Software Engineer I, Finance

Build The Operating System for Global Trade

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.

The Finance Engineering team is responsible for building software solutions to manage the process of invoicing clients, receiving payments, transcribing and auditing vendor flows, and managing credit to enable efficient financial transactions across all Flexport business functions. We are looking for engineers who love learning, are passionate about collaborating, and desire to build solutions with a global impact. 

What You Will Do

• Responsible for a core part of our product infrastructure: making sure that invoices are accurate and complete and that we get paid for them, understanding our shipment costs, and generating actionable insights from transaction data. 
• Execute on the engineering vision, and own the technical landscape, for a major domain in the world of logistics that powers global trade.
• Build and launch products rapidly and incrementally. We ship to production dozens of times per day.
• Work closely with business partners and product managers to distill complex business problems into elegant technical solutions.
• Geek out about finance, shipping, customs regulations, and logistics.

What you’ll build:

• Determine and model the data structures that represent the entire order-to-cash lifecycle.
• Determine, in real-time, the expected revenue to move freight between any two points in the world.
• Automate Invoicing, Billing and Payment processes to improve operational efficiency.
• Be part of a close-knit engineering team that ships new code with every PR, every day.
• Bring trade to everyone in the world.

You should have:

• 1+ years of experience writing software, and a strong engineering background.
• Knowledge of at least one programming language such as Ruby, C, C++, Java, or Kotlin
• A self-starter attitude. When you see a problem, you solve it.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent experience

• A love of simple, well-tested code that is easy to extend and hard to break.
• The ability to convey technical ideas in common terms to business partners, product managers, and engineers alike.
• Non-optional: an aptitude for learning quickly.

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