Senior Corporate Counsel (UK)

About this role

As Senior Corporate Counsel, you’ll help Coder move commercial agreements from the first redline to signature with clarity and good judgment. You’ll partner closely with Sales, Deal Desk, and Finance to negotiate contracts that support the business while managing legal risk. You’ll lead negotiations across our commercial agreements and help teammates work through legal questions as deals progress. You’ll bring practical guidance, clear communication, and a strong understanding of how in-house legal teams support growing businesses.

What you’ll do here Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts with customers and business partners. Partner closely with Sales and Deal Desk throughout the contracting process. Work with Finance and other internal stakeholders to resolve commercial and contractual issues. Provide practical legal guidance that balances business goals with appropriate risk management. Help move negotiations forward by identifying issues, explaining tradeoffs, and finding workable solutions.

Support consistent, efficient contracting practices as Coder grows. What we’re looking for 6+ years of legal experience, including significant in-house experience negotiating commercial software licensing contracts. A JD from an accredited law school. Qualified solicitor in England & Wales with a current practicing certificate, or otherwise qualified and in good standing to practice law in another relevant jurisdiction Strong commercial judgment and experience working directly with business stakeholders.

Clear, concise written and verbal communication skills. The ability to manage multiple negotiations and priorities while maintaining attention to detail. A practical approach to legal advice, with the judgment to distinguish material risks from issues that should not slow a deal down. Bonus tacos if you have (Tacos? If you need an ice-breaker, ask how we say thanks by giving tacos!) Experience working with open source software or open source licensing.

About Coder Coder is the leading platform for AI development Infrastructure, enabling enterprises to securely run human and AI-driven development workflows in consistent, governed environments. Coder provides self-hosted, agent-ready workspaces that unify developer productivity and platform governance. With Coder, enterprises can confidently evolve from human-only development to AI-assisted and autonomous workflows, without sacrificing security, compliance, or performance.