• Contracts move faster, insights surface instantly, and agents push work forward, all with you in control
• 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
• 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:

• 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
• 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 drive, intent, integrity, and empathy

• TypeScript, Python, ReactJS, Node.js, Java, and Docker containers in Kubernetes on Google Cloud Platform (experience with these specific technologies not required)
• You have a 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), and familiarity with search evaluation frameworks (e.g., precision, recall, NDCG)

$210,000 - $235,000 $240,000 - $270,000

• 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 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 the opportunity to help build the company you want to work at UK Employee-specific benefits are included on our UK job postings