Staff Platform Engineer (Databases & Storage)

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Salary

$200K-$300K From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)

$116,543 U.S. median for this role

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+9.8% - Much faster than average

115% above the BLS role benchmark for software engineering aggregate.

Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Software Engineering aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

Role

Role function

Engineering From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Seniority

Staff Plus From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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Company stage

Early From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Equity

Offered From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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About this role

Staff Platform Engineer (Databases & Storage) San Francisco About World Labs: We build foundational world models that can perceive, generate, reason, and interact with the 3D world - unlocking AI's full potential through spatial intelligence by transforming seeing into doing, perceiving into reasoning, and imagining into creating.We believe spatial intelligence will unlock new forms of storytelling, creativity, design, simulation, and immersive experiences across both virtual and physical worlds. We bring together a world-class team, united by a shared curiosity, passion, and deep backgrounds in technology - from AI research to systems engineering to product design - creating a tight feedback loop between our cutting-edge research and products that empower our users. Role Overview We are looking for a Staff Platform Engineer to own the database and storage foundation of World Labs. This is a high-impact systems role at the intersection of databases, distributed systems, and AI infrastructure. You will define how core data systems are designed, scaled, and operated in an environment where workloads are evolving quickly and requirements are often ambiguous. You will be responsible for the architecture and operation of the transactional backbone of the platform, making foundational decisions around data modeling, replication, consistency, and performance. This role is about turning complex, failure-prone systems into ones that are simple, reliable, and predictable - and setting the technical direction for how we build and operate them. What You Will Do: - Own the design and evolution of the transactional systems that power the platform - Define architecture for database

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