Software Engineer II (Generalist Pool)

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 to our mission of fixing the user experience in global trade. As a Software Engineer II, you will develop products at the forefront of reshaping the entire logistics and supply chain industry. You’ll work alongside self-starters interested in solving real-world problems and streamlining inefficiencies in complex global systems.

You will

• 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.

You should have

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

Preferred qualifications

• 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.

Our stack

While specific tools vary by team, our ecosystem includes:

• Backend: Java, Kotlin, Ruby on Rails, Node.js (TypeScript)
• Frontend: React, Redux, Jest
• Infrastructure: AWS (Elastic Beanstalk, Lambda, Docker), MySQL RDS, Snowflake
• CI/CD: CircleCI and GitHub

The process

By applying to this position, you are applying to a Generalist SWE 2 Pool. We hire talented engineers into this central pool to ensure we find the best fit for both you and Flexport.

• Interview Process: You will go through a standardized interview process.
• Team Placement: Specific team matching (e.g., Import, Omnichannel Fulfillment, Forwarding App, Cost Capture, Freight Ops, etc) will be determined at the end of the interview process based on your skills, interests, and the current high-priority needs of our business.
• Location: This role is based in Bellevue, WA and requires in-person attendance 5 days a week.

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