Staff Software Engineer (Developer Productivity)

• As a Staff or Senior Staff Engineer on the Developer Productivity team, you’ll lead improvements to how Ironclad engineers build, test, and ship software
• Our team owns local development tooling, build and test systems, release automation, and our Backstage developer portal
• We work closely with SRE at the intersection of developer tooling and infrastructure
• You’ll help shape the team’s technical direction and roadmap, working closely with engineers across Ironclad to understand where development slows down and what would make the biggest difference
• You’ll turn those problems into practical tools and features, lead implementation and adoption, and use feedback to guide what comes next
• You’ll also mentor engineers and share responsibility for supporting the tools we own
• We’re hiring at both the Staff and Senior Staff levels, with level determined through the interview process
• We expect technical leadership at both levels
• At Senior Staff, you’ll take broader ownership of the team’s direction, align priorities across teams, and lead improvements that benefit engineering as a whole
• Make JavaScript/TypeScript builds and tests faster and more reliable across webpack, Jest, and Vitest. Improve our Bazel build system, including remote caching, and lead the remaining migration off NX
• Build Kubernetes tooling that lets product teams make routine application changes independently
• Own the path from commit to production, including CI, environment promotion through Kargo, verification, and rollback
• Extend Backstage with plugins that connect deployment, monitoring, and incident data
• Make local development environments quick to start and consistent across engineers’ machines
• Use build times, CI reliability, lead time, and deployment frequency to identify problems and prioritize improvements
• Help set the team’s technical roadmap in partnership with other engineering teams. Identify problems, define solutions, and lead delivery and adoption, keeping engineering leadership informed of priorities, progress, and tradeoffs
• Lead technical discussions, mentor engineers, and participate in the team’s support rotation
• Our stack includes TypeScript, React, Node.js, and Docker containers running on Kubernetes in Google Cloud Platform

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

• We’re looking for a hands-on technical leader with deep JavaScript/Typescript build and test experience, a background in SRE or infrastructure, and a track record of delivering projects that other teams adopt
• Alignment with Ironclad’s values: drive, intent, integrity, and empathy
• Deep experience with JavaScript and TypeScript build and test tools, such as webpack, Jest, or Vitest, including diagnosing slow builds and flaky tests at scale
• Staff: 8+ years of software engineering experience. Senior Staff: 12+ years. For either level, at least 3 years in SRE, infrastructure, build systems, CI/CD, or developer tooling
• Strong programming skills in TypeScript, Go or Python, and comfort with shell scripting
• Experience leading technical projects that required adoption across teams, as a tech lead or engineering manager while staying hands-on
• Clear written communication, including design documents, technical proposals, and migration guides engineers can follow
• Production experience with Kubernetes and containers on GCP, AWS, or Azure, and CI systems such as CircleCI or GitHub Actions
• Bazel or Nx, particularly migrations of JavaScript or TypeScript monorepos
• Kargo, Argo CD, or other GitOps tooling
• Infrastructure as code, such as Terraform or Pulumi
• Building Backstage plugins