Burq is transforming commerce by simplifying delivery from port to doorstep through innovative technology. Our mission is to make the complex process of delivery seamless and turnkey for enterprise retailers. Recognized as one of Fast Company's Best Workplaces for Innovators and a 2025 Inc. Magazine Power Partner, we are redefining logistics while empowering our partners to grow. Supported by top Silicon Valley investors, including Village Global, we have built a world-class global team. At Burq, you’ll have the opportunity to make a significant impact, grow rapidly, and contribute to meaningful work in a fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the design, development, and deployment of complex features across backend services and web applications.
- Build and maintain reliable, secure REST APIs and webhooks that enterprise customers integrate with, ensuring clear documentation.
- Lead technical scoping and execution of integrations, collaborating closely with Product, Customer Success, and engineering teams.
- Use data and customer feedback to continuously improve the Burq Dashboard, enabling smooth and efficient delivery operations.
- Take full ownership of production quality by monitoring systems, responding to incidents, conducting root cause analysis, and preventing recurrence.
- Elevate team standards through code reviews, technical design contributions, mentoring, and improving engineering, security, and design practices.
- Incorporate AI tools daily to accelerate development, testing, and debugging processes.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of 4 years of professional software engineering experience with a proven track record of shipping and maintaining production systems.
- Strong proficiency in Node.js and JavaScript/TypeScript for backend development.
- Experience building web applications using React or similar modern frameworks.
- Solid background in designing and implementing REST APIs and microservices architectures.
- Comfortable working with both SQL and NoSQL databases and deploying applications on AWS.
- Skilled in integrating third-party systems and APIs, including managing webhooks, authentication, and graceful failure handling.
- Demonstrates a strong ownership mindset, taking ambiguous problems through to completion with accountability for outcomes.
- AI-native: actively uses AI tools such as Claude or Unblocked in daily workflows and quickly adopts new technologies.
- Excellent communication skills, able to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including customers.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in delivery, logistics, or marketplace platforms.
- Familiarity with workflow orchestration tools like Temporal or event-driven systems such as Kafka.
- Knowledge of enterprise integration and security requirements, including SSO, IP allow listing, and audit logging.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental insurance coverage.
- Reimbursement opportunities for educational courses to support continuous learning.
- Generous paid time off to promote work-life balance.
Join Burq to be part of a dynamic team that is shaping the future of logistics through innovation and technology, where your contributions will have a direct impact on the success of enterprise delivery operations worldwide.