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About Burq Burq started with an ambitious mission: how can we turn the complex process of offering delivery into a simple turnkey solution? We began by building one of the largest connected delivery networks, partnering with major logistics providers and making it easy for businesses to plug in and start offering delivery instantly. Today, were powering deliveries for some of the fastest-growing companiesfrom retailers to startups. Its a big mission, and now we want you to join us to make it even bigger! Were backed by leading venture investors, including Village Global (whose LPs include Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Reid Hoffman, and Sara Blakely), and have assembled a world-class team across the U.S. We operate at scale, but were still a small team relative to the opportunity ahead. That means youll have an unprecedented chance to grow while doing the most important work of your career. We want people who are unafraid to be wrong and who support their decisions with both numbers and narrative. Full Stack Engineer As a Software Engineer at Burq, you will be joining a team of talented engineers working together to transform the way businesses offer on-demand & same-day delivery. You will be part of an emerging team that is building a product to power millions of businesses with their delivery needs. Responsibilities Backend Engineering Build and scale Node.js/Express services that power our delivery platform. Design and maintain RESTful APIs with a focus on scalability, authentication, and performance. Work with PostgreSQL to design efficient schemas and optimize queries for large datasets. Integrate message queues (SQS, Kafka, or similar) to support asynchronous processing and reliability. Frontend Engineering Develop responsive, maintainable user interfaces using React and TypeScript. Collaborate with product and design teams to translate complex logistics workflows into simple, intuitive experiences. AI/ML Engineering Design and refine prompts for large language models to optimize route planning, order processing, and customer communications. Integrate AI capabilities (e.g., AWS Bedrock) into existing workflows and services. Experiment with AI-powered features to improve delivery efficiency, automation, and user experience. Collaborate with the team to identify opportunities where AI/ML can solve logistics challenges at scale. Cloud Infrastructure Deploy and manage services in AWS (ECS, Lambda, RDS, S3, etc.). Implement CI/CD pipelines and observability tools to ensure reliability and scalability. Collaboration & Ownership Own features end-to-endfrom concept through production release. Participate in code reviews, share best practices, and mentor other engineers. Technical Architecture Discussions and Decisions Can put yourself in the shoes of your users and be a steward of crafting great experiences. Qualifications 48 years of professional software development experience. Strong proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and Node.js in a production environment. Proven experience designing and consuming REST APIs. Working knowledge of PostgreSQL (or other relational databases). Experience deploying and monitoring applications in AWS. Comfortable contributing across both backend and frontend stacks. Investing in You Competitive salary and opportunity for equity. Option to work fully remotely or in-person. Medical, dental and vision insurance. Reimbursement for educational courses. Benefits Generous Time Off. Workstation setup stipend. At Burq, we value diversity. We are an equal opportunity employer: we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. #J-18808-Ljbffr