Unqork

Staff AI Engineer

Unqork$145K — $220K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Strong software engineering fundamentals with a focus on clean system design.
  • Experience building and managing scalable backend services, proficient in TypeScript and Python.
  • Demonstrated experience developing AI- or agent-powered products with sound application of LLMs.
  • Strong product intuition, capable of making decisions in ambiguous scenarios while balancing user needs and technical constraints.
  • Familiarity with AI coding tools and a strong passion for leveraging AI to enhance workflows.

Responsibilities

  • Report to the VP of Agentic AI and collaborate on shaping the AI agent's intelligence and behavior.
  • Design and implement systems that interpret user intent, plan tasks, assist, and handle failures effectively.
  • Scale backend services to maintain performance, reliability, and resilience in production environments.
  • Measure and enhance agent quality through feedback loops based on real-world usage.
  • Drive the development of features that improve user experience in building Unqork applications.

Benefits

  • Remote-first work environment fostering community engagement.
  • Unlimited paid time off with encouragement to utilize it.
  • Student loan repayment program support.
  • 100% employer-covered medical, dental, and vision plans for employees and dependents.
  • Flexible Spending Account options available.
  • Monthly stipend for work-from-home setup, vacations, and personal development.
  • Employer-sponsored 401(k) plan with a contribution match.
  • Subsidized ClassPass membership options available.
  • Generous paid parental leave policy.
Full Job Description
Our team builds an AI agent that assists users in building Unqork applications, and were looking for an engineer to help shape it - from how the agent reasons, to the tools it uses to build and test applications, to the backend that makes it fast and dependable at scale. This is a blend of applied AI engineering and backend systems work, well suited to someone who has built agentic products and enjoys owning ambiguous, high-impact problems end to end.

The Impact U will make:
  • Report directly to our VP of Agentic AI
  • Shape the core intelligence and behavior of the agent - how it interprets intent, plans, assists, and recovers from failure - so that it reliably helps users build working Unqork applications.
  • Help scale the backend that powers the agent in production, contributing to a service that stays fast, observable, and resilient as usage grows.
  • Drive how we measure and raise agent quality over time, turning real-world usage into a feedback loop that makes the product steadily more capable and trustworthy.

What U bring:
  • Strong software engineering fundamentals - you design clean systems, reason about tradeoffs independently, and ship well-tested code that holds up in production.
  • Experience building and operating backend services at scale, with a feel for performance, reliability, and observability; proficiency in TypeScript and Python.
  • A track record of building AI- or agent-powered products, and good judgment about how to apply LLMs to real problems - what theyre good at, where they break, and how to design around both.
  • Strong product intuition - you make sound product decisions in ambiguity, weigh user needs against technical tradeoffs, and know which problems are worth solving.
  • You are an avid user of AI coding tools and are passionate about exploring how AI can automate workflows, enhance creativity, and increase your personal impact.

Nice to haves:
  • Experience with agent frameworks or developer kits (e.g. ADK) and the broader LLM tooling ecosystem.
  • Background in developer tools, low-code/no-code platforms.
  • Front-end development skills with TypeScript/React

Compensation, Benefits, & Perks

Work from home with a remote-first community

Unlimited PTO (and the encouragement to use it)

Student loan payback program

100% employer-covered medical, dental, and vision options available to you and your dependents

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Monthly stipend toward your WFH setup, vacation, development and more

Employer-sponsored 401(k) with contribution match

Subsidized ClassPass Membership

Generous Paid Parental Leave

Hiring Ranges:
  • Tier 1: $155,000 - $220,000
  • Tier 2: $145,000 - $210,000

Unqork employs a market-driven approach to establish compensation ranges. In addition to a base salary, employees may also be eligible to receive a target incentive and company equity in the form of stock options.

An employees compensation within the range provided above depends on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, their location, role, skillset, level of experience, and similar peer salaries.

As a remote-first company, Unqork incorporates a geographic differential into our compensation structure, depending on the candidates location. We utilize a tiered system-Tier 1 and Tier 2-to accurately reflect local market rates and ensure our compensation packages are both fair and competitive.

Our geographic tiers are defined as follows:
  • Tier 1: New York Metro, Seattle Metro, San Francisco Bay Area
  • Tier 2: All other US and US territory locations

About Unqork

Unqork is a no-code enterprise application platform that helps large companies build complex custom software faster, with higher quality, and lower costs than conventional approaches. The platform is used by insurance, financial services, and healthcare companies to build everything from customer-facing websites to back-office operations. Unqork was founded in 2017 by Gary Hoberman, a former CIO at MetLife, and is headquartered in New York City.
Learn more about Unqork
Size
500 employees
Industry
Founded
2017

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