Software Engineer II, Freight Operation Technology

Join Flexport and Help Shape the Future of Global Trade

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 $10T 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. 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:

The Freight Operations Technology organization at Flexport plays a pivotal role in developing world-class freight forwarding execution systems, powered by AI and automation. We work closely across engineering, product, and business teams to build scalable solutions that streamline global operations.

The ideal candidate is comfortable collaborating with engineering peers and cross-functional stakeholders, effectively representing technical considerations in product development. While prior experience in logistics is a plus, it’s not required. We value a strong technical foundation, a willingness to learn, and a passion for solving complex problems.

You’ll have the opportunity to broaden your expertise, work with domain experts, and contribute to high-impact projects that drive the success of our freight forwarding business.

You will:

• Build highly available, secure, distributed systems in a microservice architecture.
• Design, develop, test and maintain systems that represent the real-world intricacies of logistics entities, such as shipper, client, cargo, document, carrier, container, email etc.
• Collaborate with some of the best engineers in the industry to work on complex business and technical problems.
• 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.
• 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.
• Geek out about shipping and logistics. (We do this often.)

You should have:

• 3+ years of professional software development experience with a solid engineering foundation
• 2+ years of experience in system design and architecture, with a strong understanding of object-oriented analysis and design (OOA/OOD) principles
• Full-stack development experience, with proficiency in some of the following: React, Angular, MUI, TypeScript/JavaScript, GraphQL, Java, or Kotlin
• Experience building responsive mobile-friendly web applications
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent experience

Preferred qualifications

• A love of simple, well-tested code that is easy to extend and hard to break.
• A bias for action. When you see a problem, you solve it.
• The ability to convey technical ideas in common terms to business partners, product managers, and engineers alike.
• Experience building large scale, high-performance systems in a complex, multi-tiered, distributed environment
• Understanding of performance tradeoffs, load balancing and operational issues
• Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, continuous deployments, testing, and operations
• Non-optional: an aptitude for learning quickly.

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. 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.

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