Software Engineer

Location: Seattle, Washington; San Francisco, California

Department: Engineering

Work Mode: Hybrid

About the Role

DocuSign brings agreements to life, empowering over 1.5 million customers and a billion people in 180+ countries to accelerate business and simplify lives through our Intelligent Agreement Management platform. As the #1 company in e-signature and contract lifecycle management (CLM), we unleash trapped data from documents, connecting it to core business systems to save time, money, and opportunities. Join our innovative team—originally from Lexion and now backed by DocuSign’s vast resources—combining startup agility with enterprise scale to build AI-powered features for our massive customer base. As a Software Engineer (individual contributor reporting to Senior Manager, Software Engineering), you’ll focus on back-end development with full-stack responsibilities, crafting highly scalable microservices and intuitive user-facing experiences. Your work will drive e-signature innovation, enabling seamless agreement creation, commitment, and management. Thrive in our hybrid environment (minimum 2 days/week in-office) within an agile culture that values clean C#/.NET and React code, CI/CD excellence, and proactive problem-solving. We seek engineers passionate about high-quality, maintainable code who excel in Azure ecosystems, microservices, and AI-driven solutions. Bring your self-starter energy to a team where individual responsibility fuels collective success, contributing to DocuSign’s mission of making the world more agreeable. This role offers competitive pay, RSUs, comprehensive benefits, and a diverse, inclusive culture committed to your growth and impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Write clean, high-quality, maintainable, and testable code primarily using React for front-end and C#/.NET for back-end
• Develop within an Agile/Scrum framework, utilizing automated unit testing, CI/CD pipelines, code reviews, and Git version control
• Build highly scalable and highly available microservices to support DocuSign’s Intelligent Agreement Management platform
• Develop user-facing functionality leveraging best-in-class AI for e-signature and contract lifecycle management features
• Work with SQL/NoSQL databases, backend services, REST APIs, and Azure cloud stack
• Collaborate with Project Management and developers to understand design requirements, provide development estimates, and deliver on time
• Proactively identify and raise issues that could impact delivery timelines
• Fix production issues, maintain codebases, and contribute to continuous improvements in large-scale systems
• Leverage innovation to accelerate agreement processes for DocuSign’s 1.5 million+ customers across 180 countries
• Contribute to a startup-like team environment backed by DocuSign’s resources, originally from Lexion acquisition

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 1 year related experience with a Master’s degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent practical experience
• Experience working in an agile development environment
• Proficiency in modern server-side development using languages like .NET (preferred), JVM (Java/Scala), NodeJS, or equivalent
• Hands-on experience with both NoSQL and SQL databases
• Proven experience building and working with scalable microservices architectures
• Demonstrated ability to improve and maintain large existing codebases
• Proficiency with Git or other version control systems
• Fluency in English, both verbal and written

Preferred Qualifications

• Practical experience with cloud technologies such as Azure or AWS, including Azure stack (Cosmos DB, Service Bus, Event Hub)
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, or other containerization technologies
• Experience with React/TypeScript for front-end development
• Prior work at a SaaS company, ideally in e-signature or agreement management
• Track record as a self-starter with ability to work independently and collaboratively
• Excellent problem-solving skills and curiosity for new technologies

Required Skills

• .NET/C# server-side development
• React/TypeScript front-end development
• SQL and NoSQL databases
• Scalable microservices architecture
• REST API design and implementation
• Azure cloud services (Cosmos DB, Service Bus, Event Hub)
• Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Git version control
• CI/CD pipelines and automated testing
• Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Problem-solving and debugging production issues
• Code maintainability and readability
• Self-starter mindset
• Team collaboration and independent work
• AI integration for intelligent agreement management
• E-signature and CLM domain knowledge

Benefits

• Competitive base salary: California $112,800-$175,000; WA/MD/NJ/NY $106,900-$155,100
• Company bonus plan based on performance
• Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
• Paid Time Off and company holidays
• Paid Parental Leave up to six months
• Comprehensive health benefits with 100% employer-paid options from day one
• Retirement plans with potential employer contributions
• Learning and development including coaching, online courses, and education reimbursements
• Compassionate Care Leave for life-changing events

DocuSign is an Equal Opportunity Employer.