Forward Air Corporation · 3 months ago
Cloud Full Stack Engineer
3200 OLYMPUS BOULEVARD, Dallas, TX, 75019, US
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expForward Air Corporation is seeking an experienced Cloud Full Stack Engineer to drive the development of cutting-edge applications for the logistics and transportation sector. The role involves leading a team of developers, designing and developing backend services, and ensuring the delivery of scalable and high-performance applications focused on warehouse inventories.
LogisticsService IndustryTransportation
Responsibilities
Lead a team of FTE and contract developers to deliver high-quality software solutions, ensuring adherence to technical best practices, coding standards, and agile processes
Provide technical direction and guidance to developers, product owners and analysts to assist with prioritization of work and ensure development timelines are adhered to
Collaborate with other technical leads, architects, and senior stakeholders to define and refine the technical vision and roadmap for the applications
Collaborate with front-end developers, QA engineers, and business analysts to ensure comprehensive solutions are delivered from design to deployment
Lead the design and development of scalable, reliable, and secure backend services using Node JS, Typescript, Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, and microservices architecture
Define and enforce system architecture best practices, ensuring consistency and quality across all layers of the application stack
Collaborate on the integration with internal and external teams
Design and implement backend APIs with a focus on performance, security, complex business logic, and scalability using Spring Boot
Manage API security through authentication (OAuth, JWT), authorization, and encryption mechanisms
Optimize application performance by addressing bottlenecks in database queries, application code, and infrastructure
Work closely with product owners, business analysts, and stakeholders to understand the technical and business requirements for warehouse management applications
Lead the translation of business requirements into detailed technical designs, considering performance, scalability, and future growth
Ensure continuous improvement of the software design process by applying industry standards, design patterns, and new technologies
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
5+ years of professional experience in cloud software development
2+ years of leading cross-functional development teams
Bachelor's degree (or greater) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field. Equivalent work experience will be considered
Proven experience with developing complex event based high, high performing resilient systems
Experience working with large-scale enterprise applications in cloud-native environments, particularly on Azure and AWS
Experience in an industry such as warehousing, logistics, shipping or receiving is desired
Cloud development certification is preferred
Core Technical Skills: Cloud based CI/CD
Core Technical Skills: Cloud service: Serverless functions (Lamdas, Azure Functions), Compute (Kubernetes), API gateways, Event brokers
Core Technical Skills: Node JS, Typescript, Spring Boot (Java), RESTful APIs, and microservices architecture
Core Technical Skills: Databases: Strong working knowledge SQL (e.g., Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL)
Core Technical Skills: Containerization and Orchestration: Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, and related containerization technologies for cloud-native applications
Core Technical Skills: Familiarity with message queues (e.g., Azure Service Bus, Event Hubs, Kafka) and asynchronous processing
Leadership and Soft Skills: Strong communication skills (both written and verbal) to discuss concepts, expectations, requirements and objectives of a project task with technical and non-technical team members
Leadership and Soft Skills: Excellent problem-solving abilities and a strong sense of ownership over projects
Leadership and Soft Skills: Strong collaboration and negotiation skills, especially when working with cross-functional teams
Leadership and Soft Skills: A proactive, solution-oriented mindset and the ability to navigate ambiguity by being direct and specific
Experience with Agile methodologies and related tools (e.g., Jira, Service Now)
Familiarity with monitoring and alerting tools like Dynatrace or App Insights
Company
Forward Air Corporation
Forward Air has been a leader in the expedited ground transportation industry for over 40 years.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$925MKey Investors
Irenic Capital Management
2024-05-28Post Ipo Equity
2023-12-20Acquired
2023-09-20Post Ipo Debt· $925M
Leadership Team
Shawn Stewart
President & Chief Executive Officer
Jamie Pierson
Chief Financial Officer
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