Uniti AI — New York City Metropolitan Area (Hybrid)
Uniti 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.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
This role entails playing a critical role in the development of our AI-powered lead and customer management product.
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Own and lead the design, development, and deployment of major product features across our AI-driven lead management stack.
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Make key technical decisions on architecture, infrastructure, and scaling.
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Drive rapid iteration and experimentation: ship fast, learn fast, and iterate.
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Collaborate directly with founders to shape product direction and technical strategy.
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Debug and solve problems across the stack, no “not my job” mentality.
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Set the engineering bar: code quality, testing, reviews, and best practices.
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Build and manage strong working relationships with technical counterparts. Mentor and share knowledge with peers, creating a positive atmosphere amongst the team.
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Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback while quickly actioning feedback from code reviews conducted of your code.
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Influence decision-making through presentation of data-centric business topics.
Minimum Qualifications
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7-12 years experience as a software engineer building and shipping production quality code
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Experience with open source languages such as Python and TypeScript
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Experience 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 plans
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Experience with software design and architecture
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Experience with AI coding tools like Cursor and Claude Code
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Role is flexible/hybrid
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Fluency in English is required
Preferred Qualifications
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Experience writing code in Python
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Experience writing code in React.js
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Experience with AWS technologies
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Client/partner-facing and/or experience communicating to an audience
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Experience working in highly collaborative environments
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Experience working on multi-person code bases including open source or personal projects
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Experience contributing to developer and platform documentation
What We Offer
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Competitive salary with equity options
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Medical, Dental and Vision premiums covered at 100%
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Snacks, a generous tech budget, unlimited vacation, and company outings