Staff Software Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Washington.

📋 Description

• Deliver features across the entire platform, ranging from customer-facing visibility dashboards to operator-centric AI-assisted workflows.

• Develop TypeScript monorepo applications, incorporating React frontends and Node.js backend services.

• Design and manage PostgreSQL schema alterations, migrations, query performance, and logistics data modeling.

• Create and sustain robust Temporal.io integration workflows that connect TMS platforms such as CargoWise, Descartes, and McLeod.

• Engage with event-driven AWS architectures utilizing SQS, Kinesis, EventBridge, and Lambda.

• Craft resilient integrations to handle inconsistent APIs, XML payloads, FTP file transfers, and unpredictable response times.

• Contribute to multi-region AWS infrastructure using Terraform and Spacelift.

• Enhance observability and reliability through the use of Datadog, Sentry, and structured logging.

• Take part in incident response and ensure system reliability.

• Involve yourself in code reviews, architectural debates, and design evaluations.

• Guide engineers in both the US and India.

• Engage in 24x7 on-call rotations.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 9 years of professional software engineering experience, with substantial time dedicated to developing and maintaining production SaaS applications.

• Proficient in TypeScript and Node.js.

• Extensive experience with React and contemporary frontend tools, including Vite, TanStack Query, component libraries, and state management.

• Strong grasp of relational databases, especially PostgreSQL, covering schema design, query optimization, indexing strategies, and migrations.

• Background in building and managing services on AWS-based architectures.

• Comfortable working within monorepo environments, utilizing Nx and Yarn workspaces.

• Strong testing practices with Jest/Vitest, integration tests against actual databases, and Cypress E2E tests.

• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to articulate technical trade-offs, provide concise design documentation, explain systems, and give constructive feedback during code reviews.

• High level of ownership and capability to address ambiguous or broken requirements.

• Preferred: Experience with Temporal.io or similar workflow orchestration engines.

• Preferred: Familiarity with GraphQL, particularly PostGraphile, code generation tools, or Apollo/URQL clients.

• Preferred: Knowledge of tRPC.

• Preferred: Experience with Terraform and Spacelift.

• Preferred: Background in logistics, supply chain, or freight technology.

• Preferred: Experience with AI/ML integration, LLMs, document extraction pipelines, or AI product features.

• Preferred: Experience with feature flags, Datadog, or multi-region deployments.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.

• Flexible work hours and the option for remote work.

• Professional development opportunities and workshops.

• Generous paid time off and holiday schedule.

• Retirement savings plan with company matching.