Senior Staff Software Engineer, Developer Productivity

The role

You will lead improvements to how engineers build, test, and ship software. You will own local development tooling, build and test systems, release automation, and the Backstage developer portal.

What you will do

• Make JavaScript/TypeScript builds and tests faster and more reliable across webpack, Jest, and Vitest.
• Improve the Bazel build system and lead the migration off NX.
• Build Kubernetes tooling for product teams.
• Own the path from commit to production, including CI, environment promotion, verification, and rollback.
• Extend Backstage with plugins.
• Make local development environments quick to start and consistent.
• Use build times, CI reliability, lead time, and deployment frequency to prioritize improvements.
• Help set the team's technical roadmap.
• Lead technical discussions and mentor engineers.
• Participate in the team's support rotation.

Required qualifications

• 12+ years of experience
• At least 3 years in SRE, infrastructure, build systems, CI/CD, or developer tooling
• Deep experience with JavaScript and TypeScript build and test tools, such as webpack, Jest, or Vitest
• Production experience with Kubernetes and containers on GCP, AWS, or Azure
• Production experience with CI systems such as CircleCI or GitHub Actions
• Strong programming skills in TypeScript, Go or Python
• Comfort with shell scripting
• Experience leading technical projects that required adoption across teams
• Clear written communication, including design documents, technical proposals, and migration guides
• Alignment with Ironclad's values: drive, intent, integrity, and empathy

Nice to have

• Bazel or Nx, particularly migrations of JavaScript or TypeScript monorepos
• Kargo, Argo CD, or other GitOps tooling
• Building Backstage plugins
• Infrastructure as code, such as Terraform or Pulumi

Benefits

• 100% health coverage for employees (medical, dental, and vision)
• 75% coverage for dependents with buy-up plan options
• Gender-neutral parental leave and compassionate leave
• Family forming support through Maven
• Paid time off
• Monthly stipends for wellbeing, hybrid work, and cell phone use
• Mental health support through Modern Health
• Pre-tax commuter benefits (US Employees)
• 401(k) plan with Fidelity with employer match (US Employees)
• Regular team events

About the company

Ironclad is building AI on enterprise contract datasets. The company is recognized as a leader in Contract Lifecycle Management and is backed by investors including Accel, Y Combinator, and Sequoia.