Staff Software Engineer, Search & Discovery Job at Ironclad (San Francisco)

Staff Software Engineer, Search & Discovery

Ironclad

Location:
United States , San Francisco ▼
Chicago
Seattle
New York City

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

210000.00 - 235000.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

Ironclad is the leading AI contracting platform that transforms agreements into assets. As a Staff Engineer at Ironclad, you'll be at the core of our platform, directly impacting how users search and interact with their contract data. You’ll be responsible for architecting and building the next-generation, scalable search ecosystem that empowers legal teams to navigate a massive corpus of complex, structured and unstructured data with speed and accuracy.

Job Responsibility:

Collaborate cross-functionally with designers, product managers, and other engineers to spec, design, and build features and systems for our core search platform
Partner with quality engineers to define, build and maintain testing strategy
Lead, mentor and provide thoughtful feedback to other team members
Grow your teams by interviewing and recruiting talented engineers to Ironclad
Work on a modern stack built upon: TypeScript, Python, ReactJS, Node.js, Java, and Docker containers in Kubernetes on Google Cloud Platform

Requirements:

8+ years of software engineering experience with a proven track record of designing, building, and maintaining complex systems
Expertise in information retrieval, NLP, and machine learning
Deep understanding of concepts like indexing, ranking, query parsing, tokenization, and vector search
Hands-on experience with at least one major search engine (e.g., Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, Solr)
Familiarity with search evaluation frameworks (e.g., precision, recall, NDCG)
Experience with NLP/ML models (e.g., transformers, embeddings), including fine-tuning and relevance feedback
Strong leadership skills with the ability to advise management on roadmap decisions and mentor junior team members
Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with a passion for shipping great products and a drive to improve technical architecture
Alignment with Ironclad’s Values: drive, intent, integrity, and empathy

What we offer:

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
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
Equity awards
Commitment to career growth and development

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 18, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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