Staff Software Engineer
We are building the future of freight
Mothership's groundbreaking technology is unlocking the world's potential by making freight delivery more efficient. Founded in 2017, we're backed by some of venture capital's best investors and have already become the logistics backbone for many of today's most innovative companies.
As a Staff Software Engineer on the Customer team, you will be responsible for building highly scalable fullstack services to deliver the best freight shipping experience in the universe. You’ll work closely with our Product and Design teams to develop high-impact features that power high-revenue products. You’ll make data-driven decisions to grow and refine our backend systems - with an eye towards scalability and automation - and to identify and implement robust solutions for a seamless customer experience.
The ideal candidate for this role should have experience designing, building, and iterating on scalable fullstack systems and critical business logic. We're looking for an engineer who shares our passion for delighting customers with incredible software. Our team works in a collaborative, fast-paced environment, so great communication skills and a willingness to take risks and push boundaries are a must.
What you’ll get to do
- Set technical standards, coding guidelines, and best practices for the Engineering organization
- Take charge of architecting business-critical projects and core systems
- Investigate and implement new tools and techniques that support our fast paced development
- Build for scalability and automation, as we rapidly expand our network
- Implement features to enhance our mobile driver app experience, our shipper web dashboard, our sophisticated internal freight management system, our routing optimization system, and our integrations with third party freight carriers
- Architect maintainable systems and infrastructure to meet product needs
- Mentor junior developers on the Customer team and across the Engineering organization
What success looks like in this role
- Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Computer Science or equivalent
- Experience as a Senior Software Engineer at either a well-established organization or at a high-growth company
- Strong technical leadership skills and ability to make and defend key technical architecture decisions
- Experience with modern programming languages (such as Javascript/Typescript, Python, Java) and strong core computer science principles
- Experience designing and building scalable APIs and microservices to support mobile and web clients with real-time data availability
- Ability to write comprehensive unit and integration tests and put testing at the forefront
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative, and iterative environment
- Ability to jump in and fix or extend open-source projects
- Excellent communication skills, and ability to boil down complex engineering decisions into wording any stakeholder can understand
Technologies we're working with
- React
- Redux
- TypeScript
- NodeJS
- Express
- Postgres
- Firebase
- Python
- Kafka
- Redis
- Kubernetes
- NextJS
Benefits & Perks
- Highly competitive salary and the opportunity to earn employee stock options
- Full health, dental and vision insurance coverage (PPO)
- 401k (4% matching)
- Unlimited paid time off
- Equipped with the latest technology
- Remote workplace stipend
Culture at Mothership
We’re an ambitious, endlessly curious, and open-minded group. Our team is passionate about our mission and eager to produce work at the highest level. The environment is upbeat and supportive because we care about each other and believe positive momentum equals better outcomes.
If this sounds like a place you’d be a great addition to, let’s chat.