Senior Backend / Full Stack Engineer

BLUECARGO

Blue Cargo is a pioneering technology company in the logistics and supply chain industry. We are at the forefront with our innovative freight audit solutions and lead the industry in tracking container data. Our platform aggregates data from multiple sources, providing a single, streamlined interface for superior logistics management. This comprehensive approach ensures accuracy, transparency, and efficiency in freight cost management and cargo tracking. Our commitment to innovation and sustainability drives us to continually transform the logistics landscape, making it more reliable and accessible for businesses globally.

Founded by two female entrepreneurs who graduated from the Y Combinator 2018 batch, BlueCargo has successfully raised a Series A in 2022. We are at the beginning of an exciting growth phase, having already developed product-market fit, a working platform, and hundreds of daily active users.

If working to bring technology to the logistics industry sounds exciting, then we’d like to connect with you! We are looking for an experienced Back-end/Full Stack Engineer engineer with a startup mindset.

Our Current Tech

• Technical stack: Python / Django (Backend), Javascript (Frontend), AWS services (Lambda, RDS, S3), PostgreSQL (Database), CircleCI and other continuous integration tools
• Tech team: 12 engineers (+ 5 people in the product team)
• Location: Los Angeles or remote

OPPORTUNITY OVERVIEW

Mission/Responsibilities

As a Backend/Full stack Engineer at Blue Cargo, you will play a crucial role in building the platform technology and infrastructure that drives our product delivery. Your responsibilities will include:

• Collaborating with various internal stakeholders including product managers, designers, data scientists, and other software engineers.
• Translating product requirements and technical designs into well-engineered, low-defect, robust code.
• Researching new technologies and methodologies to improve the architecture, software components, user experience, and development processes.
• Performing extensive unit testing, system testing, and regression testing to ensure reliability and efficiency.

Qualifications

In addition to the following technical skills, we are looking for PROBLEM SOLVERS with an entrepreneurial mindset.

• 5+ years of Python engineering experience, developing and deploying software using Agile methodologies.
• Solid development skills in at least one of the following languages: Python, JavaScript (preferably Typescript), or Go.
• Experienced in building data management platforms.
• Proven ability to work independently with minimal supervision and oversee complex tasks while prioritizing multiple projects based on strategic goals.
• Interest or experience in logistics and/or supply chain management.
• Startup experience.
• Experience working on cloud infrastructure, especially AWS.
• Frontend experience in React, or a strong appetite to learn it.

Classification

• Perks: Medical benefits + unlimited PTO
• Fun perks: flexible and international environment
• Support/Community: Enjoy being a member of a Y Combinator company!