[Hiring] Software Engineer III @Shippo

Role Description

• Shipping & handling responsibilities
• System Design & Development: Build and maintain the full stack web application features including scalable, distributed microservices.
• Technical Leadership: Own complex features from technical design to production deployment, adhering to high-performance and reliability standards.
• Engineering Excellence: Enhance and support core web application stack, ensuring performance and accuracy for high-throughput traffic.
• Operational Health: Participate in on-call rotations, troubleshoot production incidents, and maintain high SLAs.
• Collaboration & Mentorship: Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, Infrastructure, Designer, API Partners) and set high engineering standards.
• Infrastructure: Improve CI/CD pipelines, container-based software distribution (Docker, Kubernetes), and observability.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7+ years of experience in software development
• Experience building and maintaining highly available, scalable web applications
• Proficiency in programming languages and frameworks commonly used in full-stack development on distributed systems (e.g., React, Python, Go, Kafka, SQL, NoSQL)
• Strong understanding of software architecture, object-oriented programming, and design patterns
• Experience with AI-assisted development workflow
• Ability to effectively communicate with stakeholders across different organizations within the company
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams
• BSc in a STEM field, with a preference for computer science and software engineering

Requirements

• Experience with the shipping and logistics industry (bonus)
• Experience with shipping AI-powered customer-facing features (bonus)

Benefits

• Healthcare coverage for medical, dental, and vision (90% covered by the company, including dependents). Pets coverage is also available!
• Take-as-much-as-you-need vacation policy & flexible working hours
• One week-long company-wide winter slowdown
• 3 Volunteer Days Off (VTOs)
• WFH stipend to set up your home office
• Charity donation match up to $100
• Dedicated programs, coaching, tools, and resources for your professional and career growth as well as an individual learning stipend for your personal and focused growth
• Fun team in-person time through our Shippos Everywhere program which includes regular team and company off-sites throughout the year as well as local Shippos gatherings