Senior Backend Engineer — Lead Scalable AI-Driven Systems

Quo, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 169,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Quo, Inc. is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to own and deliver intermediate to complex backend components. You will code, architect, review, and potentially lead small projects, with focus on scalable systems and reliable services.

The role uses TypeScript/Node, Kubernetes on AWS, and an event-driven microservices stack (Temporal, RabbitMQ) with Postgres, Mongo, Elastic, and Redis. You’ll drive quality through observability and thoughtful tradeoffs.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with Typescript or Java/C# and Node.js.
• Experience with observability including metrics, logging, and tracing.
• Owns their work, communicates clearly, and helps empower others.
• Curious, empathetic, and lifelong learner who analyzes tradeoffs.

Responsibilities

• Code, architect, and own moderate to complex backend components.
• Lead small teams or projects and perform code reviews.
• Design and deliver small to mid-size projects end-to-end.
• Tackle impactful backend challenges and build scalable systems.

Skills

Typescript

Java/C#

JavaScript/Node

Observability tools

Ownership & communication

Curiosity & lifelong learning

Tools

Kubernetes

Temporal

RabbitMQ

Postgres

MongoDB

Elastic

Redis

Datadog

Slack

Notion

Figma

Linear

Job description

Quo, Inc. is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to own and deliver intermediate to complex backend components. You will code, architect, review, and potentially lead small projects, with focus on scalable systems and reliable services.

The role uses TypeScript/Node, Kubernetes on AWS, and an event-driven microservices stack (Temporal, RabbitMQ) with Postgres, Mongo, Elastic, and Redis. You’ll drive quality through observability and thoughtful tradeoffs.