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Flexport · 3 weeks ago

Senior Software Engineer - Data Infrastructure

Flexport is a company dedicated to making global commerce easy and accessible. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer - Data Infrastructure who will take end-to-end ownership of data systems that power their global trade platform, ensuring real-time visibility into shipments and managing critical data pipelines and architecture.

Freight ServiceLogisticsShippingSoftwareSupply Chain Management
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Build strong relationships with producers and consumers of data across the organization
Partner with other engineers on the infrastructure team to continuously improve existing systems and processes
Design, build, and maintain data infrastructure systems such as distributed compute, data orchestration, distributed storage, streaming infrastructure while ensuring scalability, reliability, and security
Create a culture of transparency, information sharing, and collaboration through the development of excellent documentation, mentoring of junior team members, and living Flexport’s values
Participate in an on call rotation to respond to critical incidents

Qualification

Data infrastructure engineeringData pipelines KafkaData pipelines KinesisCloud data warehousingInfrastructure as CodeIaaS cloud infrastructureProblem-solvingStrategic thinkingCollaborationCommunication skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
2+ years of data infrastructure engineering experience AND
2+ years of experience in either infrastructure engineering experience supporting product development and engineering teams in a fast-paced global environment OR software development experience building tools in languages such as Java, Ruby, Go, or Python
Experience with common data pipelines such as Kafka, or Kinesis
Experience with common cloud data warehousing solutions such as Snowflake, BigQuery, AWS RDS/Redshift, or DataBricks
Familiarity with developer tools including source code and artifacts management, CI/CD pipelines, and configuration automation with Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation, Terraform, etc)
Experience with IaaS cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, containers, and service-oriented architectures
Excellence in problem-solving, strategic thinking, and collaboration with cross-functional teams
Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to connect with empathy when delivering constructive feedback regarding infrastructure matters to engineers and product designers

Company

Flexport

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Flexport is a full-service global freight forwarder and logistics platform using modern software to fix the user experience in global trade.

H1B Sponsorship

Flexport has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (38)
2024 (30)
2023 (143)
2022 (121)
2021 (55)
2020 (48)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$2.7B
Key Investors
ShopifyKohlberg Kravis RobertsSoftBank Vision Fund
2024-01-19Convertible Note· $260M
2023-08-30Series Unknown
2023-07-01Secondary Market

Leadership Team

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Ryan Petersen
Founder and CEO
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Stuart Leung
Chief Financial Officer
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