Senior Staff Software Engineer

Ironclad

Senior Staff Software Engineer at Ironclad driving AI contract solutions development. Collaborating cross-functionally and mentoring engineers in a hybrid workspace.

Posted 5/12/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $250,000 - $270,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaScriptKubernetesNode.jsTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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

Requirements

What you’ll need

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

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

TypeScriptNode.jsPostgresSQLTemporalDockerKubernetesGoogle Cloud PlatformAI toolsbackend systemsplatform systems

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcross-team communicationcollaborationengineering excellenceinterpersonal skillsdriveintentintegrityempathy