Here at Shippo, we are the shipping layer of the internet and we consider ourselves to be one of the core building blocks of e-commerce. Our mission is to make merchants successful through world class shipping. With our products and solutions, we level the playing field by providing our customers with best-in-class solutions that otherwise wouldn’t be available to them. Through Shippo e-commerce businesses, marketplaces, platforms and a variety of logistics infrastructure providers are able to connect to shipping carriers around the world from one API and dashboard. We provide our customers with the most competitive shipping rates, print labels, automated international documents, shipment tracking, facilitate the returns process and more.
How we’ll deliver success:
We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our App team! In this role you will lead a team of front-end and back-end developers to build the next generation of products and shape our next generation architecture with a built-to-last mentality.
Shipping & handling responsibilities:
Lead, and hire a high-caliber team of software engineers to solve company goals while remaining hands-onEncourage innovation and foster an environment of continuous improvementEstablish a sense of urgency and direction, set expectations with the team and individualsWork closely with product management, analysts, architects, engineering leads, and business stakeholders to define requirements, guide product and architectural vision, lead key technical and design discussions, and prioritize delivery effortsAnticipate and redirect engineering efforts that aren't or won’t deliver customer valueContribute to the technical success of the company by providing architectural guidance to Shippo’s next generation app productMentor more junior engineers on engineering best practicesExceptional problem solving skills: demonstrated ability to understand business challenges and translate those into technical solutions.
Requirements
10+ years of hands-on engineering experience building high volume distributed systems4+ years of experience leading engineering teams and defining technical strategy4+ years in native cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)4+ years with NoSQL technologies (DynamoDB) and event-driven cloud architectures (queues, serverless compute, data streamingProficiency in microservice architectural patternsConsistent and demonstrable success designing and delivering scalable APIs, services, and distributed systemsMastery in server-side languages (Go, Python, Java, Ruby) and database languages (SQL)Proficiency with server-side frameworks (Django, .NET, Spring, Rails, Phoenix)Mastery of OOP, design patterns, and architectural best practices; ability to guide others in applying themAdvanced expertise in building APIs (REST, GraphQL, gRPC)Proficiency with DevOps tooling (Docker, Terraform, CircleCI, New Relic, PagerDuty)Expertise with AWS/Cloud ServicesConsistent leadership in debugging, performance optimization, and system scalabilityExceptional communication skills; able to align engineers, cross-functional peers, and stakeholdersCustomer-centric mindset with the ability to balance technical trade-offs against business impactBS or MS degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
Bonus
Experience in shipping or logisticsIntegrating with devices and device management (QR, Barcode, Third-Party print solutions).
