Staff Software Engineer
About The Position
Clarify is building an AI-native CRM platform designed for modern go-to-market teams. The company has raised $22.5M and has a team of approximately 25 people. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to build foundational systems for their AI-native CRM. This role involves working directly with founders to architect critical infrastructure, including data pipelines, integration frameworks, developer tooling, and system reliability. It is ideal for individuals with experience in building scalable platforms and a desire to establish best practices using modern tooling and AI-first principles.
Requirements
- 10+ years building distributed systems and platform infrastructure.
- Deep expertise with Postgres at scale (schema design, query optimization, migrations under load), event streaming (Kafka), and queue systems (BullMQ or similar).
- Strong with TypeScript and Node.js.
- Comfortable in React/Next.js to collaborate across the stack, though primary work is backend.
- Experience building developer-facing surfaces: public APIs, SDKs, or developer tooling.
- Pragmatic technical decision-making: balancing technical excellence with business impact.
- Strong operational instincts: monitoring, alerting, debugging, and incident response.
- Excellent communication—translate complex technical concepts for various audiences.
Nice To Haves
- Startup experience preferred—you've built 0-to-1 products or scaled through hypergrowth.
- Experience with AI/ML infrastructure, LLM APIs, or vector databases.
- Open source contributions or technical writing demonstrating expertise.
Responsibilities
- Build core platform systems: data pipelines, integration framework, API infrastructure, and developer tooling.
- Design scalable data models and storage strategies for complex CRM workflows and AI capabilities.
- Establish observability, monitoring, and performance standards as the platform scales.
- Create platform standards: API patterns, service design, testing frameworks, and deployment practices.
- Own critical technical decisions: infrastructure choices, architectural patterns, and technology selection.
- Partner with founders on technical strategy, balancing innovation with pragmatic execution.
Benefits
- Competitive stock options with standard 4-year vesting and a 1-year cliff.
- Fully covered medical, dental, and vision for you (50% for dependents).
- 401(k) with company match.
- Flexible time off.
- Generous parental leave.
- Team offsites 2-3 times a year.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
