Company Introduction:
Airspace is a tech-enabled freight forwarder that’s redefining how the world’s most critical packages are delivered. Headquartered in Carlsbad, California, Airspace has employees who are based around the world. Our European headquarters is in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
As a recognized leader in AI and machine learning, our team leverages data and patented technology to coordinate logistics across a global network of drivers and airlines. Our goal is to deliver those packages that are truly mission-critical in a way that is faster, more transparent, more secure, and more accountable than ever before. The items we deliver range from organs for transplant, to parts for critical machinery including grounded aircraft and highly sensitive components such as semiconductors.
Airspace has been rated one of America’s best Startup Employers, listed as one of CNBC’s Disruptor 50 companies, and featured as an Innovation and Disruption leader by CBS News. Airspace has the support of leading investors such as Telstra Ventures, HarbourVest Partners, Defy Partners, DBL Partners, and Scale Ventures. To date the company has raised more than $140m.
The company is growing rapidly and serving more places around the world than ever before. We are looking for passionate, motivated individuals who want to make an IMPACT every day to help us execute on our mission of reshaping the world of time-critical logistics.
What we are looking for:
We are growing our Development Team and looking for naturally curious and passionate Full Stack Developers within React & Ruby on Rails to join our journey of revolutionizing time-critical logistics worldwide.
Together with our diverse R&D team, you will be building features that will save time, money, and in some cases lives. With our team, you will have a lot of freedom to find the right solutions and processes and have a direct impact on the daily lives of our users and customers. Next to shaping the product, you will also be part of building and establishing a great engineering culture. So don’t miss out and hop on the Airspace plane!
Your Role & Responsibilities:
- You will work closely with our product team to find and develop smart technical solutions that make our logistic processes more efficient
- You will take an interest in “the whole picture” to understand how time-critical logistics works in different industries to build the right features in the best way
- You will design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable code and architectures
- Maintaining code quality through test automation and peer code reviews
- Collaborate with a team of smart and friendly engineers to develop solutions unique to logistics
- Continuously growing your software craftsmanship as well as soft skills in a fast paced environment
- You will be working on exciting and complex problems within the time-critical logistics domain
- You will be working with Ruby on Rails application with a React (MobX) UI used by international customers and the internal operations teams
- Working with API Integrations with different providers from airlines to courier partners;
- Responsible for existing or new microservices (Go and Ruby) to assure that our architecture is scalable enough to handle our growth
- Continuously working on smaller features and bug fixes as well as bigger projects including architectural changes
- Writing tests and improvements to our code delivery pipelines
Ideal Background and Skills:
- 3+ years of professional backend and frontend development experience using modern web frameworks, preferably React and Ruby on Rails
- Knowledge in building, maintaining, and using Rest APIs and microservices
- Strong knowledge in executing clean, high quality, well tested code
- Fluent in English (Dutch and other languages are a plus)
- Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Strong prioritization and time management skills
- A passionate, friendly, and humble team player
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with people from different geographies and backgrounds
- A strong self-motivated and pro-active mindset with a keen eye for details and problem solving
Compensation & Benefits:
- Strong compensation & benefits package: Competitive salary with opportunities for promotions, bonus, and more.
- Growth Opportunities: The sky's the limit, we will invest in you like you invest in our company and we maintain a strong track record of rapid promotion of high achievers
- Opportunity to work and develop for a cutting-edge global leader: Airspace is reshaping the face of an industry that is increasingly in the spotlight. You will get the chance to be a member of an impactful, rapidly growing organization, and work with leaders, partners, and blue-chip customers across the globe
- Freedom & flexibility: The role is hybrid with flexible requirements regarding office attendance and encourages creativity, responsibility, and self-development in scoping & executing the key responsibilities
- Excellent culture with fantastic colleagues & open-door culture: A global team of highly skilled and motivated team members is there to make your day. Our management team will work to ensure your voice is heard and that we are all working to reach the same goals!
Core Values:
- We are One Team. We believe we all accomplish more when we are working together.
- We make an Impact. We are determined to have a positive influence on our environment, our customers, our industry, and our world.
- We are Passionate. We care deeply about our mission and are not afraid to raise the bar.
- We are Transparent. We pride ourselves on having open, honest, and sincere communication with our team and customers.
- We are Innovative. We never settle and are always striving to improve our product, service, and ourselves.
About Airspace:
From life-saving organs to essential machinery components, Airspace is trusted by the world’s largest companies and most critical healthcare organizations to move their most time-sensitive shipments on time, every time. Our proprietary AI-powered platform is the most advanced of its kind- awarded and protected by multiple patents, it provides speed, reliability, and transparency unrivaled in time-critical logistics. We are thinkers, builders, and doers; from building and deploying AI in the world to assembling a world-class operations team, Airspace is on a hypergrowth trajectory while remaining hyper-focused on the needs of our customers and team members.
With offices in the United States in Carlsbad, CA, Dallas, TX, and in Europe in Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Stockholm, and London, we are rapidly scaling into new markets and industries while continuing to innovate and maximize value for our customers. Backed by leading investors including Telstra, HarbourVest, Prologis, Qualcomm, Defy, and others, Airspace has raised $140M to date.
Join our team of 300+ technologists, futurists, and industry veterans as we work as One Team to revolutionize time-critical logistics.
Airspace is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Additionally, Airspace participates in the E-Verify program for all locations.
