Software Engineer (Developer Productivity)

Ironclad; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K

Wellness reimbursement

Flexible vacation

Parental leave

Work from home opportunities

Health insurance

Job summary

Ironclad is seeking a software engineer for the Developer Productivity team to build and maintain tooling that accelerates engineers from idea to production. You will own improvements from investigation to rollout, focusing on local development environments, builds, tests, and release automation.

We value practical engineering judgment and collaboration, with guidance from senior engineers. 2–4 years of software experience and work with TypeScript/JavaScript, Go or Python, Git, CI/CD, and

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of software engineering experience, including internships or significant projects.
• Clear communication and strong collaboration skills.
• Proficiency in TypeScript/JavaScript, with Go or Python as a plus.
• Working knowledge of Git and CI/CD concepts.
• Comfort with shell scripting and the command line.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, or SRE practices such as monitoring and incident response.
• Cloud platforms such as GCP, AWS, or Azure.
• Familiarity with Webpack, Jest, Vitest, Bazel, or Backstage.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain tooling for engineers’ local development environments.
• Make builds and tests faster and more reliable, and troubleshoot CI failures.
• Improve Kubernetes tooling so product teams can make routine application changes independently.
• Develop catalog entries, templates, and plugins for Backstage developer portal.
• Support releases through Kargo and improve release automation.
• Join the team’s support rotation: help engineers, document solutions, and turn recurring problems into tooling improvements.
• Participate in code reviews and technical discussions.

Skills

TypeScript

JavaScript

Go

Python

Git

CI/CD

Shell scripting

Kubernetes

Docker

Backstage

Webpack

Jest

Vitest

Bazel

Education

Bachelor's degree not required

Tools

Git

CI/CD tooling

Backstage

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

• Build the tools that help every Ironclad engineer move from an idea to production
• Our Developer Productivity team owns local development tooling, build and test systems, release automation, and our Backstage developer portal
• We treat developer tooling as a product, with our fellow engineers as its users
• You’ll work directly with them to understand friction, try improvements, and see the impact in their daily work
• We value practical engineering judgment: finding small, effective solutions, simplifying systems, and removing unnecessary work
• With guidance from Senior and Staff engineers, you’ll own scoped improvements from investigation through rollout
• We’re looking for an engineer with solid coding fundamentals, an interest in infrastructure, and a drive to improve the developer experience
• We collaborate closely and share responsibility for supporting the tools we own
• Build and maintain tooling for engineers’ local development environments
• Make builds and tests faster and more reliable, and troubleshoot build and CI failures
• Improve Kubernetes tooling so product teams can make routine application changes independently
• Develop catalog entries, templates, and plugins for our Backstage developer portal
• Support releases through Kargo and improve release automation
• Join the team’s support rotation: help engineers, document solutions, and turn recurring problems into tooling improvements
• Participate in code reviews and technical discussions

Benefits

• Dental, and vision insurance
• 401K
• Wellness reimbursement
• Flexible vacation policy
• Generous parental leave for both primary and secondary caregivers
• Work from home opportunities
• Health insurance

Programming experience in TypeScript or JavaScript, plus Go or PythonClear communication and strong collaboration skillsAlignment with Ironclad’s values: drive, intent, integrity, and empathyAn interest in developer tooling, infrastructure, and helping other engineers work more effectively2–4 years of software engineering experience, including internships or significant projects. A formal degree is not requiredWorking knowledge of Git and CI/CD conceptsComfort with shell scripting and the command lineKubernetes, Docker, or SRE practices such as monitoring and incident responseCloud platforms such as GCP, AWS, or AzureWebpack, Jest, Vitest, Bazel, or Backstage