Software Engineer II, Cost Capture

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:

Welcome to our Cost Capture Team! We specialize in developing innovative tools that revolutionize procurement cost tracking across Ocean Air and Trucking freight logistics - or end-to-end cost tracking. Our mission is to create cutting-edge technologies that ensure all procurement contracts are digitized centrally available and readily exposed to Flexport systems for optimized decision making - whether that be decisions regarding procurement benchmarking fulfillment optimization bill processing P&L planning etc. - we work across a host of internal teams as a platform team within Flexport. Our team is dedicated to tackling complex logistical challenges by leveraging comprehensive data insights AI solutions and automation across Flexports tech stack.

A successful candidate will be comfortable working alongside engineering peers and partnering with product and business stakeholders to represent technical considerations for our products. While logistics experience is a plus it is not a requirement. We value a willingness to learn and a passion for innovation. Youll have the opportunity to expand your knowledge work with industry experts and contribute to impactful projects that drive efficiency and reliability in air cargo transportation.

***This role is based in Bellevue WA and requires in-person attendance five times a week.

You will:

• Design develop test deploy and maintain systems that represent the real-world intricacies of logistics entities such as packing lists booking notifications and routing guides.
• Contribute to code reviews to maintain code quality share knowledge and learn from other team members.
• Collaborate with business partners and product managers to translate complex business problems into elegant technical solutions.
• Build highly available secure and distributed systems within a microservices architecture.
• Work collaboratively with peer teams on cross-team projects building solutions that add new functionality to multiple Flexport systems.
• Rapidly build and launch products incrementally leveraging best practices around CI/CD to facilitate development.
• Ensure high-quality standards by incorporating metrics and applying learnings from post-mortems to all services.

You should have:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering or a related field or equivalent practical experience.
• At least 2 years of professional experience in full-stack development with demonstrated coding skills.
• Proficiency in modern programming languages such as Java Python Ruby or .
• Proficiency with technologies like databases API development and testing frameworks.
• Proficiency with deploying monitoring and maintaining production services.

Its a plus if you have:

• Experience with elements of our tech stack: Java Spring Boot Ruby on Rails React AWS.
• A bias for action; when you see a problem you fix it.
• Ability to convey technical ideas in common terms to business stakeholders product managers and engineers alike.
• Excellent written communication skills. You will work with people all over the world with different primary languages and time zones so great writing is key.

We know everyones career looks a little bit different and encourage you to apply even if your experience doesnt precisely match the job description!

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