engineering
Posted Apr 30Staff Software Engineer
at Unstructured
Remote
Responsibilities
- Drive long-term architectural strategy that enables scale, performance, and simplicity. - Be a Builder and a Multiplier: Write production-ready code and lead projects that move the needle, while also mentoring engineers across the org.
Requirements
- Unstructured is defining the standard for enterprise data transformation in the age of LLMs and generative AI.
- Our open-source toolkit has been downloaded 61M+ times and is used by 90% of the Fortune 1000.
- We power production AI workflows across commercial and federal sectors — transforming PDFs, HTML, Word docs, images, emails, and more into AI-ready data pipelines that scale.
- We're not just building tools, we're building the backbone of generative AI and the infrastructure that unlocks intelligence across industries.
- Set the standard for clean design, thoughtful abstractions, and scalable patterns. - Tackle High-Stakes Problems: Solve deep technical challenges that others shy away from, think orchestration at scale, data flow optimization, and AI-first infrastructure. - Lead Cross-Org Initiatives: Align engineering, product, and go-to-market teams around a shared technical roadmap.
- experience in cloud-native systems (AWS/GCP/Azure), and distributed architectures. - Strong understanding of cloud security fundamentals (IAM, least privilege, secrets management, data protection) in modern distributed systems. - Hands-on
- experience designing and operating authentication and authorization systems, including OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, JWT, and fine-grained access control models (RBAC/ABAC). -
Experience
- WHAT YOU BRING - 7 to 10+ years of
Benefits
- Location(s) Preferred: San Francisco, Bay Area, San Jose, Seattle, Sacramento WHAT YOU’LL OWN & DRIVE - Architect the Future: Own the technical vision for some of the most complex and high-impact systems we build.
- Experience integrating with enterprise identity providers and directory services (e.g., LDAP, Active Directory, SCIM) in Kubernetes-based or cloud-native environments. - Proven track record of leading major technical initiatives, mentoring engineers, and shaping team culture. - Passion for performance, reliability, and elegant design. - Strong communication and leadership presence, you make others better. BONUS POINTS -