Software Engineer (Developer Productivity)

• 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
• 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

Benefits

• Dental, and vision insurance
• 401K
• Wellness reimbursement
• Flexible vacation policy
• Generous parental leave for both primary and secondary caregivers
• Work from home opportunities
• Health insurance

• Programming experience in TypeScript or JavaScript, plus Go or Python
• Clear communication and strong collaboration skills
• Alignment with Ironclad’s values: drive, intent, integrity, and empathy
• An interest in developer tooling, infrastructure, and helping other engineers work more effectively
• 2–4 years of software engineering experience, including internships or significant projects. A formal degree is not required
• Working knowledge of Git and CI/CD concepts
• Comfort with shell scripting and the command line
• Kubernetes, Docker, or SRE practices such as monitoring and incident response
• Cloud platforms such as GCP, AWS, or Azure
• Webpack, Jest, Vitest, Bazel, or Backstage