At Qu you’ll find a fun, dynamic, and diverse culture that celebrates team and individual success. Our people are down to earth, creative thinkers who value innovation. While mostly virtual, we collaborate closely to produce leading-edge software solutions much needed in the restaurant industry.

As the Senior Backend Engineer, you will build and scale PowerX cloud-based services and APIs that integrate seamlessly with our IoT devices and data platforms.

At Qu you will:

• Onboard to PowerX and Qu dev environments; evaluate current backend code; contribute to anomaly detection v1 ship.
• Design, develop, and maintain highly scalable and reliable APIs and services.
• Build and optimize event-driven architectures leveraging SQS, SNS, and EventBridge for
  asynchronous workflows.
• Build and optimize database schemas, queries, and data flows in PostgreSQL.
• Ensure robust CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitHub Actions.
• Ensure security best practices across the backend, including API authentication, authorization, and infrastructure hardening.
• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code while adhering to industry best practices.
• Conduct code reviews and foster a culture of engineering excellence.
• Collaborate with the product team to translate user needs into technical specifications and deliver user-friendly solutions.

What we're looking for:

• 5+ years of professional experience in backend software development, preferably in a startup environment.
• Strong experience in backend frameworks like FastAPI, Django, or Flask, and strong proficiency in Python.
• Expertise with AWS services, such as Lambda, API Gateway, RDS, SQS, SNS, and EventBridge.
• Hands-on experience with SQLAlchemy or similar ORM tools for managing complex database interactions.
• Solid understanding of event-driven architectures and asynchronous messaging systems.
• Familiarity with role-based access control (RBAC) systems and API token-based authentication.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks, especially GitHub Actions.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, or AWS ECS)
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies and tools like GitHub, Notion, or Jira.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work in a fully remote environment.