Full Stack Engineer, Business Applications & AI

Chowbus•Chicago, IL

13h•$100,000 - $130,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Chowbus is hiring a Full Stack Engineer to help build its customer lifecycle project, a high-priority platform for streamlining and scaling internal business workflows from restaurant onboarding through customer success, sales, and technical operations. The project is moving quickly, with major launches planned over the next several months. As an early member of the team, the engineer will report to the Staff Engineer leading the platform, work directly with business stakeholders, own features end to end, and bring practical AI capabilities into everyday workflows. The role is based in Chicago, Illinois, with a hybrid schedule requiring at least three days per week in the office. Remote arrangements may be considered for exceptional candidates. The position offers hands-on ownership, close feedback loops with users, and experience building AI agents in production.

Requirements

3–5 years of software engineering experience; a strong career trajectory is valued more than an exact number of years.
Proficiency in Java or Go.
Experience building and operating backend services in production.
Solid backend system design skills, including APIs, data modeling, and reliability.
Ability to work independently, own features end to end, and make progress when requirements are not fully defined.
Practical experience with AI coding assistants or agents, including reviewing generated code and identifying mistakes.
Clear professional English for working with US-based technical and business colleagues.
Curiosity and ability to become productive quickly with unfamiliar technologies.

Nice To Haves

Experience building AI agents or LLM-powered applications, including tool calling, structured outputs, evaluations, or human-in-the-loop workflows.
Mandarin proficiency, especially for technical discussions with teammates.
Experience with customer lifecycle systems such as onboarding, CRM, or customer success tools.
Experience with Vue, PostgreSQL, Salesforce, AWS, or Kubernetes.
Experience building internal tools or restaurant technology.
Bilingual proficiency in English and Chinese.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and operate backend services supporting onboarding, customer success, and sales workflows.
Work with onboarding, operations, and sales teams to understand problems, clarify requirements, and deliver improvements from idea through launch.
Design reliable data models and APIs that can adapt as business needs change.
Build integrations with Salesforce and other business systems, including authentication, permissions, data synchronization, and failure handling.
Build AI-powered workflows that connect models with tools and APIs to retrieve information, assist users, and complete tasks with appropriate human review.
Contribute across the stack, including frontend development, as project needs require.
Use coding agents to accelerate implementation, testing, and debugging, while reviewing and verifying shipped work.
Write automated tests, participate in code reviews, and support services in production.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
401(k).
100% employer-paid Short-Term Disability (STD).
100% employer-paid Life Insurance, with the option to purchase additional employee-paid Life Insurance.
100% employer-paid Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance, with the option to purchase additional employee-paid AD&D Insurance.
Company holidays.
Birthday off.
Paid Parental Leave.
Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO).
Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Equity options, subject to Board approval.
Visa sponsorship available.
Fair compensation package.