Software Engineer II

C.H. Robinson

4d•$77,000 - $173,600

About The Position

C.H Robinson is seeking a Software Engineer II on our Freightquote by CH Robinson Small Business team who will be working on advancing our agentic AI development pipeline. In this role, you will drive enhancements to the Freightquote by CHR customer experience, leveraging agentic AI to disrupt competitors and accelerate volume growth. You will collaborate with the engineering product managers and other software engineers on strategic initiatives designing, coding, and testing industry-leading solutions that delight our customers. You evaluate requirements, estimate tasks, manage risks, and implement software that meets performance, quality, business and security objectives. You contribute to our engineering excellence by writing code, driving quality, and collaborating with other engineers to continuously improve our process and culture. We’re looking for engineers who will raise the bar; those who combine technical excellence with curiosity, business acumen, and the ability to create solutions that truly make an impact and help us push the boundaries of technology in logistics If you're ready to raise the bar and own the outcome from idea to user delight, let's talk. This role can be based only in Minnesota, Chicago or Kansas City

Requirements

3+ years of experience developing and implementing commercial software
2+years of experience creating applications and features in an object-oriented environment (ex. C#, .NET)
Experience with database objects in relational databases (ex. MS SQL, Oracle) or non-relational databases (ex. MongoDB, Elastic, Cosmos)
Experience with HTTP and REST architecture
Experience OR Exposure to developing with AI tools (ex. Co-pilot, Claude)
Experience with unit, integration, and acceptance testing
Experience with version control systems (ex. GIT, GitHub, TFS, etc.)
Experience with CI/CD continuous integration / continuous deployment practices
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IS, MIS, or other technology degree or minimum 4 years of equivalent work experience and high school diploma/GED

Nice To Haves

Experience in system integration projects or global projects
Experience with transportation, logistics, or business systems
Experience developing with AI tools (ex. Co-pilot, Claude)
Experience developing Agent AI agents
Proven track record delivering software in an agile environment
Experience building cloud native applications and services (ex. Azure, AWS, GCP)
Experience with data streaming and messaging architecture and frameworks (ex. Kafka, RabbitMQ, ESB)
Self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision
Possess solid communication skills and strong customer focus
A learning and growth mindset that is open to giving and receiving feedback
Values a diverse and inclusive work environment

Responsibilities

Develop software and design solutions independently to satisfy customer requirements that considers performance and availability
Partner with business stakeholders, cross-functional teams and principal software engineers to elicit and define business requirements and detailed designs
Increase code quality through code reviews and writing unit, integration and acceptance tests
Optimize, refactor, and reuse code to improve performance and maintainability while ensuring maximum efficiency, effectiveness, and return on investment
Tune performance and resolve availability issues of product or service and its dependencies in production
Develop and maintain thorough technical documentation for features
Write code using secure programming patterns and by finding, fixing, and enhancing security in existing applications
Estimate software development effort including identifying dependent teams and developing code to satisfy complex requirements
Maintain knowledge of emerging technologies
Mentor and coach other software engineers by participating in design and code reviews and share best practices; proactively seek mentorship from others
Adopt engineering best practices while contributing to the definition of the engineering lifecycle as well as the definition of best practices
Other duties or responsibilities as assigned according to the team and/or country specific requirements

Benefits

Your Health, Wealth and Self
Your total wellbeing is the foundation of our business, and our benefits support your financial, family and personal goals.
We provide the top-tier benefits that matter to you most, including:
Three medical plans which include Prescription drug coverage
Enhanced Fertility benefits
Flexible Spending Accounts
Health Savings Account (including employer contribution)
Dental and Vision
Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
Paid observed holidays
2 paid floating holidays for U.S. hourly employees
Flexible Time Off (FTO) offered to U.S. salaried employees — no accruals and no caps.
Paid Time Off (PTO) offered to all other employees in the U.S. and Canada
Paid parental leave
Paid time off to volunteer in your community
Charitable Giving Match Program
401(k) with 6% company matching
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Plus a broad range of career development, networking, and team-building opportunities
Learn more about our benefit offerings on our BENEFITS & WELLBEING page