Flexport · 2 months ago
Software Engineer II, Import Team
Bellevue, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$147K/yr - $184K/yr
3+ years expFlexport is a company dedicated to simplifying global trade through innovative technology. The Software Engineer II role involves building secure, distributed systems in a microservice architecture and collaborating with engineers and business partners to solve complex logistical challenges.
Freight ServiceLogisticsShippingSoftwareSupply Chain Management
Responsibilities
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.)
Qualification
Required
3+ years of experience writing software, and a strong engineering background
2+ years of design and architecture knowledge as well as familiarity with object-oriented analysis and design patterns (OOA/OOD)
Knowledge of at least one programming language such as Ruby, C, C++, Java, or Kotlin
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent experience
Preferred
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
Company
Flexport
Flexport is a full-service global freight forwarder and logistics platform using modern software to fix the user experience in global trade.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$2.7BKey Investors
ShopifyKohlberg Kravis RobertsSoftBank Vision Fund
2024-01-19Convertible Note· $260M
2023-08-30Series Unknown
2023-07-01Secondary Market
Leadership Team
Ryan Petersen
Founder and CEO
Stuart Leung
Chief Financial Officer
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