Senior Staff Software Engineer

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, from Rivian to the World Health Organization and the Associated Press, trust Ironclad to accelerate their business.

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, visit 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.