Staff Software Engineer, RestX

Today, restaurant owners spend huge amounts of time reacting to operational problems: managing incoming orders, handling kitchen bottlenecks, coordinating delivery, updating menus, and responding to customer issues under constant time pressure.

RestX is building the autonomous operating system for restaurants. We are building systems that detect issues using signals across fragmented systems, automate decisions at scale, and help restaurants run with minimal manual intervention, helping owners focus on their passion: making great food and delighting their customers.

This team owns ordering, fulfillment, menu syncs, POS integrations, kitchen workflows, and operational automations – systems directly in the critical path for restaurant revenue and guest experience.

We're looking for a Staff Backend Engineer, who cares deeply about scale and reliability, while building compelling product experiences and has the range to own it end-to-end. You'll build mission-critical software systems that directly impact restaurant revenue and reputation.

This role is 100% remote and can be based anywhere in the United States and Canada.

- Build autonomous restaurant operations software and innovate new interaction models between operators and software

- Work on mission-critical systems that directly impact guest experience with our product, restaurant revenue and reputation, and operate as a leader in reliability and scale

- Build systems in a domain with rich real-time data loops with immediate customer feedback, and have a direct impact on Owner’s revenue trajectory by greatly reducing support tickets and churn

- Demonstrate extreme ownership across workflows spanning ordering, kitchens, delivery, and fulfillment

- 7+ years, with meaningful time building end-to-end systems and product experiences

- Strong experience building high-throughput systems with a focus on reliability and scalability

- Experience with our backend stack (Node.js, MongoDB, PostgreSQL)

- Experience building workflow orchestration, automation systems, or AI agents

- High degree of cross-functional collaboration — past colleagues in product, design, and business would speak highly of you

- Strong sense of ownership and drive, excellent communication, and a proactive approach to identifying and solving problems

- The estimated starting base salary range for this role is $220K-240K depending on level, location and experience, plus a generous pre-IPO equity package

- Other benefits include comprehensive health coverage, work from anywhere (remote-first workplace), unlimited PTO - plus extra fun perks!