Roadie, a UPS Company, is a logistics management and crowdsourced delivery platform. Founded in 2014, Roadie offers businesses fast, flexible and asset-light logistics solutions for last-mile delivery. Roadie enables local delivery to more than 95% of U.S. households by providing access to more than 200,000 independent drivers nationwide – allowing businesses to offer their customers delivery optionality for almost any industry, from airlines to artisans.
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will work to create technology solving real-world problems in the crowdsourced delivery space. Your work will evolve the architecture and design of the backend frameworks to meet the ever-increasing scalability and performance requirements. The ideal candidate has deep technical experience, thrives in a fast-paced environment and wants to do more than write code.
What You’ll Do
Play an integral role in the development, design, testing, and maintenance of Roadie’s platform APIs and services
Work across the engineering team to refactor existing systems and architect new features and solutions at scale
Partner with Engineering leadership to scope and define work across the team
Apply experience and knowledge of industry best practices to support and continuously improve the performance, efficiency, and maintainability of existing applications
Lead by example and mentor developers in all aspects of planning, development and testing
Collaborate with Engineering, Product, and Data Science team members, providing a voice in backend architectural design decisions
Contribute to establishing and improving software engineering best practices
Technology We're Using Now
Backend: Go, Python, Ruby on Rails
Postgres, Redis, Kafka, Redshift
Heroku, AWS
Docker, Kubernetes
git, GitHub, CircleCI
What You Bring
At least 6+ years of software architecture and software development experience
Strong expertise in multiple programming languages (preferably Ruby or Go)
Exposure to microservices design and architecture
Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies quickly
Proven track record of providing stable and secure code in production environments
Desire for continuous improvement of processes, code, and efficiency
Strong communication skills with the ability to distill complex problems into digestible insights
Experience with Twilio, Sendgrid, Push, SMS, a plus!
Why Roadie?
Competitive compensation packages
100% covered health insurance premiums for yourself
401k with company match
Tuition and student loan repayment assistance (that’s right - Roadie will contribute directly to your existing student loans!)