Senior Staff Software Engineer

Ironclad•San Francisco, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Ironclad is the leading AI contracting platform that transforms agreements into assets. Contracts move faster, insights surface instantly, and agents push work forward, all with you in control. Whether you’re buying or selling, Ironclad unifies the entire process on one intelligent platform, providing leaders with the visibility they need to stay one step ahead. That’s why the world’s most transformative organizations, including Rivian, the World Health Organization, and the Associated Press, trust Ironclad to accelerate their business. This is a hybrid role. Office attendance is required at least twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays for collaboration and connection. There may be additional in-office days for team or company events. 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!

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

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

Benefits

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
The opportunity to help build the company you want to work at