Software Engineer II (Commerce)

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 to our mission of fixing the user experience in global trade. As a Software Engineer II within our Commerce and Finance organization you will develop tools that revolutionize end-to-end cost tracking across Ocean Air and Trucking logistics. Our mission is to ensure all procurement contracts are digitized centrally available and readily accessible to Flexport systems for optimized decision-making - from procurement benchmarking and fulfillment optimization to bill processing and P&L planning.

We operate as a platform team tackling complex logistical challenges by leveraging data insights AI and automation across Flexports tech stack. Youll work alongside industry experts on impactful projects that drive efficiency and reliability for our customers and our business.

You will

• Architect the Cost Library: Scale the central hub that captures all global costs and pushes that critical data to Finance and Billing systems.
• Digitize Global Procurement: Build tools that turn complex contracts into digital data eliminating manual workflows and providing single source of truth visibility.
• Collaborate: Work closely with business partners product managers and operations teams to distill complex business problems into elegant technical solutions.
• Ship Rapidly: Join a close-knit engineering team that ships to production dozens of times per day.
• Own Quality: Obsess over metrics and high-quality bars applying key learnings from post-mortems to ensure system reliability.

You should have

• Experience: 3 years of professional software development experience with a strong engineering background.
• Architecture: 2 years of experience in system design and architecture including familiarity with OOA/OOD and design patterns.
• Technical Breadth: Proficiency in modern programming languages; our ecosystem relies heavily on Java Kotlin and Ruby on Rails
• Education: Bachelors degree in Computer Science or a related technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• Mindset: A bias for actionwhen you see a problem you solve itand an aptitude for learning quickly.

Preferred qualifications

• Finance Tech Expertise: Prior experience in financial technology billing or automated procurement is highly preferred.
• Experience building large-scale high-performance systems in a multi-tiered distributed environment.
• Understanding of performance tradeoffs load balancing and operational issues.
• A love for simple well-tested code that is easy to extend and hard to break.
• The ability to convey technical ideas in common terms to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

The process

We hire through a standardized Generalist Software Engineering interview process to ensure a high bar for technical excellence.

By applying to this role you are signaling a preference for the Finance and Commerce domain. We are specifically looking for engineers who are excited by the rigor of financial systems and have prior experience in a finance or commerce domain.

• Interview Process: You will go through a standardized interview process.
• Team Placement: While a role within our Commerce & Finance Org (such as Cost Capture Billing or Procurement Tech) will be prioritized final team matching will be determined at the end of the process. This ensures we find the best fit based on your specific skill set interests and the highest-priority needs of our global business.
• Location: This role is based in Bellevue WA and requires in-person attendance 5 days a week.

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