[Hiring] Senior Software Engineer @Optimal Dynamics

Role Description

We're looking for a talented Senior or Staff-level Backend Software Engineer to join our Platform Engineering team and help build the foundation that powers intelligent transportation logistics technology.

• Platform Architecture & Evolution: Design, implement, and scale core infrastructure to ensure reliability, performance, and security.
• Developer Experience (DevEx): Build and improve tooling, CI/CD pipelines, and workflows, optimizing developer productivity and minimizing friction.
• Security & Compliance: Champion security-by-design principles, implementing controls that safeguard systems and data without slowing innovation.
• Mentorship & Influence: Serve as a technical leader across teams, coaching engineers, and driving alignment on platform strategy.
• Collaboration: Partner with product and engineering leaders, balancing speed, cost, and resilience in every decision.
• Embrace the Dynamic Startup environment: You’ll wear multiple hats, tackle new challenges, and contribute wherever needed to fuel our growth!

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, or equivalent technical experience.
• 8+ years of hands-on Infrastructure & Platform Engineering experience.
• Proven track record of scaling cloud-native systems.
• Strong Python 3 expertise.
• Strong AWS expertise.
• Familiarity with event-driven architectures (Kafka or similar).
• Familiarity with Relational databases (Postgres, DynamoDB, MySQL, SQL Server, or similar).
• Hands-on IaC tool experience (i.e. Terraform, Spacelift, CloudFormation), observability, monitoring, & incident response.
• Hands-on containerization and orchestration experience (i.e. Docker, Kubernetes, ECS).
• Proven track record of improving DevEx by leveling up tooling, pipelines, & automation.
• Experience improving monorepo developer workflows (i.e. Bazel, Buck, Pants).
• Knowledge of compliance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, etc.) and how to operationalize them.
• Experience leading security initiatives (i.e. hardening environments; building secure-by-default workflows).
• A history of mentoring engineers and shaping technical direction across teams.

Requirements

• Experience with transportation systems (e.g., TMS, ELD) or scientific/analytics applications is a significant advantage.
• Familiarity with modern data tools such as dbt and DuckDB is highly valued.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation, including Series C level equity.
• Health / Dental / Vision 100% covered for employee and 50% for dependents.
• Life Insurance, with optional supplemental insurance.
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• Health Spending Account (HSA).
• 401(k) with match.
• Unlimited PTO (vacation, personal days, sick days, jury duty, military leave, bereavement).
• 11 Holidays.
• Paid Parental Leave for all employees.
• Short-term and Long-term Disability Insurances, and AD&D Insurance.
• Fitness membership reimbursement.
• Commuter benefits.