Sr. Software Engineer

Senior Software EngineerAs a Senior Software Engineer on the Data Protection team, you'll be a key player in building the cryptographic foundation for Docusign's global infrastructure. You'll drive the engineering for our enterprise key management platform - owning the systems that enable customers to control their own encryption keys and extending cryptographic protection across our data stores and services. Looking ahead, you'll help define how key management and cryptographic controls evolve alongside Docusign's platform - ensuring our data protection posture stays ahead of industry standards and enterprise customer expectations. Our team is passionate about delivering high-quality, fully-tested code to ensure the level of security and reliability our customers depend on. This is a hands-on role where you'll help drive technical direction, secure our platform, and directly enable Docusign's Intelligent Agreement Management by delivering trusted data protection solutions to enterprise customers.This position is an individual contributor role reporting to the Sr. Engineering Manager, Data Protection.Responsibilities include:Design and build cryptographic key management systems that support the full key lifecycle - generation, distribution, rotation, revocation, and expiry across cloud environments at enterprise scaleBuild and maintain operational tooling for the health, observability, and reliability of cryptographic services and key integrationsDrive adoption of encryption best practices across Docusign's platform, establishing and evolving standards for data-at-rest and data-in-transit protectionCollaborate with engineering teams across the company to ensure their systems correctly support data protection requirements - advising on encryption patterns, key management constraints, and data isolation boundariesContribute to threat modeling and security design reviews for new platform initiatives, identifying cryptographic and data protection risks early in the development lifecycleDevelop high-quality, ship-ready code covered by a full test suiteConduct design and code reviews with a focus on security and availability not just coding to a specBasic requirements include:8+ years of hands-on development experience in C# or other object-oriented languages8+ years of software engineering experience in high-scale distributed systemsExperience with cloud Key Management Services (KMS) AWS KMS, Azure Key Vault, GCP Cloud KMS, or equivalent - including key lifecycle management (rotation, revocation, expiry) and cross-tenant or cross-account key access patternsExperience with encryption fundamentals key wrapping (DEK/KEK model), asymmetric key operations, and cryptographic key lifecycle managementB.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experiencePreferred requirements include:Experience with.NET microservice architecture (C#) in a high-scale production environmentHands-on experience with Azure Key Vault RBAC authorization model, Managed Identity integration, Encryption Scopes, and CMK-enabled data servicesExperience with cloud infrastructure provisioning at scale - laC tooling (Terraform, Bicep, or equivalent), per-tenant resource automation, and multi-region deploymentsExperience building monitoring and alerting for cryptographic services, including key access health and resource state observabilityExperience building large-scale, highly available, and reliable applicationsExperience with CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practicesStrong organizational, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skillsPay for this position is based on a number of factors including geographic location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Based on applicable legislation, the below details pay ranges in the following locations:Washington, Maryland, New Jersey, and New York (including NYC metro area): $158,300.00 - $232,575.00 base salaryThis role is also eligible for the following:Bonus: Sales personnel are eligible for variable incentive pay dependent on their achievement of pre-established sales goals. Non-Sales roles are eligible for a company bonus plan, which is calculated as a percentage of eligible wages and dependent on company performance.Stock: This role is eligible to receive Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).Global benefits provide options for the following:Paid Time Off: earned time off, as well as paid company holidays based on regionPaid Parental Leave: take up to six months off with your child after birth, adoption or foster care placementFull Health Benefits Plans: options for 100% employer paid and minimum employee contribution health plans from day one of employmentRetirement Plans: select retirement and pension programs with potential for employer contributionsLearning and Development: options for coaching, online courses and education reimbursementsCompassionate Care Leave: paid time off following the loss of a loved one and other life-changing eventsDocusign is committed to building trust and making the world more agreeable for our employees, customers and the communities in which we live and work. You can count on us to listen, be honest, and try our best to do what's right, every day. At Docusign, everything is equal.We each have a responsibility to ensure every team member has an equal opportunity to succeed, to be heard, to exchange ideas openly, to build lasting relationships, and to do the work of their life. Best of all, you will be able to feel deep pride in the work you do, because your contribution helps us make the world better than we found it. And for that, you'll be loved by us, our customers, and the world in which we live.Docusign is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. 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