Sr. Software Engineer - Backend

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

The Sr. Backend Software Engineer will own all aspects of the software development lifecycle including design, development, testing, deployment and maintenance of product features in Docusign software products. You will primarily use the Microsoft technology stack, however we also embrace open source technologies such as Redis, Cassandra and Elasticsearch, and Azure cloud services. You enjoy fast-paced entrepreneurial environments where you can solve difficult problems using current technologies and tools. You collaborate well with other team members when brainstorming, designing, and implementing new solutions. You will also help the team succeed by thinking about ways to improve processes, suggesting ways to make the team more effective, and mentoring and modeling engineering best practices.

 

This position is an individual contributor role reporting to the Senior Manager, Software Engineering.

 

Responsibility

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance backend systems and APIs using C# and .NET technologies, hosted on Microsoft Azure and on-prem data centers

• Leverage Azure services like Azure App Services, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Blob Storage, and SQL/No-SQL Databases to build scalable, secure, and reliable cloud-native solutions

• Build and maintain microservices-based architectures using C#, ASP.NET, and other Azure technologies

• Design and implement RESTful APIs and integrate with frontend teams to ensure seamless integration

• Ensure the backend infrastructure is optimized for scalability and high availability

• Address performance bottlenecks and scalability challenges proactively

• Work as part of a cross-functional team, proactively getting alignment on designs and communicating roadblocks

• Guide and mentor other engineers through design and code reviews

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

• B.S. in Computer Science or similar field of study
• 8+ years of professional experience in backend software engineering, using OOP languages and design patterns (C#, Java, C++)
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with building and operating cloud-native microservices and APIs at scale
• 3+ years of experience with using and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with SQL databases (e.g., Azure SQL Database, SQL Server) and NoSQL solutions (e.g., Cosmos DB)
• Experience with service reliability and incident response standard methodologies

Preferred

• Experience with Microsoft technology stack (e.g., C#, .NET, ASP.NET)
• Experience with Microsoft Azure or AWS
• Past exposure to full-stack development and UI technologies (e.g., React, JS) and UI-facing APIs (e.g., GraphQL, GRPC, REST)
• Experience with Enterprise SaaS software products

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: $157,500.00 - $254,350.00 base salary

 

Illinois and Colorado: $151,200.00 - $213,600.00 base salary

 

Washington, New Jersey and New York (including NYC metro area): $151,200.00 - $222,450.00 base salary

 

This role is also eligible for the following:

• Bonus: Sales personnel are eligibl