Software Engineer II (Generalist)

Flexport • Bellevue, WA

8d • Onsite

About The Position

At Flexport, we believe global trade can move the human race forward. That’s why it’s our mission to make global commerce so easy there will be more of it. We’re shaping the future of a $10T industry with solutions powered by innovative technology and exceptional people. Today, companies of all sizes—from emerging brands to Fortune 500s—use Flexport technology to move more than $19B of merchandise across 112 countries a year. The recent global supply chain crisis has put Flexport center stage as we continue to play a pivotal role in how goods move around the world. We are proud to have the support of the best investors in the game who believe in our mission, solutions and people. Ready to tackle global challenges that impact business, society, and the environment? Come join us. 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.

Requirements

• 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.

Nice To Haves

• 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.

Responsibilities

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees