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# Software Engineer II, Developer Productivity at Ironclad

- **Company:** Ironclad
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA
- **Compensation:** $150k–$165k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-10-09
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-15
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/ironcladhq/9af62746-1c31-44d7-b2a7-faf6eefeffc1

## Job description

Build AI contracting at enterprise scale. Ship it fast. Ironclad is building AI on one of the most consequential datasets in enterprise software: over 2 billion contracts across thousands of the world's largest organizations. Contracts run every dollar, deal, and business relationship on the planet, and the AI transformation of this space is still largely uncharted. Engineers here are building agentic solutions to problems that haven't been solved yet, in a category that's still being defined. The feedback loop is short, the data is rich, and the people closest to the work are the ones deciding what gets built next. That ability to deliver impact quickly is why the the companies at the forefront of AI choose Ironclad to manage their contracts. 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 [www.ironcladapp.com](http://www.ironcladapp.com) or follow us on LinkedIn.

## Role

Build the tools that help every Ironclad engineer move from an idea to production. Our Developer Productivity team owns local development tooling, build and test systems, release automation, and our Backstage developer portal. We treat developer tooling as a product, with our fellow engineers as its users. You’ll work directly with them to understand friction, try improvements, and see the impact in their daily work. We value practical engineering judgment: finding small, effective solutions, simplifying systems, and removing unnecessary work. With guidance from Senior and Staff engineers, you’ll own scoped improvements from investigation through rollout. We’re looking for an engineer with solid coding fundamentals, an interest in infrastructure, and a drive to improve the developer experience. We collaborate closely and share responsibility for supporting the tools we own.

## What you’ll do

- Build and maintain tooling for engineers’ local development environments.
- Make builds and tests faster and more reliable, and troubleshoot build and CI failures.
- Improve Kubernetes tooling so product teams can make routine application changes independently.
- Develop catalog entries, templates, and plugins for our Backstage developer portal.
- Support releases through Kargo and improve release automation.
- Join the team’s support rotation: help engineers, document solutions, and turn recurring problems into tooling improvements.
- Participate in code reviews and technical discussions.

Our stack includes TypeScript, React, Node.js, and Docker containers running on Kubernetes in Google Cloud Platform. You don’t need experience with every technology to apply.

## What you’ll bring

- 2–4 years of software engineering experience, including internships or significant projects. A formal degree is not required.
- Programming experience in TypeScript or JavaScript, plus Go or Python.
- Comfort with shell scripting and the command line.
- Working knowledge of Git and CI/CD concepts.
- An interest in developer tooling, infrastructure, and helping other engineers work more effectively.
- Clear communication and strong collaboration skills.
- Alignment with Ironclad’s values: drive, intent, integrity, and empathy.

Helpful experience

- Kubernetes, Docker, or SRE practices such as monitoring and incident response.
- webpack, Jest, Vitest, Bazel, or Backstage.
- Cloud platforms such as GCP, AWS, or Azure.

Base Salary Range: $150,000 - $165,000 offers company bonus 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.

## About Ironclad

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Ironclad provides an AI-powered contract lifecycle management (CLM) platform that helps legal and business teams draft, negotiate, manage, and analyze contracts.
- **Entity Type**: Private (funding stage: Series E)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2014
- **Founders**: Jason Boehmig (CEO) and Cai Wangwilt (engineer)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Legal Technology, Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM), Enterprise Software
- **Target customers**: B2B, primarily legal departments and business teams within mid-market to large enterprises
- **Mission or purpose statement**: "Keep Contracts Moving, and Business Growing."

## Products & Services
For each major offering:
- **Ironclad AI Platform**: The core SaaS platform for creating, reviewing, negotiating, signing (with native eSignature), and managing contracts. Includes AI-powered features for automation, data extraction, and analytics.
- **Jurist (AI Assistant)**: An agentic AI assistant designed for legal work that can draft, edit, summarize, translate, and explain contracts with transparent reasoning.
- **AI Assist**: A GPT-4-powered tool for contract negotiation that flags risk, drafts clauses, and performs first-pass redlining.
- **Smart Import**: An AI tool to upload, tag, and index existing contracts, making them searchable and surfacing key insights.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (Series E raised in 2024, total funding of $334.1M).
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of $334.1M across 10 rounds; over 2 billion contracts processed on the platform.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Accel (led Series A), Sequoia Capital (led Series B), Y Combinator (led Series C), and others. Integrates with Salesforce, Coupa, Ramp, and many other tools.
- **Growth Signals**: Named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for CLM; named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: CLM Platforms, Q1 2025; named a Digital World Class CLM Provider by The Hackett Group; employee headcount grew by 32% YoY (632 employees); operates in 8 countries (US, UK, Canada, Brazil, Australia, Mexico, and more); named Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies in 2026.

## Competitive Advantages
- Specific moats or differentiators that make them hard to compete with: Strong industry analyst recognition (Gartner, Forrester, Hackett Group Leaders); purpose-built AI (Jurist) with agentic capabilities for legal work; native eSignature integrated into the CLM; strong ecosystem of integrations with major enterprise tools; processed 2 billion+ contracts, providing a massive data advantage for AI training.

## Strategic Focus
- Current priorities and direction for growth: Deepening AI capabilities across the entire contract lifecycle (from drafting to analysis); expanding its agentic AI assistant, Jurist; growing its enterprise customer base globally (especially EMEA from London office); leveraging its scale (billions of contracts) to improve AI accuracy and value.

## Why Work Here
- Culture highlights relevant to job seekers: Core values of Empathy, Intent, Drive, and Integrity. Recognized as an award-winning workplace by Fast Company ("Best Workplace for Innovators" in 2024, "Most Innovative Companies" in 2026), Fortune ("Best Place to Work Bay Area" 2023, 2024), and Business Insider ("Start-ups to Bet Your Career On" 2023).
- Remote/hybrid/office policy: Hybrid company with offices in San Francisco (HQ in Financial District), New York (Flatiron), and London. They hire remotely for select roles but prioritize in-person collaboration around hubs.
- Notable perks or engineering culture: 100% health insurance coverage for employees (medical, dental, vision), monthly stipends for wellness/mental health (Modern Health) and hybrid work/cell phone, family-forming support (Maven) and generous gender-neutral parental leave, flexible PTO, 401(k) plan with Fidelity.

## Sources
1. [Ironclad Website](https://ironcladapp.com/)
2. [Ironclad Careers Page](https://ironcladapp.com/careers)
3. [Ironclad About Us](https://ironcladapp.com/about-us)
4. [Ironclad LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ironclad-inc-)
5. [Built In Profile](https://builtin.com/company/ironclad)

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