Principal Software EngineerUniti AI is a New York City–based Series A startup building advanced AI sales and support agents for the real estate industry. As a Principal Software Engineer at Uniti AI, you will set the technical direction and lead the development of our core platform spanning real-time communication, automation, and large-scale AI-driven workflows. You'll architect and deliver high-impact systems, guide engineering best practices, and collaborate closely with product, AI, and go-to-market teams to ensure our technology consistently delivers measurable value.
Your work will shape a reliable, scalable foundation that supports rapid growth, drives customer adoption, and accelerates the long-term success of our AI agents.ResponsibilitiesOwn and lead the design, development, and deployment of major product features across our AI-driven lead management stack.Make key technical decisions on architecture, infrastructure, and scaling.Drive rapid iteration and experimentation: ship fast, learn fast, and iterate.Collaborate directly with founders to shape product direction and technical strategy.Debug and solve problems across the stack, no "not my job" mentality.Set the engineering bar: code quality, testing, reviews, and best practices.Build and manage strong working relationships with technical counterparts. Mentor and share knowledge with peers, creating a positive atmosphere amongst the team.Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback while quickly actioning feedback from code reviews conducted of your code.Influence decision-making through presentation of data-centric business topics.Minimum Qualifications7-12 years experience as a software engineer building and shipping production quality codeExperience with open source languages such as Python and TypeScriptExperience with writing and shipping reliable, scalable, and efficient code, with an emphasis on long-term maintainability, in partnership with all appropriate reviewers, in manageable pieces with relevant documentation and test plansExperience with software design and architectureExperience with AI coding tools like Cursor and Claude CodeRole is flexible/hybridFluency in English is requiredWhat We OfferCompetitive salary with equity optionsMedical, Dental and Vision premiums covered at 100%Snacks, a generous tech budget, unlimited vacation, and company outings