Software Engineer II, Freight Operation Technology
Software Engineer II, Freight Operation Technology
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About Flexport:
At Flexport we believe global trade can move the human race forward. Thats why its our mission to make global commerce so easy there will be more of it. Were shaping the future of a $10T industry with solutions powered by innovative technology and exceptional people. Today companies of all sizesfrom emerging brands to Fortune 500suse Flexport technology to move more than $19B of merchandise across 112 countries a year.
The recent global supply chain crisis has put Flexport center stage as we continue to play a pivotal role in how goods move around the world. We are proud to have the support of the best investors in the game who believe in our mission solutions and people. Ready to tackle global challenges that impact business society and the environment Come join us.
The opportunity:
Flexport is a platform for global trade in an industry that comprises 12% of the global GDP. We are the first licensed freight forwarder and customs brokerage built around a modern tech stack. We help the worlds fastest-growing brands manage their international supply chains providing a fully-managed service for moving products between any two places on the planet.
Exceptional software development is integral in allowing us to fulfill our mission of fixing the user experience in global trade. At Flexport youll develop products that are at the forefront of reshaping the entire logistics & supply chain industries. Youll work alongside self-starters interested in solving real-world problems and streamlining the inefficiencies in the complex global trade industry. Youll have the opportunity to reshape an industry by creating the new operating system for global trade.
About the team:
The Freight Operations Technology organization at Flexport plays a pivotal role in developing world-class freight forwarding execution systems powered by AI and automation. We work closely across engineering product and business teams to build scalable solutions that streamline global operations.
The ideal candidate is comfortable collaborating with engineering peers and cross-functional stakeholders effectively representing technical considerations in product development. While prior experience in logistics is a plus its not required. We value a strong technical foundation a willingness to learn and a passion for solving complex problems.
Youll have the opportunity to broaden your expertise work with domain experts and contribute to high-impact projects that drive the success of our freight forwarding business.
***This role is based in Bellevue WA and requires in person attendance
You will:
- Build highly available secure distributed systems in a microservice architecture.
- Design develop test and maintain systems that represent the real-world intricacies of logistics entities such as shipper client cargo document carrier container email etc.
- Collaborate with some of the best engineers in the industry to work on complex business and technical problems.
- Work closely with business partners and product managers to distill complex business problems into elegant technical solutions.
- Build and launch products rapidly and incrementally. We ship to production dozens of times per day.
- Ensure our products maintain a high-quality bar. We believe in anticipating issues by obsessing over metrics and applying key learnings from post-mortems to all our services.
- Geek out about shipping and logistics. (We do this often.)
You should have:
- 3 years of professional software development experience with a solid engineering foundation
- 2 years of experience in system design and architecture with a strong understanding of object-oriented analysis and design (OOA/OOD) principles
- Full-stack development experience with proficiency in some of the following: React Angular MUI TypeScript/JavaScript GraphQL Java or Kotlin
- Experience building responsive mobile-friendly web applications
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent experience
Preferred qualifications
- A love of simple well-tested code that is easy to extend and hard to break.
- A bias for action. When you see a problem you solve it.
- The ability to convey technical ideas in common terms to business partners product managers and engineers alike.
- Experience building large scale high-performance systems in a complex multi-tiered distributed environment
- Understanding of performance tradeoffs load balancing and operational issues
- Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for full software development life cycle including coding standards code reviews source control management continuous deployments testing and operations
- Non-optional: an aptitude for learning quickly.
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The US base salary range for this position (exclusive of bonus equity and benefits):
$147000 - $183750 USD
Commitment to Equal Opportunity
At Flexport our ability to fulfill our mission of making global commerce easy and accessible relies on having a diverse dedicated and engaged workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race color religion sex national origin age physical and mental disability health status marital and family status sexual orientation gender identity and expression military and veteran status and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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Employment Type
Full Time
