Full Stack Engineer - R&D

Senior Full Stack Engineer - R&DPanoptyc 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 RoleYou’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 DoBuild & Iterate: Rapidly prototype new features and capabilities, turning research ideas into working systems that demonstrate real valuePOS Integration: Design and implement integrations with various point-of-sale systems - each with their own quirks, APIs, and data formatsBackend Development: Build robust Node.js services that handle data ingestion, processing, and API orchestrationDatabase Design: Architect and optimize Postgres schemas for performance and scalability as our data needs evolveDevOps & Infrastructure: Own deployment pipelines, monitoring, and infrastructure-as-code to keep our R&D environment reliable and fastCross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with computer vision engineers, product managers, and customers to understand requirements and deliver solutionsRequired SkillsStrong Node.js experience - you’re fluent in modern JavaScript/TypeScript and understand async patterns, event-driven architecture, and building scalable servicesPostgres expertise - schema design, query optimization, indexing strategies, and performance tuning are second natureDevOps 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 integrationsFull stack capability - while backend-focused, you can work across the stack when needed and aren’t afraid of frontend codePrototype mindset - you know when to move fast and when to build for durability, balancing speed with qualityAWS 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 experienceNice to HaveExperience with POS systems (Toast, Clover, NCR, Verifone, etc.) or retail techMessage queue experience (RabbitMQ, SQS)Time series databases or analytics infrastructurePrevious R&D or innovation team experienceBackground in IoT or edge computing integrationsExperience with vector and graph db’s especially on PostgresTechnical EnvironmentYou’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 ValuePragmatism over perfection - shipping working prototypes beats endless planningCuriosity - you ask “why” and “what if” regularlyOwnership - you see projects through from conception to deploymentCommunication - you can explain technical tradeoffs to non-technical stakeholdersAdaptability - R&D means pivots, changing priorities, and exploring new territoriesLocation: RemoteCompensation: 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.