Software Engineer

About Flexport:

At Flexport, we believe global trade can move the human race forward. That’s why it’s our mission to make global commerce so easy there will be more of it. We’re shaping the future of a $8.6T industry with solutions powered by innovative technology and exceptional people. Today, companies of all sizes—from emerging brands to Fortune 500s—use 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. At a valuation of $8 billion, 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 world's 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 you’ll develop products that are at the forefront of reshaping the entire logistics & supply chain industries. You’ll work alongside self-starters interested in solving real-world problems and streamlining the inefficiencies in the complex global trade industry. You’ll have the opportunity to reshape an industry by creating the new operating system for global trade.

About the team:

Our scope includes enabling seamless load execution with real-time location tracking, facilitating accurate carrier payments and invoicing, and orchestrating operational tasks. We are dedicated to building efficient platforms that streamline truck management and enhance the reliability of the logistics process. Join us if you’re passionate about revolutionizing the trucking industry and making a global impact through innovative technology solutions.

***This role is based in Bellevue, WA and requires in person attendance 3 times a week with flexibility to work remotely 2 days per week.***

You will:

• Design, develop, test and maintain systems that represent the real-world intricacies of logistics entities.
• Collaborate with some of the best engineers in the industry to work on complex business and technical problems.
• Architect and drive major projects while coordinating with multiple stakeholders.
• 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.
• Lead by example, spending most of your time building performant and reliable services.
• Guide the team's technical roadmap, pushing for the technology choices that will make our systems performant, reliable, and easy to build in.
• 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.
• You play a significant role in the career development of others, actively mentoring and educating the larger software engineering community on trends, technologies, and best practices.

You should have:

• 6+ years of professional software development experience.
• Experience working with frontend frameworks and libraries such as React and Redux.
• Experience of building large scale, high-performance systems in a complex, multi-tiered, distributed environment.
• Knowledge of at least one programming language such as Java, Kotlin, Ruby, Python or C++.
• Understanding of database tradeoffs and ability to pick and work with the right tool for the job (SQL, NoSQL, scaling characteristics, etc)
• Experience driving inter-team technical collaboration, communication and alignment
• Experience running code reviews and mentoring engineers in a technical capacity

It’s a plus if you:

• Have experience with the AWS tech stack
• A bias for action. When you see a problem, you solve it.
• Understanding of performance tradeoffs, load balancing and operational issues.

We know everyone's career looks a little bit different and encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't precisely match the job description!

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