Software Development Engineer I, SMB

<div class="content-intro"><h2><strong>About Flexport: </strong></h2> <p>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. Today, companies of all sizes—from emerging brands to Fortune 500s—use Flexport technology to move more than $19B of merchandise across 112 countries a year. </p> <p>The recent global supply chain crisis has put Flexport center stage as we continue to play a pivotal role in how goods move around the world. We are proud to have the support of the best investors in the game who believe in our mission, solutions and people. Ready to tackle global challenges that impact business, society, and the environment? Come join us.</p></div><h2><strong>The opportunity:</strong></h2> <p>Investing your time with Flexport means keeping pace with a rapidly growing business, learning new skills, and seeking opportunities to fill the gap. We appreciate your contributions to making Flexport an amazing place to work and we encourage upwards or lateral movement and transfers that align with current business needs.</p> <p>Exceptional software development is integral in allowing us to fulfil our mission of making global trade easier for everyone. At Flexport you’ll develop systems that are at the forefront of reshaping the entire logistics supply chain industries. The <a href="https://twitter.com/flexport/status/1707857138901524816">SMB</a> organization strives to increase Flexport’s efficiency and effectiveness by providing self-serve platforms that reduce complexity for small and medium businesses. We solve foundational engineering challenges with the added complexity of the logistics domain that Flexport is in after merging Deliverr technology.</p> <h2>Here are some of the things we work on:</h2> <ul> <li><strong>Replenishment to FBA, WFS </strong> - Building the next generation of automated <a href="https://www.flexport.com/products/replenishment/">replenishment systems</a> as merchant scale with Flexport Reserve Storage, with the promise of lean inventory and no stock-outs. <br><br></li> <li><strong>Upstream Inventory Management - </strong>Creating a single platform for merchants to manage their inventory and plan their supply chain in the self-serve portal with all the insights and recommendations from Flexport.<strong><br><br></strong></li> <li><strong>Wholesale and Retail orders - </strong>Building the distribution capabilities to brick-and-mortar <a href="https://www.flexport.com/products/wholesale-fulfillment/">retailers and wholesalers</a>. This includes onboarding, ingestion, digitalization, and outbounds of bulk orders.<strong><br><br></strong></li> <li><strong>Warehouse Operational excellence - </strong>Improving the freight booking process and communication across operations, clients, carriers, and partners for inbound, outbound, and all related shipments from or to US warehouse facilities at Flexport.<strong><br></strong><strong><br></strong></li> </ul> <h2><strong>You will:</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Take on complex product initiatives and run them to completion with minimal supervision.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Design flexible, maintainable and scalable code.</li> <li>Safeguard code quality on your team, reviewing others’ code with an eye to performance and maintainability.</li> <li>Collaborate with engineering teams to execute against the vision and roadmap</li> <li>Work closely with designers and product managers to distill complex business problems into elegant technical solutions.</li> <li>Be part of a close-knit engineering team that ships new code with every PR, every day.</li> <li>Geek out about supply-chain, shipping and logistics. (We do this often.)</li> </ul> <h2><strong>You should have:</strong></h2> <ul> <li>1+ years experience writing software and a strong engineering background.</li> <li> ... (truncated, view full listing at source)