Staff Software Engineer - Next Gen

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NetDocuments is the world’s #1 trusted cloud-based content management and productivity platform that helps legal professionals do their best work. We strive to win together through passionate hard work, exploring new things and recognizing every interaction matters.

NetDocuments provides rewarding career growth in an inclusive, diverse environment where employees are encouraged to openly contribute creative ideas and innovation, backed by supportive peers and leadership working together to achieve our goals as a unified team.

At our core, we are dedicated to empowering our employees to drive successful business outcomes and better user experiences for our customers and partners. Our customer-centric approach and employee enablement has allowed us to enjoy many accolades, including being named among the 2022,  2023, & 2024 list of Inc. Magazine’s 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America.

Other recent awards include:

• Two-time winner (2024, 2023) National Top Workplaces

• Two-time winner (2024, 2023) Top Workplace innovation

• Three-time winner (2023, 2022, 2021) Top Workplace in the US by the Salt Lake Tribune

• Three-time winner (2023, 2022, 2021) Best Companies to Work for by Utah Business magazine

• Three-time winner (2024, 2023, 2022) Top Workplace Work-Life Flexibility

• Three-time winner (2024, 2023, 2022) Top Workplace Compensation & Benefits

• 2024 Cultural Excellence

• 2024 Technology Industry

• 2023 Top Workplace Leadership

• 2023 Top Workplace Purpose & Values

• 2022 Top Workplace Employee Appreciation and Employee Well Being

NetDocuments is a hybrid, remote-friendly workplace. Come join our team and work inspired each day!

What You’ll Do

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

You will operate as a hands-on technical leader, partnering closely with Product, Design, and senior engineering leaders to deliver scalable, high-quality solutions. You will play a key role in evolving our frontend architecture, improving system performance, and mentoring engineers while contributing directly to the codebase.

You will:

Technical Leadership & Team Impact

• Serve as a technical lead for a team of experienced software engineers

• Spend approximately 70% of your time coding and 30% mentoring and guiding others

• Lead architectural discussions and influence technical direction across the team

• Partner in hiring efforts including interviewing and recruiting top engineering talent

• Collaborate with Principal and Distinguished Engineers to design scalable solutions

Design and Build

• Architect and implement modern React applications and reusable component systems

• Build and maintain full stack applications using React, TypeScript, and C#/.NET

• Design and implement APIs using REST and GraphQL

• Contribute to microservices architecture including service decomposition and communication patterns

• Ensure systems meet performance, scalability, and quality standards

• Build and test new applications across multiple environments

System Performance & Optimization

• Monitor platform performance and proactively optimize system behavior

• Instrument applications with logging, metrics, and telemetry to diagnose issues

• Analyze system behavior and implement improvements for reliability and scalability

• Ensure solutions align with security and compliance requirements

Problem Solving & Ownership

• Drive solutions from concept through delivery and ongoing iteration

• Determine operational feasibility through analysis, requirements gathering, and solution design

• Collect and analyze development and service issues to inform engineering decisions

• Balance trade-offs across performance, usability, and maintainability

Collaboration & Mentorship

• Partner closely with Product and Design to translate requirements into technical solutions

• Mentor engineers and support their growth and development

• Foster collaboration across teams and contribute to a strong engineering culture

• Document architectural designs using diagrams and tools such as Miro

Continuous Learning & Innovation

• Stay current with modern development methodologies and technologies

• Evaluate and introduce new tools and frameworks that improve team efficiency and product quality

• Bring forward ideas that enhance both the user experience and engineering velocity

What You’ll Need to Be Successful

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent experience

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience

• 3+ years in a technical leadership role

• 5+ years of hands-on C# (.NET) backend development

• Strong experience with React, TypeScript, and modern JavaScript (ES6+)

• Deep understanding of full stack application development in production environments

• Experience building and operating microservices architectures

• Strong knowledge of object-oriented design principles and patterns

• Experience with frontend architecture and component design systems

• Experience with state management libraries such as Redux or MobX

• Strong experience designing and consuming REST and GraphQL APIs

• Experience instrumenting applications with logging and telemetry for observability

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Excellent collaboration and communication abilities

• Ability to work independently with minimal oversight

• Detail-oriented with a focus on quality and performance

• Business-minded with a focus on delivering user value

• Self-directed and proactive in identifying opportunities for improvement

What Will Make You Stand Out

• Experience with AWS and cloud-native architectures

• Strong expertise across both C# and TypeScript ecosystems

• Experience building large-scale web products in production environments

• Experience with internationalization (i18n)

• Background in legal technology or other regulated industries

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 & 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.

Equal Opportunity

NetDocuments is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, (including pregnancy), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, military and veteran status, or any other status protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. NetDocuments believes diversity and inclusion among our employees is critical to our success, and we are committed to providing a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.