Backend Engineer

Cambio is a software platform for real estate decarbonization. We help commercial real estate owners bring their portfolios to net-zero with an AI-driven sustainability, asset, and investment management platform. We're backed by Y Combinator, Google, and Stanford — and we're the fastest-growing startup in our category.The roleWe're looking for a Backend Engineer to build, help teammates do their best work, and have fun doing it.What You'll Be DoingLaunch customer-facing features by building Django backend servicesImprove the customer experience through performance optimizationsImprove the eng team's quality of life by committing to tech debt reductionSupport and collaborate with your teammatesWho You AreAn A-player: low ego, curious, and serious about your craftYou are outcome drivenWork isn't in opposition to life for you - it's part of your life because you genuinely enjoy itYou ship through obstacles — roadblocks are part of the problem to solveYou move with urgency and close the week with visible impactYou're relentlessly curious and treat truth-seeking as a disciplineYou believe iteration speed is quality - the way to build great things is to build fast and learn fasterYou show up for your teammates, in person. You unblock before being asked and never let someone stay stuckYou own your work end-to-end - proactive about visibility, proud of your progress, and you over-communicate until everyone is fully alignedWhat You BringIndependent problem simplification skillsExperienced in Python web development (Django & Ninja is a bonus)Solid grasp of computer science and algorithm fundamentalsExceptional research & debugging skillsUnderstanding of technical trade-offs and the YAGNI principleOur tech stackInfra: AWS, Kubernetes, Redis, PostgreSQL, SQS, CDK, GitHub, RetoolBackend: Django REST/Ninja, CeleryFrontend: TypeScript, React, Next.js, Tailwind CSSLLM: AWS Bedrock, OpenAI, ClaudeLogisticsWork authorization: authorized to work in the US or Canada, and able to travel to bothThis is an in-person role based in Kitchener-Waterloo, New York, or San FranciscoWhat we offerCompetitive compensation and startup equityFlexible time off$1,200 annual learning budgetCatered lunchBest workstation in a beautiful office in Uptown WaterlooOffice gym