About Flexport:
At Flexport, we believe global trade can move the society forward. That’s why it’s our mission to make it easy and accessible for everyone. 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’re experiencing record growth and 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.
You Will
- Craft the engineering vision, and own the technical landscape, for a major domain in the world of logistics that powers global trade.
- Design systems that represent the real-world intricacies of logistics entities, such as cargo, routing, customs, and pricing.
- Take points on complex product initiatives and run them to completion with minimal supervision.
- Safeguard code quality on your team, reviewing others’ code
- Work closely with business partners and PM 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.
- Geek out about shipping and logistics. (We do this often.)
You Should Have
- 6+ years of experience writing software, and a strong engineering background. Candidates with less relevant experience will be considered as Software Engineer
- A love of simple, well-tested code that is easy to extend and hard to break.
- The ability to convey technical ideas in common terms to business partners, PM, and engineers alike.
- Demonstrated ability to mentor junior software engineers in all aspects of their engineering skill-sets.
- Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control, continuous deployments, testing, and operations.
- A bias for action. When you see a problem, you solve it.
- Optional: experience in Ruby, Rails, Java,PostgreSQL, GraphQL, React, Modern JavaScript, and/or Flow.
- Non-optional: an aptitude for learning quickly.