# Staff Software Engineer, Platform at Unify

- Company: Unify
- What the company does: unify is a research lab working on continual learning: systems that improve from a stream of experience without forgetting what they know. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://www.unifygtm.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco Office
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $250K to $295K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-31
- Apply by: 2026-10-15
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/unify/07590b87-dc35-4375-8738-6482ea9998dd
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/unify-staff-software-engineer-platform/

## About the role

Unify is redefining go-to-market with state-of-the-art AI. As an early Staff Software Engineer. This role is focused on scaling our core platform to support our hyper growth. Moreover, you’ll partner directly with the founders to take brand-new product ideas from zero to one, set the technical vision, and establish engineering standards that will scale with the company.

## What they're looking for

- 8+ years of professional software-engineering experience, including 3+ years leading critical projects or teams
- Deep, hands-on expertise scaling and operating PostgreSQL—designing partitioned/sharded schemas, tuning indexes and queries, automating backups and observability, and running resilient multi-TB clusters with replication and failover
- Proven track record of shipping high-impact, production-grade systems at scale. Passion for customers: you prototype quickly, iterate on feedback, and sweat the edge-cases that matter
- Collaborative, low-ego attitude with a history of mentoring engineers and leveling up the people around you
- Desire to work in a fast-paced environment, continuously grow, and master your craft

Tags: Engineering