Principal Engineer, Front End

Company Overview

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

What you'll do

As a Principal Front-End Engineer on the Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) team, you will play a crucial role in shaping the architecture and development of our CLM product and Intelligent Agreement Management (IAM) experiences for DocuSign.

You will accelerate product improvements and lead efforts across multiple engineering teams to modernize our front-end tech stack. Collaborating closely with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders, you will design, deliver and iterate on product experiences that enable our customers to create, review, and manage their agreements more easily. This role demands a high degree of technical expertise, leadership skills, and the ability to mentor and inspire others to achieve excellence in creating outstanding user experiences that meet our customers' needs.

This position is an individual contributor role reporting to the Vice President of Engineering.

Responsibility

• Define and oversee scalable, reliable, and maintainable front-end architecture for CLM

• Drive the technical vision and strategy for front-end development, influencing the roadmap and collaborating with cross-functional teams

• Lead the design, development, and implementation of high-quality, scalable, and intuitive user experiences

• Architect and develop reusable UI components and establish robust front-end infrastructure, optimizing performance and reliability

• Mentor and guide engineers through design and code reviews, fostering a culture of continuous improvement

• Work with product managers, designers, and backend engineers to deliver high-quality solutions

• Stay updated with industry trends, driving innovation and adoption of new tools and practices

• Advocate for and apply best practices to enhance performance, observability, scalability, and maintainability

• Make informed technical decisions that balance business objectives, user experience, and sustainability

Job Designation

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

What you bring

Basic

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field

• 15+ years of experience in software development

• 5+ years in a principal front-end engineer role or similar senior leadership position

• Proven experience leading architecture and design of complex, large-scale front-end systems

• Experience with front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and frameworks or libraries like React, Angular, or Vue.js

• Experience with front-end engineering principals including component-based architecture, state management and responsive design

• Experience with Agile development methodologies

• Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools, particularly related to front-end deployment and CI/CD pipelines

Preferred

• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to think strategically about technical challenges

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment

• Demonstrated ability to mentor and guide junior front-end engineers

• Knowledge of front-end development best practices, including accessibility, performance optimization, security and maintainability

• Proven experience in performance tuning and optimization of front-end applications

• Familiarity with microservices architecture and back-end technologies and how they interact with front-end applications (e.g. RESTful APIs, GraphQL)

• Experience with cloud platforms and services relevant to front-end development, such as Azure

• Proven track record of driving front-end technical strategy and influencing cross-functional teams

• Experience in making architectural decisions that balance short-term needs with long-term scalability and maintainability

• Ability to innovate and drive the adoption of new tools and practices to enhance front-end development

• Passion for continuous learning and staying updated with industry trends

Wage Transparency

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

California: $195,500.00 - $315,775.00 base salary

Illinois and Colorado: $186,200.00 - $263,000.00 base salary

Washington and New York (including NYC metro area): $186,200.00 - $276,125.00 base salary

This role is also eligible for bonus, equity and benefits.

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 life-changing events

Life at Docusign

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 what's 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, you'll be loved by us, our customers, and the world in which we live.

Accommodation

Docusign is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need such an accommodation, or a religious accommodation, during the application process, please contact us at accommodations@docusign.com.

If you experience any issues, concerns, or technical difficulties during the application process please get in touch with our Talent organization at taops@docusign.com for assistance.

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States Not Eligible for Employment

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

Equal Opportunity Employer

It's 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 can-do 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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