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Flexport · 1 day ago

Software Engineer II (Generalist)

Flexport is a company dedicated to making global commerce easier and more accessible, addressing significant challenges in the logistics and supply chain industry. As a Software Engineer II, you will develop innovative products that enhance the user experience in global trade, collaborating with various teams to create effective technical solutions. Your role will involve building secure, distributed systems and ensuring high-quality standards in software development.

Freight ServiceLogisticsShippingSoftwareSupply Chain Management
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Responsibilities

Build & Scale: Develop highly available, secure, distributed systems within a microservice architecture
Model Reality: Design and maintain systems that represent real-world logistics entities, such as shipments, cargo, containers, pallets, SKUs, and global trade documents
Collaborate: Work closely with business partners, product managers, and operations teams to distill complex business problems into elegant technical solutions
Ship Rapidly: Join a close-knit engineering team that ships to production dozens of times per day
Own Quality: Obsess over metrics and high-quality bars, applying key learnings from post-mortems to ensure system reliability

Qualification

Software development experienceSystem designArchitectureModern programming languageLarge-scale systemsPerformance tradeoffsBias for actionLearning aptitudeWell-tested codeTechnical communication

Required

3+ years of professional software development experience with a strong engineering background
2+ years of experience in system design and architecture, including familiarity with OOA/OOD and design patterns
Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (e.g., Java, Kotlin, Ruby, Python, TypeScript, or C++)
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
A 'bias for action' - when you see a problem, you solve it - and an aptitude for learning quickly

Preferred

Experience building large-scale, high-performance systems in a multi-tiered, distributed environment
Understanding of performance tradeoffs, load balancing, and operational issues
A love for simple, well-tested code that is easy to extend and hard to break
The ability to convey technical ideas in common terms to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

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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