Software Engineer III

C.H. Robinson•Chicago, IL

About The Position

C.H Robinson is seeking a Software Engineer III to join the Messaging 7 Streaming Platform team within our Technology organization. Our mission is to provide engineering support and guidance to internal and external software development teams through shared tools, frameworks and software patterns that help those teams succeed and deliver critical solutions faster. We work closely with our Enterprise Architecture, Security, DevOps, and Infrastructure teams to help drive forward the architectural software direction of C.H. Robinson’s worldwide logistics operations. We believe that we achieve success in an environment where collaboration, openness, teamwork, and respect for each other are valued. If you are passionate about building tools that drive efficiency across an IT organization, let’s talk! This role can be located only in Minnesota, Chicago and Kansas City Responsibilities: Working hands on to deliver key technical features for the team Deliver features for project work related to building Agentic Workflows Increase code quality through code reviews and writing unit, integration and acceptance tests Optimize, refactor and reuse code to improve performance and maintainability Write code using secure engineering patterns and by finding, fixing and enhancing security in existing applications Maintain knowledge of emerging technologies Mentor and coach other software engineers; proactively seek mentorship from others Contribute to the team goal setting process for software development, ensuring that deliverables accomplish continuous improvement, and speed to delivery

Requirements

5+ years of Enterprise Application Development experience
Experience with AI Tools (ie Copilot, Cursor, etc)
Experience working with common server software including, but not limited to, Kafka, Elastic, RabbitMQ, Vault, Redis, & MongoDB
Proven experience designing, building and maintaining REST APIs written in .NET, C#, Node.js or comparable software stack
Experience building and using automation tools, CI/CD, unit testing, and promoting a culture of quality software development
Proficiency in Web UI development with JavaScript/TypeScript using modern frameworks (e.g., React)
Experience building highly scalable, performant software
A mindset of continual learning, growth, and entrepreneurial spirit

Nice To Haves

MCP
Agent Frameworks
Experience with Building Apps Using Cloud Hosted Models like Azure Cognitive Services, or Google VertexAI.
5+ years of Enterprise Application Development experience
Experience working with cloud specific technology including, but not limited to, Azure for delivering containerized & PaaS software solutions
Experience designing eventually consistent software systems
Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, MIS or related field of study

Responsibilities

Working hands on to deliver key technical features for the team
Deliver features for project work related to building Agentic Workflows
Increase code quality through code reviews and writing unit, integration and acceptance tests
Optimize, refactor and reuse code to improve performance and maintainability
Write code using secure engineering patterns and by finding, fixing and enhancing security in existing applications
Maintain knowledge of emerging technologies
Mentor and coach other software engineers; proactively seek mentorship from others
Contribute to the team goal setting process for software development, ensuring that deliverables accomplish continuous improvement, and speed to delivery

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