Staff Software Engineer – Full Stack, Connect

About the Position

We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer – Full Stack to join our team in the United States, building scalable backend systems and leading the design and implementation of systems that extend our contract review and collaboration experiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of core platform features using Python and an API-first approach
• Build scalable, reliable backend services that power our applications, integrating seamlessly with a modern cloud-based architecture
• Implement front-end features and help manage a growing React project in TypeScript
• Collaborate with design and product teams to ensure that what we’re building is scalable, maintainable, and secure
• Contribute to infrastructure and deployment workflows in our AWS serverless environment (e.g., Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB)
• Independently lead proof-of-concept projects and tackle complex architectural and engineering challenges
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to other engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and architectural discussions, raising the overall quality and effectiveness of the team
• Drive architectural decision-making that enables smooth integrations, data flow, and platform extensibility
• Assess and adopt new technologies and frameworks when they add clear business or technical value
• Define and maintain engineering standards and best practices across backend, frontend, and cloud systems
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• At least 10 years of professional experience as a software engineer
• Strong experience building backend services and APIs using Python in a product-focused environment
• Proficiency with AWS cloud services, particularly within a serverless architecture
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code, observability tools, and cloud-native best practices
• Self-motivated and accountable, with a strong sense of ownership over the systems you build
• Collaborative, low-ego team player who thrives in cross-functional settings
• Creative and pragmatic problem solver with a mindset for building scalable, maintainable systems
• Extensive experience with the development of frontend applications, backend interfaces, and the integration in a SaaS architecture
• Excellent problem-solving abilities and critical thinking skills
• Demonstrated experience leading technical projects and mentoring engineers with the ability to drive cross-functional collaboration and influence technical decisions across teams
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Proficiency in using relevant AI Tools in the SLDC (for example, GitHub Copilot, JetBrains AI Assistant) coding, and/or API integrations

We Offer

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Short term and long-term disability
• Life insurance and AD&D
• Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
• Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position
• Paid parental leave
• Voluntary benefits including pet insurance

About the Company

Employing powerful, pragmatic artificial intelligence as a legal force multiplier, and robust integration capabilities as a data liberator, organizations around the world trust Agiloft’s certified implementers to deliver connected, intelligent, and autonomous solutions across the entire contract lifecycle.

Top analysts like Gartner, Forrester, and IDC agree, all showing Agiloft as a leader in the CLM space. Our no code platform is easily managed and administered by business users, which is why Agiloft is the contract you keep: nearly a full 100% of new customers are satisfied with their initial implementations, and some 97% of customers renew every year. Ours is a growing, vibrant, successful company that is at the forefront of a market that is becoming a must-have for all organizations.

We believe that the way to build the strongest, most vibrant place to work is to bring in individuals from all walks of life, and to support them in bringing their authentic selves to their day, every day. Our working philosophy is that “EX = CX”: when employee experience is excellent, so is customer experience. We support multiple Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), and offer a working environment that supports healthy work/life balance, including floating holidays and a quarterly, no-questions-asked wellness day.

Ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace is our priority. We are committed to an environment of acceptance where you are free to bring your full self to work. All employment decisions at Agiloft are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national or social ethnic origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, parental status, marital status, Veteran status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. If you have a need that requires accommodation during the recruiting process, please let us know by contacting Director, Talent Acquisition, Brad Toothman at [email protected].

Applicants from underrepresented groups such as minorities, veterans, or individuals with disabilities encouraged to apply.

Applications will be reviewed as submitted. There will be no application deadline for this opportunity.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.