Lead Software Engineer

Company Overview

Docusign brings agreements to life. Over 1.5 million customers and more than a billion people in over 180 countries use Docusign solutions to accelerate the process of doing business and simplify people’s lives. With intelligent agreement management, Docusign unleashes business-critical data that is trapped inside of documents. Until now, these were disconnected from business systems of record, costing businesses time, money, and opportunity. Using Docusign’s Intelligent Agreement Management platform, companies can create, commit, and manage agreements with solutions created by the #1 company in e-signature and contract lifecycle management (CLM).

What you'll do

Docusign is seeking a Lead Fullstack Software Engineer with a strong focus on UI to join their Collaboration & Negotiation team. The role involves contributing to UI design and software development, collaborating with other teams, and mentoring colleagues. Key responsibilities include brainstorming, designing, and implementing new solutions, improving team processes, and taking ownership of product features. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in product engineering, particularly modern UI frameworks (React, Typescript, etc.) with some backend experience, thrive in entrepreneurial environments, and lead by example.

 

This position is an individual contributor role reporting to the Director of Engineering.

 

Responsibility

• Drive the design, implementation, testing, and release of product features

• Write high-quality, maintainable, and testable code in React, Typescript and occassionally on the backend (C#, .Net)

• Represent a high craftmanship bar on the product features shipped

• Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Engineering teams to develop new features

• Participate in an Agile environment, using Scrum practices, code reviews, automated unit testing, end-to-end testing, continuous integration, and deployment

• Design scalable solutions and build fault-tolerant systems using telemetry and metrics

• Investigate, resolve, and maintain code for production issues as needed

• Ensure code quality, readability, and maintainability

Job Designation

Hybrid: Employee divides their time between in-office and remote work. Access to an office location is required. (Frequency: Minimum 2 days per week; may vary by team but will be weekly in-office expectation)

 

Positions at Docusign are assigned a job designation of either In Office, Hybrid or Remote and are specific to the role/job. Preferred job designations are not guaranteed when changing positions within Docusign. Docusign reserves the right to change a position's job designation depending on business needs and as permitted by local law.

What you bring

Basic

• BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

• 12+ years of experience in software engineering

• 8+ years of experience in UI development

• 2+ years of experience in backend development

• Experience with advanced web applications

• Experience using Git or other version control systems

• Fluency in English, both verbal and written

Preferred

• Strong experience with Agile methodologies and working in an Agile/Scrum environment

• Passion for exploring new technologies and a proven track record as a self-starter with a strong sense of ownership

• Experience in a SaaS environment, with practical knowledge of Cloud technologies like Kubernetes, Azure, and large-scale microservice architectures

• Proficiency in the entire software development lifecycle, including version control (Git), CI/CD pipelines, testing, and regional cloud deployments

• Experience with Javascript and React.JS is an added advantage

• Expertise in debugging high-priority production issues and managing work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to work independently or as part of a team

• Eagerness to continuously learn and adopt new software technologies

Wage Transparency

Pay for this position is based on a number of factors including geographic location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

 

Based on applicable legislation, the below details pay ranges in the following locations:

 

California: $177,900.00 - $287,425.00 base salary

 

Washington, Maryland, New Jersey and New York (including NYC metro area): $170,900.00 - $251,325.00 base