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 OpenAI 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 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.
Engineering at 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.

Ironclad's core pillar designs and operates the critical infrastructure and shared services that underpin every product and feature across the company. As part of this team, you'll work on the infrastructure and shared services that enable Ironclad's entire product ecosystem to run reliably, securely, and at scale. Our work spans a wide range of technical domains — from managing our cloud infrastructure, to data pipelines and near–real-time streaming engines, our object metadata store, document processing systems, and public API infrastructure. We also own key platform capabilities such as identity and access management, as well as Ironclad's front-end design system that supports a consistent user experience.

What you'll do:

• 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
• Lead technical discussions, mentor and provide thoughtful feedback to other engineers on the team
• Grow your teams by interviewing and recruiting talented engineers to Ironclad
• Work on a modern stack built upon: TypeScript, ReactJS, , Java, and Docker containers in Kubernetes on Google Cloud Platform (experience with these specific technologies not required)

What we look for:

• At least 7+ years of software experience architecting, building, launching and maintaining complex 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
• 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:
$245,000 - $270,000
US 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.

Compensation Range: $245K - $270K