Senior Software Engineer – AI

Ironclad

Senior Software Engineer leading design and delivery of AI initiatives for Ironclad. Collaborating across teams to deliver fast, impactful solutions in contract management.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $180,000 - $220,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed Systems

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the design and delivery of high-priority AI initiatives across Ironclad, from early prototype through production launch.
Rapidly ramp into new systems, codebases, and problem areas, and drive execution with minimal hand-holding.
Incubate new product ideas in areas such as contract AI, agentic workflows, intelligent extraction, search, and automation.
Partner closely with product, design, legal domain experts, and go-to-market teams to turn customer needs into shipped product.
Raise the engineering bar through strong technical judgment, crisp execution, and pragmatic use of AI-assisted development tools.
Identify organizational or technical bottlenecks and help close them, whether by building, debugging, simplifying, or unblocking teams.
Mentor other engineers through hands-on leadership, code reviews, technical direction, and example-setting.
Help shape how Ironclad builds with modern AI systems, including evals, orchestration, prompting, retrieval, and production quality standards.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Ability to build and ship production software in fast-paced environments
Ability to lead ambiguous, cross-functional efforts and turning them into concrete outcomes
High agency and ownership: you see gaps, form a point of view, and drive things forward
Strong bias to action, with the ability to balance speed and quality
Excellent collaboration skills and low ego; you work well by influence, not just authority
Strong software engineering fundamentals, especially in backend systems and distributed systems
Ability to learn unfamiliar systems quickly and be productive in codebases you did not originally build
Experience building AI-powered product features, platforms, or internal developer systems
Familiarity with modern LLM application patterns such as agentic workflows, retrieval, evals, tool use, and quality/error analysis
Comfort using AI coding tools to accelerate development, while maintaining engineering rigor and sound judgment
Strong product instinct and customer empathy
You care not just about whether a system works, but whether it solves an important user problem
Excitement about iterating quickly, learning from real usage, and improving product quality over time.

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

AI developmentbackend systemsdistributed systemsAI-powered product featuresmodern LLM application patternscode reviewsdebuggingorchestrationretrievalproduction quality standards

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationproblem-solvingcustomer empathyhigh agencyownershipbias to actioninfluenceadaptabilitymentorship