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

• 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 Type Script 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 effectively2–4 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