering

AI tooling

Quality focus

Cross-team collaboration

Values alignment

Tools

TypeScript

Node.js

PostgreSQL

Temporal

Docker

Kubernetes

Google Cloud

Job description

Build AI contracting at enterprise scale. Ship it fast.

Ironclad is building AI on one of the most consequential datasets in enterprise software: over 2 billion contracts across thousands of the world's largest organizations. Contracts run every dollar, deal, and business relationship on the planet, and the AI transformation of this space is still largely uncharted. Engineers here are building agentic solutions to problems that haven't been solved yet, in a category that's still being defined. The feedback loop is short, the data is rich, and the people closest to the work are the ones deciding what gets built next. That ability to deliver impact quickly is why the the companies at the forefront of AI choose Ironclad to manage their contracts.

We’re consistently recognized as a leader in the industry: a Leader in the Forrester Wave and Gartner Magic Quadrant for Contract Lifecycle Management, a Fortune Great Place to Work, and one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Workplaces. Ironclad has also been named to Forbes’ AI 50 and Business Insider’s list of Companies to Bet Your Career On. We’re backed by leading investors including Accel, Y Combinator, Sequoia, BOND, and Franklin Templeton. For more information, www.ironcladapp.com or follow us on LinkedIn.

This is a hybrid role. Office attendance is required once or twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays for collaboration and connection. There may be additional in-office days for team or company events.

Engineering @ Ironclad

As a Senior Staff Software Engineer at Ironclad, you'll work cross-functionally to identify business problems and architect, build, and verify solutions. You'll build a platform that lets lawyers scale themselves and their businesses 100x more effectively. At Ironclad, we’ve built a product that brings a two thousand year old profession into the digital age, and you’ll play a pivotal role in driving the foundation forward by building the wave of AI powered contract intelligence features.

We seek experienced engineers with strong coding fundamentals and a track record of shipping high quality products. We work in a highly collaborative environment, and strive to foster a positive, inclusive culture and offer remote work flexibility. If you’d like to join us on our mission to build the product that legal teams love, let’s talk!

What you'll do:

• Serve as the Technical Lead Architect and owner of Ironclad’s document and record service, driving the technical strategy and decisions that ensure reliability, scalability, and performance

• Partner across engineering teams, ensuring the document service unlocks new feature capabilities and AI innovation

• Mentor and provide thoughtful feedback to other engineers and cultivate a culture of engineering excellence

• Collaborate cross functionally with product managers, designers, and other engineers to spec, design, and build features and systems

• Partner with quality engineers to define, build and maintain testing strategy

• Grow your teams by interviewing and recruiting talented engineers to Ironclad

• Work on a modern stack built upon: TypeScript, Node.js, PostgresSQL, Temporal, and Docker containers in Kubernetes on Google Cloud Platform (experience with these specific technologies not required)

• Build and apply AI tools and features to power the future of contract intelligence

What we look for:

• At least 7 years of software experience architecting, building, launching and maintaining complex (backend/platform) systems (a formal degree is not required, we are prioritizing industry experience)

• Leadership across teams and a drive towards improving overall technical architecture and achieving company-wide goals

• Passion for software engineering to build and ship great product

• Experience leveraging AI tooling across a team to improve execution quality and velocity

• Hands-on experience shipping valuable products to production with real user feedback

• A high bar for quality

• Strong cross-team communication and collaboration skills

• Ironclad’s Values: drive, intent, integrity, and empathy

Base Salary Range: $250,000 - $270,000

The base salary range represents the minimum and maximum of the salary range for this position based at our San Francisco headquarters. The actual base salary offered for this position will depend on numerous factors, including individual proficiency, anticipated performance, and the location of the selected candidate. Our base salary is just one component of Ironclad’s competitive total rewards package, which also includes equity awards (a new hire grant, along with opportunities for additional awards throughout your tenure), competitive health and wellness benefits, and a commitment to career growth and development.

US Full-Time Employee Benefits at Ironclad:

• 100% health coverage for employees (medical, dental, and vision), and 75% coverage for dependents with buy-up plan options available

• Market-leading leave policies, including gender-neutral parental leave and compassionate leave

• Family forming support through Maven for you and your partner

• Paid time off - take the time you need, when you need it

• Monthly stipends for wellbeing, hybrid work, and (if applicable) cell phone use

• Mental health support through Modern Health, including therapy, coaching, and digital tools

• Pre-tax commuter benefits (US Employees)

• 401(k) plan with Fidelity with employer match (US Employees)

• Regular team events to connect, recharge, and have fun

• And most importantly: the opportunity to help build the company you want to work at

**UK Employee-specific benefits are included on our UK job postings

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.