Lead Engineer- Extensibility

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 peoples lives. With intelligent agreement management Docusign unleashes businesscritical data that is trapped inside of documents. Until now these were disconnected from business systems of record costing businesses time money and opportunity. Using Docusigns Intelligent Agreement Management platform companies can create commit and manage agreements with solutions created by the #1 company in esignature and contract lifecycle management (CLM).

We are building a cuttingedge App ecosystem for Docusign that will empower developers to seamlessly integrate and extend Docusigns features and applications by implementing custom APIs. As a Lead Developer you will be responsible for architecting and scaling this extensibility platform ensuring that it is robust secure and easy to use for developers looking to plug into Docusigns growing ecosystem.

In this role you will collaborate closely with crossfunctional teams across the organization driving platform architecture and feature development. Your work will impact multiple engineering and product teams as you lead the development of the platforms foundational features. Additionally you will lead innerteam collaboration by overseeing code reviews guiding architectural decisions and managing incident response processes that require coordination both within the team and other teams within the organization.

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

Responsibility

• Lead the development and scaling of Docusigns App ecosystem allowing developers to integrate with core Docusign features through custombuilt APIs
• Architect and implement solutions leveraging Azure technologies Kubernetes and Terraform ensuring the platform supports a wide range of integrations and applications
• Design and optimize secure and scalable systems including queueing architectures NoSQL and SQL storage systems to handle the diverse needs of the ecosystem
• Collaborate with stakeholders across teams to deliver a developerfriendly platform that simplifies the creation and integration of external systems into the Docusign environment
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship fostering a culture of innovation continuous learning and high performance within the engineering team
• Advocate for best practices in software development DevOps and cloud infrastructure ensuring the platform remains at the cutting edge of technology
• Work alongside the Engineering Manager to prioritize and align the platforms technical direction with business objectives driving strategic initiatives to support the evolving App ecosystem
• Identify and overcome technical challenges ensuring the platform is highly scalable reliable and capable of supporting the growth of Apps
• Driving improvements to internal processes such as optimizing workflows refining coding standards and automating manual processes

Hybrid: Employee divides their time between inoffice and remote work. Access to an office location is required. (Frequency: Minimum 2 days per week; may vary by team but will be weekly inoffice 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 positions job designation depending on business needs and as permitted by local law.

Basic

• 12 years of software development experience with a focus on cloud platforms and largescale systems
• Proven experience in leading engineering teams and driving the development of scalable secure platforms
• Experience in cloudnative technologies particularly with Azure Kubernetes Terraform and modern software development practices
• Experience with building platforms that support developer ecosystems enabling seamless integration for both 1P and 3P developers through extensibility frameworks
• Experience working closely with technical and nontechnical partners
• Handson experience with Azure services queueing systems NoSQL (e.g. CosmosDB MongoDB) and SQL databases (e.g. Azure SQL) ensuring the platform supports diverse data needs

Preferred

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Strong problemsolving abilities with a track record of identifying challenges and delivering solutions that support longterm scalability and stability
• A passion for developing innovative solutions with a focus on creating a scalable secure and userfriendly developer experience
• Expertise in C# .NET or similar development languages with experience in Azure DevOps or similar CI/CD pipelines
• Proven experience in architecting extensibility frameworks and developer ecosystems
• A track record of mentoring and developing engineers with a focus on team growth and continuous improvement

Pay for this position is based on a number of factors including geographic location and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience.

Based on applicable legislation the below details pay ranges in the following locations:

Washington New Jersey and New York (including NYC metro area): $164800.00 $242225.00 base salary

This role is also eligible for the following:

• Bonus: Sales personnel are eligible for variable incentive pay dependent on their achievement of preestablished sales goals. NonSales roles are eligible for a company bonus plan which is calculated as a percentage of eligible wages and dependent on company performance.
• Stock: This role is eligible to receive Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).

Global benefits provide options for the following:

• Paid Time Off: earned time off as well as paid company holidays based on region
• Paid Parental Leave: take up to six months off with your child after birth adoption or foster care placement
• Full Health Benefits Plans: options for 100 employer paid and minimum employee contribution health plans from day one of employment
• Retirement Plans: select retirement and pension programs with potential for employer contributions
• Learning and Development: options for coaching online courses and education reimbursements
• Compassionate Care Leave: paid time off following the loss of a loved one and other lifechanging events

Working here

Docusign is committed to building trust and making the world more agreeable for our employees customers and the communities in which we live and work. You can count on us to listen be honest and try our best to do whats right every day. At Docusign everything is equal.

We each have a responsibility to ensure every team member has an equal opportunity to succeed to be heard to exchange ideas openly to build lasting relationships and to do the work of their life. Best of all you will be able to feel deep pride in the work you do because your contribution helps us make the world better than we found it. And for that youll be loved by us our customers and the world in which we live.

Accommodation

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This position is not eligible for employment in the following states: Alaska Hawaii Maine Mississippi North Dakota South Dakota Vermont West Virginia and Wyoming.

Its important to us that we build a talented team that is as diverse as our customers and where all employees feel a deep sense of belonging and thrive. We encourage great talent who bring a range of perspectives to apply for our open positions. Docusign is an Equal Opportunity Employer and makes hiring decisions based on experience skill aptitude and a cando approach. We will not discriminate based on race ethnicity color age sex religion national origin ancestry pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity gender expression genetic information physical or mental disability registered domestic partner status caregiver status marital status veteran or military status or any other legally protected category.

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