Staff Software Engineer - Next-Gen

What You'll Do

NetDocuments is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to help shape the next generation of our document management platform. This role is ideal for an experienced engineer who brings deep expertise building production-grade full stack applications and a strong track record of leading technical direction within their team.

You'll operate as a hands-on technical leader, helping drive the architecture and delivery of scalable, event-driven systems across React, TypeScript, Node.js, C#/.NET, and AWS. You'll partner closely with Product, Design, Platform Services, and engineering leadership to solve complex technical challenges, integrate emerging technologies including AI-powered services, and ensure our platform continues to scale with the performance, reliability, and security our customers expect.

You will: Technical Leadership & Team Impact

• Serve as a hands-on technical leader, helping define technical direction and engineering standards across the team.
• Lead architectural discussions and make technical decisions across frontend, backend, and distributed systems.
• Establish patterns for building scalable, secure, reliable, and maintainable applications.
• Guide the evolution of the technology stack as the platform matures and scales.
• Drive technical initiatives that improve system performance, reliability, developer experience, and engineering quality.

Design & Build

• Architect and build production-grade full stack applications using React, TypeScript, Node.js, C#/.NET, and AWS.
• Design and implement event-driven architectures using AWS services, Kafka, and modern data pipelines.
• Build responsive frontend experiences that make complex document management workflows intuitive and efficient.
• Design scalable REST and GraphQL APIs that power product experiences and third-party integrations.
• Build content enrichment and search capabilities that surface insights across large volumes of documents.
• Integrate AI-powered services and emerging technologies that enhance document intelligence and user productivity.

System Performance & Operational Excellence

• Design resilient systems that maintain reliability and performance as the platform scales globally.
• Instrument applications with logging, metrics, distributed tracing, and telemetry to proactively identify and diagnose issues.
• Monitor system performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement improvements to scalability and reliability.
• Ensure security, performance, and compliance requirements are incorporated throughout system design and implementation.
• Proactively identify and address technical debt across the platform.

Problem Solving & Ownership

• Own complex technical initiatives from initial design through production deployment and ongoing evolution.
• Solve challenges across areas such as real-time search, event-driven document processing, frontend performance, and distributed systems.
• Evaluate architectural trade-offs across performance, usability, security, scalability, and maintainability.
• Create clear technical documentation, including architectural diagrams, system designs, and key technical decisions.

Collaboration & Mentorship

• Partner closely with Product and Design to translate customer and business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Mentor engineers across experience levels and help elevate technical capabilities and engineering practices across the team.
• Collaborate with Platform Services and other engineering teams on shared infrastructure and integration points.
• Build alignment around technical approaches and provide clear direction when decisions need to be made.
• Lead knowledge sharing through code reviews, design discussions, documentation, and hands-on technical guidance.

Continuous Learning & Innovation

• Stay current with modern full stack development, cloud-native architectures, distributed systems, and AI-powered technologies.
• Research and validate emerging technologies through proof-of-concepts aligned with product and engineering strategy.
• Identify opportunities to improve both customer experience and engineering velocity.
• Leverage modern development and AI tooling to increase engineering effectiveness and impact.

What You'll Need to Be Successful

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience delivering production-grade applications at scale.
• 3+ years of experience providing technical leadership and influencing engineering direction and practices.
• Deep experience with React, TypeScript, and modern JavaScript.
• Strong backend development experience with C#/.NET or Java and TypeScript/Node.js.
• Experience designing and operating event-driven, service-oriented, and microservices architectures.
• Experience building distributed, cloud-native systems using AWS services such as ECS, Lambda, and S3.
• Experience working with NoSQL technologies such as DynamoDB or DocumentDB and relational SQL databases.
• Strong experience designing REST and GraphQL APIs, including API security and versioning strategies.
• Experience with Kafka or similar event streaming and messaging technologies.
• Experience implementing logging, metrics, distributed tracing, and telemetry for production systems.
• Experience with automated testing, CI/CD practices, and supporting production applications.

What Will Make You Stand Out

• Experience building document management, content services, or search-driven applications.
• Deep expertise with event-driven architectures and Kafka.
• Experience building high-performance React applications at scale.
• Experience integrating AI-powered services into production applications.
• Experience building B2B SaaS products in the legal industry or other regulated environments.
• Mobile development or cross-platform application experience.
• Contributions to open-source projects, technical writing, or experience sharing technical expertise with broader engineering communities.

What You'll Love About NetDocuments

• The People!
• 90% healthcare premiums company covered
• HSA company contribution
• 401K match at 4% with immediate vesting
• Flexible PTO, typically 3 to 4 weeks a year
• 10 paid holidays
• Monthly contributions for life activities and wellness
• Access to LinkedIn Learning with monthly dedicated time to explore
• Connection, access, and mentorship from exceptional leaders
• Growing company with opportunities for advancement
• Authenticity and accountability from leadership

Compensation Transparency

The compensation range for this position is $170,000-$190,000.

The posted cash compensation includes on-target earnings. Some roles may qualify for overtime pay. Individual compensation packages are determined based on factors such as experience, skills, qualifications, and geographic location.