Senior Backend Engineer — AI-Powered Platform (Remote)

Kindredventures; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 168,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Quo is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to build scalable backend services in a remote-friendly setting with a Chicago focus. You will architect and own core components, lead small teams or projects, and contribute to code reviews and design decisions across the backend stack.

We value ownership, communication, and a passion for delivering value to customers. Strong TS experience and expertise in observability are required, with a collaborative mindset and a drive to learn continually.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with Typescript and Node.js stack.
• Experience with observability, metrics, logging, and tracing.
• Ability to own features and communicate across teams.
• Empathy, collaboration, and thoughtful decision making.
• Curiosity about underlying systems and continuous learning.

Responsibilities

• Write and architect backend components and services.
• Lead small teams or projects and conduct design reviews.
• Deliver end-to-end features with reliable, scalable backend systems.
• Collaborate with frontend and data teams to improve product outcomes.

Skills

Typescript

Observability

Ownership & communication

Empathy & teamwork

Curiosity & learning

Readable code

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS

RabbitMQ

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Datadog

Redis

Figma

Linear

Notion

Slack

Job description

Quo is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to build scalable backend services in a remote-friendly setting with a Chicago focus. You will architect and own core components, lead small teams or projects, and contribute to code reviews and design decisions across the backend stack.

We value ownership, communication, and a passion for delivering value to customers. Strong TS experience and expertise in observability are required, with a collaborative mindset and a drive to learn continually.