Engineer, Sr. Software

U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc. • Chattanooga, TN

187d

About The Position

The Senior Software Engineer is responsible for building the tools that power our freight platform. The Sr Engineer has a passion for tackling hard problems. A veteran who knows how to get things done and how-to future-proof our architecture and implementations to scale for years to come. This position plays a pivotal role in shaping the definition, vision, design, roadmap, and development of product features from beginning to end.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science plus 5 years of relevant professional experience or Master’s degree in a related field plus 4 years of relevant professional experience required.
• Extensive experience in software development with a focus on managing complex applications and infrastructure.
• Strong experience in creating and using reusable libraries across multiple programming languages.
• Experience with several modern programming languages (Java, Python, JavaScript, Go or C#), unit testing, integration testing.
• Experience in managing large-scale applications with a focus on scalability, performance, and security.

Nice To Haves

• Transportation, Logistics, and/or Tech industry experience.
• Proficiency in writing shell scripts and developing custom Docker files.
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes, SQL, MongoDB, and Kafka including advanced use cases and optimizations.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, test, deploy and maintain innovative software solutions to transform service performance, durability, cost, and security.
• Use software engineering best practices to ensure a high standard of quality for all the team deliverables.
• Write high quality distributed system software.
• Promote state of the art technology trends, standards, frameworks, and tooling.
• Manage work using git, agile practices, and our CI/CD pipeline.
• Work in an agile, startup development environment, always working on the most important stuff.
• Mentor, teach, and coach other engineers to improve their engineering skills and responsibilities.
• Partner with various teams to create a technical strategy and design for proposed product improvements and new features.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision
• Unlimited Vacation
• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• On-site work out facility

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree