Job description
Senior Full Stack Engineer - R&D
Panoptyc is looking for a versatile Senior Full Stack Engineer to power our R&D initiatives, expand our integration ecosystem, and rapidly prototype new capabilities that push our platform forward.
About the Role
You’ll be the technical backbone of our R&D team, building prototypes that validate new ideas, integrating with diverse point-of-sale systems, and maintaining the infrastructure that keeps our innovation moving fast. This role is perfect for someone who thrives on variety, loves solving integration puzzles, and can move from proof-of-concept to production-ready code.
What You’ll Do
Build & Iterate: Rapidly prototype new features and capabilities, turning research ideas into working systems that demonstrate real value
POS Integration: Design and implement integrations with various point-of-sale systems - each with their own quirks, APIs, and data formats
Backend Development: Build robust Node.js services that handle data ingestion, processing, and API orchestration
Database Design: Architect and optimize Postgres schemas for performance and scalability as our data needs evolve
DevOps & Infrastructure: Own deployment pipelines, monitoring, and infrastructure-as-code to keep our R&D environment reliable and fast
Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with computer vision engineers, product managers, and customers to understand requirements and deliver solutions
Required Skills
Strong Node.js experience - you’re fluent in modern JavaScript/TypeScript and understand async patterns, event-driven architecture, and building scalable services
Postgres expertise - schema design, query optimization, indexing strategies, and performance tuning are second nature
DevOps proficiency - comfortable with Docker, CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure), and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.)
API integration experience - you’ve dealt with REST APIs, webhooks, authentication flows, and the inevitable edge cases that come with third-party integrations
Full stack capability - while backend-focused, you can work across the stack when needed and aren’t afraid of frontend code
Prototype mindset - you know when to move fast and when to build for durability, balancing speed with quality
AWS experience - you know how to run workloads on AWS services like EC2, Fargate, ECS, Lambda, Bedrock, Sagemaker etc…
Frontend skills (Angular, React, or similar)
.NET Core development experience
Nice to Have
Experience with POS systems (Toast, Clover, NCR, Verifone, etc.) or retail tech
Message queue experience (RabbitMQ, SQS)
Time series databases or analytics infrastructure
Previous R&D or innovation team experience
Background in IoT or edge computing integrations
Experience with vector and graph db’s especially on Postgres
Technical Environment
You’ll work with: Node.js/TypeScript, Postgres, Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, AWS, Heroku, and whatever else makes sense to get the job done.
What We Value
Pragmatism over perfection - shipping working prototypes beats endless planning
Curiosity - you ask “why” and “what if” regularly
Ownership - you see projects through from conception to deployment
Communication - you can explain technical tradeoffs to non-technical stakeholders
Adaptability - R&D means pivots, changing priorities, and exploring new territories
Location: Remote
Compensation: Up to $60 USD/hr (based on location/region)
Panoptyc is building intelligent systems for the retail world. If you want to work on challenging integrations, build tools that enable breakthrough research, and see your prototypes turn into products, let’s talk.
