Software Engineer I (Generalist)

The opportunity:

Flexport is a platform for global trade in an industry that comprises 12% of the global GDP. We are the first licensed freight forwarder and customs brokerage built around a modern tech stack. We help the world's fastest-growing brands manage their international supply chains, providing a fully-managed service for moving products between any two places on the planet.

Exceptional software development is integral in allowing us to fulfill our mission of fixing the user experience in global trade. At Flexport you’ll develop products that are at the forefront of reshaping the entire logistics & supply chain industries. You’ll work alongside self-starters interested in solving real-world problems and streamlining the inefficiencies in the complex global trade industry. You’ll have the opportunity to reshape an industry by creating the new operating system for global trade.

You will

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain systems that represent the real-world intricacies of logistics entities, such as packing lists, booking notifications, and routing guides.


• Contribute to code reviews to maintain code quality, share knowledge, and learn from other team members.


• Collaborate with business partners and product managers to translate complex business problems into elegant technical solutions.


• Build highly available, secure, and distributed systems within a microservices architecture.


• Work collaboratively with peer teams on cross-team projects, building solutions that add new functionality to multiple Flexport systems.


• Rapidly build and launch products incrementally, leveraging best practices around CI/CD to facilitate development.


• Ensure high-quality standards by incorporating metrics and applying learnings from post-mortems to all services.

You should have

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.


• 1+ years of professional experience in full-stack development with demonstrated coding skills.


• Proficiency in modern programming languages such as Java, Python, Ruby, or Node.js.


• Proficiency with technologies like databases, API development, and testing frameworks.


• Proficiency with deploying, monitoring, and maintaining production services.

It's a plus if you have:

• Experience with elements of our tech stack: Java, Spring Boot, Ruby on Rails, React, AWS.


• A bias for action; when you see a problem, you fix it.


• Ability to convey technical ideas in common terms to business stakeholders, product managers, and engineers alike.


• Excellent written communication skills. You will work with people all over the world with different primary languages and time zones, so great writing is key.

The process

By applying to this position, you are applying to a Generalist SWE 1 Pool. We hire talented engineers into this central pool to ensure we find the best fit for both you and Flexport.

• Interview Process: You will go through a standardized interview process.


• Team Placement: Specific team matching (e.g., Import, Omnichannel Fulfillment, Forwarding App, Cost Capture, Freight Ops, etc) will be determined at the end of the interview process based on your skills, interests, and the current high-priority needs of our business.


• Location: This role is based in Bellevue, WA and requires in-person attendance 5 days a week.