Flexport

Flexport

Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Freight Systems

San Francisco, California, United States · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$183k-$229kDetected 12 days ago
JavaRubyReactSpringRailsFull-Stack DevelopmentCode ReviewAWSCloud PlatformsTemporalLLMsRAGAI OrchestrationComplianceSupply ChainLogisticsCommunication

About the role

  • You will be a technical force multiplier on the team: raising the bar on code quality, helping junior engineers grow, and shipping with a velocity and confidence that comes from deep ownership.
  • Deep Ownership Instinct: You hold yourself accountable for outcomes, not just outputs.
  • When something breaks, you fix it-and you make sure it doesn't break again.

Responsibilities

  • As a Senior Engineer, you will own significant technical domains end-to-end, not just features, but whole problem spaces.
  • You will drive the engineering of systems that power rate visibility, pricing intelligence, and AI-assisted booking across ocean, air, and trucking.
  • You don't wait to be told what to build next; you identify the highest-leverage problems, propose solutions, and see them through to production.
  • when you see a problem, you own the fix.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with a proven track record of shipping production-grade systems with increasing levels of independence.
  • You have built software that integrates LLMs into real user workflows-not just proof-of-concepts, but production systems.
  • AI/LLM Hands-On Experience: You have built software that integrates LLMs into real user workflows-not just proof-of-concepts, but production systems.
  • Experience with elements of our tech stack: Java, Spring Boot, Ruby on Rails, React, AWS.
  • By submitting your application, you are agreeing to our use and processing of your data as required.

Nice to have

  • Proficiency with deploying, monitoring, and maintaining production services on cloud infrastructure (AWS).

Skills

  • Familiarity with agentic patterns, RAG, or workflow orchestration (e.g., Temporal).
  • Experience in logistics, supply chain, freight technology, or pricing systems.

Compensation

  • The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire base salary for the position in the posting's respective region.
  • $183,000 - $229,000 USD

Benefits

  • Base salary is just one part of our total rewards package at Flexport, which also includes bonus, equity, and comprehensive benefit offerings such as medical, dental, and flexible time off.
  • The US base salary range for this position (this does not include bonus, equity and benefits):
  • Within the range displayed, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education and / or training.

Company info

  • raising the bar on code quality, helping junior engineers grow, and shipping with a velocity and confidence that comes from deep ownership.
  • This is a ground-floor opportunity to build the platform that moves Flexport from an assisted-sales model to a tech-run one for the long tail of our client base-turning the complexity of global trade into a seamless digital experience for thousands of shippers.
  • 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.
  • We are proud to have the support of the best investors in the game who believe in our mission, solutions and people.
  • The Autonomous Freight Systems team is a brand new, AI-first engineering team in San Francisco, building Flexport's client-facing rates platform and self-serve freight booking experience from the ground up.
  • At Flexport, our ability to fulfill our mission of making global commerce easy and accessible relies on having a diverse, dedicated and engaged workforce.

Equal opportunity

  • Equal Opportunity
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