Senior Backend Engineer (Integration-Focused)
About the Company:
A rapidly growing technology company developing AI-powered automation for the quick-service restaurant industry. Their platform enables real-time voice interactions, personalized upselling, and advanced integrations with third-party systems such as POS platforms and digital menu boards. The company values speed, ownership, and creative engineering to solve real-world business problems at scale.
About the Role:
We’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join a cross-functional integrations team focused on building and maintaining robust, scalable integrations with external systems. This role involves working closely with restaurant technology platforms to ensure seamless data flow and performance reliability. You will take technical ownership over external system integrations and contribute directly to the architecture of real-time backend systems.
Responsibilities:
- Design and maintain integrations with third-party platforms (POS, menu boards, etc.)
- Build data pipelines for synchronizing restaurant menus and metadata
- Troubleshoot and resolve real-time integration issues in production
- Lead communication with technical partners and vendors
Maintain documentation and improve internal tooling around integrations
Requirements:
- BSc in Software Development or equivalent industry experience
- 5+ years experience in Python
- Strong backend development and software architecture skills
- Experience in developing and deploying multiple projects used in production
- Proficient with Async IO
- Experience with CI/CD, Clouds (AWS/GCP/Azure), Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, 3rd Party API integrations
- Experience with Data Pipelines, ETL
- Prior experience working in startups
- 2+ years of experience as a tech lead or team lead
Nice to Have:
- Experience with data synchronization, menu systems, or POS integration
- Familiarity with frontend (React) and general DevOps practices
- Knowledge of concurrency patterns and systems reliability