# Backend Engineer at Cambio AI Inc.

Backend Engineer at Cambio AI Inc. in Waterloo and 2 more. Hybrid, full-time. Posted September 2, 2026.

- Company: Cambio AI Inc.
- Location: Waterloo and 2 more
- Workplace: Hybrid
- Job type: Full-time
- Posted: 2026-09-02
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/cambio/34400221-9b07-4db9-929b-3441bdf00dd4/application
- Source: https://jobmagic.ai/jobs/backend-engineer-cambio-ai-inc-7ef911

## Requirements

- 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

## 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