Software Engineer II, Customs
Software Engineer II, Customs
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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.
Why Customs Matters More Than Ever
International trade is under more pressure than ever before. With tariffs shifting regulations and geopolitical uncertainty customs has gone from a back-office function to a boardroom priority. The recent trade crisissparked by Trump-era tariffshas made customs the single most complex challenge for global businesses. For many its the difference between keeping supply chains moving or grinding them to a halt.
Thats where we come in. The Customs Technology team at Flexport is leading the charge. We are building the systems that help entrepreneurs and global brands navigate complexity stay compliant and keep the worlds goods flowing.
The opportunity:
Customs brokerage is one of the largest most under-innovated opportunities in logistics. Legacy customs brokers are stuck with outdated systems and manual processesthey simply cant adapt fast enough.
Flexport is growing fast because were different. We are the only big tech company in the space and the only freight forwarder that got founded after the launch of Netscape. Being a tech company we can move much faster than our competitors and give our customers the service they expect in this day and age. We can deploy things like LLM agents at scale in an industry that is ripe to be disrupted by this technology.
Things we
- Leveraging AI in a safe way to eliminate mundane work for customs brokers and automate customs every step of the way
- Modeling complex and ambiguous domains into fully automated workflows
- Building highly performant and reliable Kotlin services on our cutting-edge infrastructure platform
- Collaborating with end users across the globe to create the best possible product: removing toil and surfacing interesting cases
You will:
- Work closely with business partners and product managers to distill complex business problems into elegant technical solutions.
- Work on systems that represent the real-world intricacies of logistics entities and the process of moving cargo in and out of countries.
- Build and launch products rapidly and incrementally. We ship to production dozens of times per day.
- Geek out about shipping customs regulations and logistics. (We do this often.)
- Figure out the most efficient way for our customers and partners to participate in the process of moving freight across borders.
- Design and build deep complex integrations with government agencies and partners.
- Automate archaic customs filing processes and save the operations team thousands of phone calls per week.
- Deliver supply chain insights to logistics teams via a world-class analytics experience.
- Create beautiful and efficient domain models for the incredibly complex world of freight forwarding.
You should have:
- > 3 years of experience writing software and a strong engineering background.
- A love of simple well-tested code that is easy to extend and hard to break.
- The ability to convey technical ideas in common terms to business partners product managers designers and engineers alike.
- A bias for action. When you see a problem you solve it.
- A desire to develop your tooling repertoire. We are tech-agnostic regarding candidate background but our platform is built with Ruby.
- Non-optional: an aptitude for learning quickly.
How we work:
- We come to the office at two to three times a week to hang out have lunch white board and collaborate
- We have the latest and greatest hardware and software for you to work with
- Were agile but not married to a single doctrine like scrum. The teams decide how they work best.
- Stack: were coming from a React/Flow Ruby on Rails monolith and moving to React/Typescript Kotlin Microservices on Kubernetes. We also use and love GraphQL GRPC Postgres Kafka and Snowflake
Whats in it for you
- An opportunity to contribute to one of the fastest-growing companies where youll have the chance to create a global impact while being a part of a thriving multinational environment
- Daily catered lunches incl. vegetarian options breakfast snacks and soft drinks available in our office on daily basis
- Commute expenses: Flexport will cover home-office commuting costs for employees living outside of Amsterdam
- 25 working days as vacation days based on full time employment.
- Health insurance: Flexport offers a collective health insurance plan including a basic package and any available additional packages. Your monthly premium is fully paid by Flexport.
- A defined pension contribution scheme
- Equity program: every team member becomes a shareholder aligning our success with yours. As a private company in a multi-trillion dollar industry you have a direct stake in our collective growth and success.
- Employee Assistance Program through Aetna Resources for Living: Flexport provides an employer-sponsored program at no cost to you and your household members
- Parental leave benefit: Flexport is here to support you and your families in one of the most important times in life the birth of a child! Our parental leave program allows both mothers and partners to take time off from work for pregnancy childbirth and to bond with your new child.
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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
