Backend Engineer

ppCambio 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. /ph3The role /h3pWe're looking for a Backend Engineer to build, help teammates do their best work, and have fun doing it. /ph3What you'll be doing /h3ullipLaunch customer-facing features by building Django backend services /p /lilipImprove the customer experience through performance optimizations /p /lilipImprove the eng team's quality of life by committing to tech debt reduction /p /lilipSupport and collaborate with your teammates /p /li /ulh3Who you are /h3ullipAn A-player: low ego, curious, and serious about your craft /p /lilipYou are outcome driven /p /lilipWork isn't in opposition to life for you
- it's part of your life because you genuinely enjoy it /p /lilipYou ship through obstacles — roadblocks are part of the problem to solve /p /lilipYou move with urgency and close the week with visible impact /p /lilipYou're relentlessly curious and treat truth-seeking as a discipline /p /lilipYou believe iteration speed is quality
- the way to build great things is to build fast and learn faster /p /lilipYou show up for your teammates, in person. You unblock before being asked and never let someone stay stuck /p /lilipYou own your work end-to-end
- proactive about visibility, proud of your progress, and you over-communicate until everyone is fully aligned /p /li /ulh3What you bring /h3ullipIndependent problem simplification skills /p /lilipExperienced in Python web development (Django Ninja is a bonus) /p /lilipSolid grasp of computer science and algorithm fundamentals /p /lilipExceptional research debugging skills /p /lilipUnderstanding of technical trade-offs and the YAGNI principle /p /li /ulh3Our tech stack /h3ullipInfra: AWS, Kubernetes, Redis, PostgreSQL, SQS, CDK, GitHub, Retool /p /lilipBackend: Django REST/Ninja, Celery /p /lilipFrontend: TypeScript, React, Next.js, Tailwind CSS /p /lilipLLM: AWS Bedrock, OpenAI, Claude /p /li /ulh3Logistics /h3ullipWork authorization: authorized to work in the US or Canada, and able to travel to both /p /lilipThis is an in-person role based in Kitchener-Waterloo, New York, or San Francisco /p /li /ulh3What

we offer
/h3ullipCompetitive compensation and startup equity /p /lilipFlexible time off /p /lilip$1,200 annual learning budget /p /lilipCatered lunch /p /lilipBest workstation in a beautiful office in Uptown Waterloo /p /lilipOffice gym /p /li /ul /p