Director, Engineering

Ironclad is the leading AI contracting platform that transforms agreements into assets. Contracts move faster, insights surface instantly, and agents push work forward, all with you in control. Whether you’re buying or selling, Ironclad unifies the entire process on one intelligent platform, providing leaders with the visibility they need to stay one step ahead. That’s why the world’s most transformative organizations, from OpenAI to the World Health Organization and the Associated Press, trust Ironclad to accelerate their business.

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 or follow us on LinkedIn.

This is a hybrid role. Office attendance is required at least twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays for collaboration and connection. There may be additional in-office days for team or company events.

What You Will Be Doing:

• As an Engineering Director, you will be leading a team of talented, passionate engineers and managers to build the future of digital contracting. You will be responsible for both defining and achieving the success of your team.

• Manage and grow your engineering team - this involves deeply understanding your team’s dynamics, micro culture and roadmap needs.

• Foster a culture of technical excellence - this involves having input and a pulse on the tradeoffs your team is making on a day to day basis and helping your team deliver high quality products that work at scale against tight timelines.

• Develop and deliver on an impactful roadmap - this involves partnering with the product manager, designers, managing cross-team dependencies, setting the vision for your team, ensuring every team member is bought in and is on the same page with respect to the “why”. Foster a culture of innovation and creativity Fix what’s broken - Leaders at Ironclad speak up about things that are broken and contribute to organizational solutions and process changes.

• You will represent Ironclad to our prospects and customers that run the gamut from modern, category-defining companies to the Fortune 500. In partnership with design and product managers, you will build the world-class product development infrastructure and team that advances our vision to build the product that legal teams love. Best of all, you’ll be joining a company of smart, driven, and low-ego teammates from places like Salesforce, Facebook, Google, Palantir, DocuSign, and Harvard Law.

• Collaborate with designers, product managers, and other engineers to spec, design, and build features and systems

• Work with quality engineers to define, build and maintain testing strategy

• Provide technical guidance and thoughtful feedback to others on the team

• Help interview and recruit talented engineers to Ironclad

Key Skills:

• Work on a modern stack built upon: TypeScript, ReactJS, Node.js, and Docker containers in Kubernetes on Google Cloud Platform (experience with these specific technologies not required)

• 5+ years of technical leadership and management experience in software engineering

• 10+ years of software experience architecting, building, launching and maintaining complex systems (a formal degree is not required, we are prioritizing industry experience)

• Passion for software engineering to build and ship great product

• A high bar for quality

• Passionate about mentoring, learning and sharing knowledge

• Strong cross-team communication and collaboration skills

• Ironclad’s Values: Drive, Intent, Integrity, and Empathy

Base Salary Range: $285,000 - $315,000

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 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.