# Staff Software Engineer | Core Platform at Manifold

- Company: Manifold
- What the company does: Manifold provides autonomous warehouse robots for picking, loading, unloading, and palletizing, priced by the pick. Backed by Y Combinator and a16z.
- Company website: https://www.manifoldindustries.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Cambridge, MA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $170K to $220K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-08
- Apply by: 2026-10-23
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/manifoldai/jobs/7989138003
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/manifold-staff-software-engineer-core-platform/

## About the role

Manifold is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join the Core Platform team: A small, senior group responsible for the foundational services that power Manifold's data, compute, and workflow capabilities.

## What they're looking for

- Help design, build and operate Manifold’s compute and workflow orchestration services. Develop extensible and durable solutions for AMI management, autoscaling, custom runtime environments, 3rd party tool support, etc
- Be a technical multiplier. Mentor engineers, drive technical decisions through clearly written artifacts, and bring a cross-cutting perspective that improves the team's collective output
- Contribute to Manifold’s AI-native platform vision. Spot AI industry trends before they happen, and have informed opinions about how they potentially benefit life sciences research

Tags: Engineering