Senior Staff Software Engineer

FourKites, the #1 supply chain visibility platform globally, is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to drive the design and evolution of our web platforms. This role requires deep architectural proficiency, experience in large-scale performance optimization, and a passion for open-source contributions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze and drive product requirements
• Architect and design product features for scale and maintainability
• Lead in the design, implementation, and deployment of successful systems and services
• Ensure the quality of architecture and design of systems
• Implement code with high coverage of unit and component tests
• Perform design and code reviews
• Decompose complex problems into simple solutions
• Understand system interdependencies and limitations
• Possess expert knowledge in performance, security, scalability, architecture, and best practices
• Develop high-quality core systems
• Cross-train peers and mentor teammates
• Document HLD/LLD for knowledge sharing and future scaling

Requirements:

• 10-14 years of experience designing, integrating, and developing distributed applications in Ruby, Go, Java, or other high-performance languages
• Experience with cluster and container orchestration systems (Docker, Mesos, Marathon, Salt, Kubernetes)
• Experience with Service design, systems engineering, API Design and versioning
• Understanding of Design Patterns, Serverless computing, cloud-first architecture, TDD, BDD, CI/CD, Integration Patterns
• Experience with NoSQL and SQL databases
• Hands-on development experience in backend or frontend technologies

FourKites offers competitive compensation with stock options, outstanding benefits, and a collaborative culture. The company provides 5 global recharge days, parental leave, an annual wellness stipend, and volunteer days. FourKites celebrates diversity and is always looking for new ways to support its employees.

Join FourKites to tackle complex challenges with real-world impacts, working on a platform that helps customers operate efficient, agile, and sustainable global supply chains.