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Alyssa Schroer Alyssa Schroer
Published on April 25, 2024

50 Tech Companies With the Best Benefits

These companies offer a range of top employee benefits, such as unlimited PTO, sabbaticals and learning and development stipends.

Brian Nordli Brian Nordli
Updated on April 24, 2024

International Sales: What Tech Sales Reps Need to Know Before Selling Abroad

Flexport’s Fabien von Heyden moved to Amsterdam two years ago. Here’s how he learned how to sell in a new market.

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Author Unknown
Updated on April 30, 2024

48 Companies in Chicago Pushing the City to New Heights

Check out this list of the top companies making Chicago a vibrant tech hub.

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Alyssa Schroer Alyssa Schroer
Updated on April 25, 2024

50 Tech Companies With the Best Benefits

These companies offer a range of top employee benefits, such as unlimited PTO, sabbaticals and learning and development stipends.

Brian Nordli Brian Nordli
Updated on April 24, 2024

International Sales: What Tech Sales Reps Need to Know Before Selling Abroad

Flexport’s Fabien von Heyden moved to Amsterdam two years ago. Here’s how he learned how to sell in a new market.

Sunny Betz Sunny Betz
Updated on April 08, 2024

39 Logistics Companies Getting Packages to Our Doorsteps

These companies facilitate the process of modern shipment and delivery.

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Author Unknown
Updated on April 04, 2024

7 New Yorkers explain what makes NYC the premier city for women in tech

NYC’s access to top talent and unmatched diversity make it the ideal spot to push your career forward — and that’s especially true for women.

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Author Unknown
Updated on April 04, 2024

Want to Dive Into Tech? 4 LA Women Share How They Started Their Careers

One of the things that makes the industry so unique is that everyone discovers their passion for using technology to build products that delight users and solve problems in different ways.

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Ashley Bowden Ashley Bowden
Updated on April 03, 2024

These 10 Bay Area Tech Companies Collectively Raised Over $7.8B in 2022

Learn how these tech companies are investing last year’s heftiest capital raises.

Author Unknown
Updated on August 08, 2023

5 Companies Seattle Job-Seekers Should Watch This Month

Whether you’re early in your career, returning to the workforce or looking for your next leadership role, these innovative organizations are worth checking out.

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Stephen Gossett Stephen Gossett
Updated on June 06, 2023

How to Become a Software Engineer

How do you get into software engineering? Are bootcamps worth the cost? Four experts share advice about how to become a software engineer.

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Author Unknown
Updated on January 19, 2023

How 4 SF Product Teams Stay True to Their Vision

Although the strategies for staying true to the product vision varies from company to company, the goal is always the same: a purpose to continuously evolve so that you’re providing customers with the best possible product. We caught up with product leaders Flexport, Tinder and two more local companies across San Francisco to gain some insight into the strategies they implement to ensure they’re never straying too far from their North Star.

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Author Unknown
Updated on December 20, 2022

New year, new you: Live your passion at these 10 Chicago tech companies in 2019

JANUARY 2019: With a new year comes another 12 months of opportunity, so why not get the year started right by discovering the right role for unlocking your full potential?

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Cathleen Draper Cathleen Draper
Updated on November 14, 2022

It Could Be Time to Channel Your Inner Michael Scott

Built In NYC sat down with Flexport, Mesh, Ogury, Landis and Paddle to find out how their salespeople are adopting a consultative approach to sales.

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Author Unknown
Updated on September 22, 2022

A Deep Dive Into 8 NYC Companies Hiring Now

All the information you need to simplify your job search.

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Kim Conway Kim Conway
Updated on September 19, 2022

Eventual Versus Actual: These Engineers Prefer An Iterative Design Approach

For these Chicago-based engineers, seeking out user feedback early on unlocks a still-developing feature’s full potential.

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Cathleen Draper Cathleen Draper
Updated on July 19, 2022

Girls Just Want to Have ... an Empowering Engineering Culture

These four companies are going above and beyond to create an inclusive culture for women engineers.

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Anderson Chen Anderson Chen
Updated on June 15, 2022

For Growing CS Teams, It’s About Both People and Machine

Growing companies require a properly scaled CS team — human engagement with support from automated tools.

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Kim Conway Kim Conway
Updated on April 25, 2022

6 Seattle Companies You Need to Know About in February

The tech scene is looking bright in Seattle, as a slew of significant funding rounds demonstrate.

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Author Unknown
Updated on March 01, 2022

These 5 Bay Area Tech Companies Raised $3.1B+ Total in February

Learn how these companies are investing last month’s largest funding rounds.

Author Unknown
Updated on February 23, 2022

Check Out These 5 Featured Companies of the Month

Whether you’re on the job hunt or just getting to know local organizations, these five Chicago-based companies are making waves in the local tech scene.

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Author Unknown
Updated on February 08, 2022

Logistics Platform Flexport Nears Decacorn Status Following $935M Series E

The company more than doubled its revenue over the last 12 months.

Author Unknown
Updated on January 24, 2022

17 San Francisco Logistics Companies That Are Transforming Shipping and Delivery

Here are 17 logistics companies in San Francisco that are changing the ways consumers get their products. 

Author Unknown
Updated on September 28, 2021

Owning Your Leadership Style: Advice From 4 Women in Tech

Built In LA secured some advice for future leaders in tech.

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Author Unknown
Updated on August 25, 2021

How Can Tech Be More Supportive of Women?

What do women want? We’ve got the answer: Equity, flexible schedules and the resources to thrive professionally.

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Author Unknown
Updated on August 17, 2021

The KPIs This Product Manager Utilizes and Why

Flexport’s director of product explains how focusing on controllable metrics enables her team to accurately measure customer success outputs.

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Author Unknown
Updated on April 01, 2021

Find Your Match: 8 Companies Hiring in Chicago

Built In Chicago rounded up eight companies that are actively recruiting for new talent, including engineers and analysts, digital strategists and more. We asked leaders to share what they enjoy about working for their respective companies and what they’re excited to accomplish in their roles in the future. 

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Author Unknown
Updated on March 25, 2021

What Happens to Culture When a Company Goes Remote?

Flexport's young Chicago office had been building it's company culture for just a few years when the team was forced to work remote due to the pandemic. Here's how the team preserved their tight-knit bonds and beloved traditions. 

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Author Unknown
Updated on June 05, 2020

How a Call to ‘Step Up’ Inspired the Career Journeys for These Women in Tech

When Flexport’s Amy Lance showed up to what she thought was a client onboarding meeting in 2015, she was met with not one but two surprises: Not only had the client not yet signed a deal, but the company hadn’t even seen a demo of Flexport’s supply chain management solution. 

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Author Unknown
Updated on May 21, 2020

What Tech Sales Reps Need to Know Before Selling Abroad

Flexport’s Fabien von Heyden moved to Amsterdam two years ago. Here’s how he learned how to sell in a new market.

Author Unknown
Updated on April 06, 2020

Leadership in Uncertain Times, Part I: Advice From the Chicago Tech Scene

We checked in with five Chicago tech leaders to learn how they and their teams are faring, how they’ve adapted and what advice they’d share with other executives in the Chicago area.

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Author Unknown
Updated on March 31, 2020

Leadership in Uncertain Times, Part II: Advice From the LA Tech Scene

We talked to five LA tech leaders about how they’re adjusting to the uncertainty of the moment.

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Author Unknown
Updated on March 27, 2020

Leadership in Uncertain Times: Advice From the Seattle Tech Scene

We checked in with leaders across Seattle tech to learn how they and their teams are faring, how they’ve adapted and what advice they have to share with other leaders in the Puget Sound area. 

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Author Unknown
Updated on March 26, 2020

Leadership in Uncertain Times, Part I: Advice From the New York City Tech Scene

We checked in with leaders across NYC tech to learn how they and their teams are faring, how they’ve adapted and what advice they have to share with other leaders in the New York City area. 

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Author Unknown
Updated on February 26, 2020

‘If You’re Grinding, It Will Happen.’ A Sales Director on Climbing the Sales Ladder

Why sales operations are different at shipping software company Flexport.

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Author Unknown
Updated on November 04, 2019

New year, new you: Live your passion at these 4 NYC tech companies in 2019

The year may be coming to a close, but NYC tech startups never stop. 

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Author Unknown
Updated on August 22, 2019

Find your Dream Job: 4 Seattle Companies Growing their Teams

We profile four locally based tech companies that are hiring right now, from Seattle startups to multinational logistics disrupters to health tech innovators.

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Author Unknown
Updated on August 08, 2019

Find your dream job: 9 LA companies growing their teams

Sometimes, you have to take a big leap in order to build the career you want.

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Author Unknown
Updated on May 19, 2019

13 of the largest software companies in New York

Software is everywhere in New York. Whether the industry is advertising, finance, fashion, education or providing cloud-based solutions for IT departments or health care centers, software fuels the engine behind tech innovation. These 13 companies are some of the biggest around.

Author Unknown
Updated on April 25, 2019

New in town: 5 tech companies opening Seattle offices

These five tech companies recently opened new offices in Seattle, eager to tap into the city’s famous technical talent pool.

Author Unknown
Updated on February 26, 2019

Shaping their industry: 3 companies on how their product inspired change

Some startups don’t just fulfill a need in the industry — they completely change it.

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Author Unknown
Updated on January 10, 2019

New Year, new you: Live your passion at these 5 LA tech companies in 2019

Whether or not you’re formalizing a list of New Year’s resolutions, change is in the calendar and probably on your mind. If that change is career-related, we’re here to help. We’ve compiled a list of five tech companies making moves and growing fast in the year to come.

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Author Unknown
Updated on August 07, 2018

Why these 7 tech employees chose to call LA home

We asked around town to learn how local techies found their way to Southern California — and the companies that they currently call home. 

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Author Unknown
Updated on July 12, 2018

5 growing tech companies share how they maintain their startup vibes

Though some companies are now serving thousands of clients and have offices all over the country, they haven’t lost sight of their scrappy, nimble roots.

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Flexport is seeking a Senior Drawback Manager to optimize clients' duty recovery efforts and facilitate drawback experiences. Responsibilities include managing a team, owning client portfolios, working on drawback software modernization, and ensuring compliance with regulations. The ideal candidate should have 5-7 years of duty drawback program experience, strong interpersonal skills, proficiency in data analysis, and excellent organizational skills.
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The Counsel, Trucking & Warehousing Commercial & Product will lead product reviews for innovative trucking, warehousing, and fulfillment platforms, as well as lead commercial contracts with trucking and warehousing providers. They will collaborate with various teams to ensure legal compliance and support business objectives.