# Backend Engineer - Company: [Cambio]() - Location: Waterloo · San Francisco · New York City - Remote: Yes - Team: Engineering - Employment type: Full Time - Posted: September 2, 2026 ## Job description Cambio 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. ## The role We're looking for a Backend Engineer to build, help teammates do their best work, and have fun doing it. ## What you'll be doing * Launch customer-facing features by building Django backend services * Improve the customer experience through performance optimizations * Improve the eng team's quality of life by committing to tech debt reduction * Support and collaborate with your teammates ## Who you are * An A-player: low ego, curious, and serious about your craft * You are outcome driven * Work isn't in opposition to life for you - it's part of your life because you genuinely enjoy it * You ship through obstacles — roadblocks are part of the problem to solve * You move with urgency and close the week with visible impact * You're relentlessly curious and treat truth-seeking as a discipline * You believe iteration speed is quality - the way to build great things is to build fast and learn faster * You show up for your teammates, in person. You unblock before being asked and never let someone stay stuck * You own your work end-to-end - proactive about visibility, proud of your progress, and you over-communicate until everyone is fully aligned ## What you bring * Independent problem simplification skills * Experienced in Python web development (Django & Ninja is a bonus) * Solid grasp of computer science and algorithm fundamentals * Exceptional research & debugging skills * Understanding of technical trade-offs and the YAGNI principle ## Our tech stack * Infra: AWS, Kubernetes, Redis, PostgreSQL, SQS, CDK, GitHub, Retool * Backend: Django REST/Ninja, Celery * Frontend: TypeScript, React, Next.js, Tailwind CSS * LLM: AWS Bedrock, OpenAI, Claude ## Logistics * Work authorization: authorized to work in the US or Canada, and able to travel to both * This is an in-person role based in Kitchener-Waterloo, New York, or San Francisco ## What we offer * Competitive compensation and startup equity * Flexible time off * $1,200 annual learning budget * Catered lunch * Best workstation in a beautiful office in Uptown Waterloo * Office gym ## Apply [Apply on Cambio]() Canonical job page: