Who you are

• 4–8 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

What the job involves

• We operate at scale, but we're still a small team relative to the opportunity ahead. That means you’ll 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
• 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
• 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
• Develop responsive, maintainable user interfaces using React and TypeScript
• Collaborate with product and design teams to translate complex logistics workflows into simple, intuitive experiences
• 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
• Deploy and manage services in AWS (ECS, Lambda, RDS, S3, etc.)
• Implement CI/CD pipelines and observability tools to ensure reliability and scalability
• Own features end-to-end—from concept through production release
• Participate in code reviews, share best practices, and mentor other engineers
• Can put yourself in the shoes of your users and be a steward of crafting great experiences