Senior Software Engineer, Trucking - Generalist

Company: Voiceflow
Location: Bellevue
Posted on: November 8, 2024

Job Description:

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. Build the operating system for global trade Flexport is building the first modern logistics platform to make global trade easier for everyone. We are solving complex problems on a global scale, and disrupting a multi-trillion dollar industry that has remained stubbornly unchanged. We help the world's fastest-growing brands manage their international supply chains, providing a fully-managed service for moving their products between any two places on the planet. Our platform is built from the ground up, aggregating data from many different sources. We offer hundreds of different data points and our data model is constantly evolving as we continue to build the capabilities required to manage today's complex global supply chains. About the team: Our mission on the Trucking Tech Team is to make trucking efficient, reliable, and transparent for carriers, operators, and clients. We focus on building best-in-class web and mobile applications that enable seamless planning, execution, and billing experiences for our carriers and operations. By leveraging cutting-edge technology, we aim to streamline processes, reduce manual interventions, and enhance the overall user experience. Our scope includes global contract management, optimizing truck allocations and routing, real-time tracking, and ensuring accurate billing and payouts. We are dedicated to creating efficient platforms to service and manage trucks, making the logistics process smoother and more reliable. 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 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 React.
    • 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. #LI-Hybrid The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range displayed, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education and / or training. The US base salary range for this position: (exclusive of bonus, equity and benefits.) $183,273-$229,000 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. That is why Flexport is committed to creating and nurturing an environment where anyone can be their authentic self. 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. Global Data Privacy Notice for Job Candidates and Applicants Depending on your location, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) may regulate the way we manage the data of job applicants. By submitting your application, you are agreeing to our use and processing of your data as required. Please see our Privacy Notice available at for additional information.
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