Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will play a crucial role in designing, developing, and leading technical projects in the logistics domain. Your expertise in API integration, AWS architecture, event-driven systems, and software development will be instrumental in shaping the future of our technology stack.

Key Responsibilities

1. Technical Leadership

• Provide technical leadership and guidance to a team of engineers, ensuring alignment with best practices and industry standards.
• Collaborate closely with product managers to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Set the bar for effective use of AI-assisted development on the team.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers and contribute to sound technical decision-making.

2. Cloud Architecture

• Serve as a senior voice in AWS design decisions, contributing to service selection, networking, security boundaries, scaling, and cost, and carrying cloud work end to end rather than handing it off.
• Demonstrate ownership of architectural decisions and the ability to explain and defend technology choices.
• Partner with our Tech Lead to document and broaden knowledge of our AWS environment.
• Own and contribute to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using technologies such as AWS CDK or Terraform.
• Design and implement event-driven systems to enable real-time processing and decision-making, enhancing the agility and responsiveness of our logistics operations.
• Architect and optimize systems for scalability, performance, and high availability to support our rapidly growing user base.

3. Logistics Expertise

• Leverage your understanding of logistics processes and systems to design and implement software solutions that optimize supply chain operations.
• Apply software engineering and technical expertise to support solutions within the logistics and intermodal freight domain.

4. API Integration

• Architect and develop robust APIs for seamless integration with third-party systems, ensuring efficient data exchange and interoperability.
• Apply strong API design and development practices to build scalable and reliable integrations.

5. EDI Integration

• Lead efforts in designing, implementing, and managing Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) systems, ensuring seamless communication between our platform and external partners.
• EDI experience is considered an advantage but is not a mandatory requirement; training will be provided to the right candidate.

Qualifications

Required / Non-Negotiable

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of professional experience building software applications.
• Strong hands-on experience with JavaScript and TypeScript, and common frameworks such as Node.js, Express, React, etc. All new development is in TypeScript.
• At least 2 years of experience with AWS architecture.
• Demonstrated ability to defend and explain AWS technology and architecture decisions.
• Hands-on ownership of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using AWS CDK or Terraform.
• Experience with AWS services such as AWS Lambda, ECS, Fargate, and Aurora PostgreSQL.
• Demonstrated AWS architecture ownership, including experience with service selection, scalability, networking, security, performance, and cost considerations.
• Experience in API design and development.
• Experience working with SQL and relational databases.
• Expertise in or strong hands-on experience with event-driven architecture and real-time processing.
• Proven leadership and mentoring abilities.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.

Preferred / Negotiable

• Experience with EDI integration.
• Familiarity with logistics, transportation, freight, or supply chain systems.
• Experience with JSONB.
• AWS Solutions Architect certification.
• Hands-on experience with emerging AI-assisted development techniques.

We will train the right person in areas such as EDI integration and logistics-specific systems.

AI-Assisted Development

• Candidates should be comfortable using AI-assisted development tools as part of their daily software development workflow.
• Candidates should demonstrate sound judgment when reviewing, validating, testing, and improving AI-generated code or technical output.
• Hands-on experience with emerging AI-assisted development techniques is a plus.

Years of Experience

• 5+ years of professional experience building software applications is required.
• 2+ years of experience with AWS architecture is required.
• Candidates should demonstrate hands-on ownership of AWS architecture and technical decisions, rather than simply having exposure to AWS or cloud technologies.

Why Join Us?

• Work on innovative technology solutions within the logistics and supply chain industry.
• Take ownership of AWS architecture and technical decisions.
• Collaborate with a growing engineering team on real-time, scalable systems.
• Work with modern technologies including TypeScript, AWS, APIs, event-driven architecture, Infrastructure as Code, and AI-assisted development.
• Contribute to solutions that support a real-time logistics marketplace operating across the United States.