Company Description
“We’re not in the shipping business; we’re in the information business” -Peter Rose, Expeditors Founder
Global supply chain management is what we do, but at the heart of Expeditors you will find professionalism, leadership, and a friendly environment, all of which foster an innovative, customer service-based approach to logistics.
- 18,000 trained professionals
- 350+ locations worldwide across 60+ countries
- Fortune 500
- Globally unified systems
Job Description
Expeditors is looking for a software developer to help us build our emerging warehouse management system. The team you would be joining is doing development work on a warehouse management system for our global network of transportation warehouses. You would be making a difference for end users in hundreds of warehouses around the world. The web application runs on Android-based mobile scanning devices, as well as on PC's. The system is widely used, but much functionality still needs to be built to handle all aspects of our warehouse operations in multiple countries. Our team works regularly with our end users across the globe to determine their greatest needs. Each new feature that is released is well-received by a hungry audience.
Working on our team - what to expect
Team structure
You would be part of one of three small agile teams that are working on the transportation warehouse management system. Each team typically has 2-3 developers, 1-2 QA engineers, a Product Owner, and a Scrum Master. There is also a UX designer, SDET, an Architect, and a Program Manager that work with all three teams.
What a typical day looks like
Outside of our short daily scrum meetings, developers spend most of their time either developing, or collaborating with other team members. During each two-week sprint there are meetings for backlog grooming, sprint planning, a sprint demo, and a retrospective.
This position is on-site and will reside in the greater Seattle, WA. area at one of the following locations depending on availability. Candidates must be local or willing to relocate. Relocation assistance is not offered for this position.
- Downtown Seattle
- Federal Way
- Lynnwood
- Bellevue (Factoria)
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
We are looking for talented people who are excited about what they do and who want to be part of a collaborative team. We realize that everyone comes with a unique collection of skills that don't usually align perfectly with job postings. If you feel that you don't exactly fit the criteria below but would still be a good fit, let us know!
- A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field of study, or equivalent experience
- Solid Java coding abilities
- 2+ years in a software development role in a team environment
- Experience with web development
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience with:
- Object oriented analysis and design
- Relational database concepts and SQL
- Customer service-oriented attitude and great time-management skills
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Angular, Bootstrap 5
- Leadership experience
- Spring Boot
- Web-based and service-based architectures and deployment paradigms
- Experience with IntelliJ, Maven, GitLab, and GitLab CI/CD pipelines
- Moderate experience with RHEL8/9/CentOS, bash, Linux LVM, sed, awk, etc.
- Experience with Event Driven Architecture, Domain Driven Design, CQRS
- Kafka clients and Avro
Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not transfer or sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (such as an H-1B visa) for this opportunity.
Additional Information
Expected base salary: $100,000 to $145,000
Expeditors offers excellent benefits:
- Paid vacation
- Holidays (10)
- Flexible Days (2)
- Paid Sick Time (accrual rate of 1 hour of sick time per 30 hours paid)
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with employer match
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
- Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental & Vision Coverage
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Life and Disability Insurance
- Paid Parental Leave (additional eligibility criteria)
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (DC FSA)
- Commuter Benefit
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Training and Personnel Development Program
- Educational Assistance and Reimbursement
- Position is full time (40 hours per week) Monday through Friday
- Business professional dress code
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO Guidelines.
Top Skills
What We Do
Expeditors is a global logistics company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. As a Fortune 500 (374) company, we employ over 16,500 trained professionals in a worldwide network of over 320 locations across six continents. Expeditors is focused on the increasingly sophisticated needs of international trade through customized solutions and seamless, integrated information systems. Our services include air and ocean freight consolidation and forwarding, vendor consolidation, customs clearance, cargo insurance, distribution and other value-added logistics services.
We pride ourselves on being a solutions-based organization that takes the time to understand each customer's individual business needs. As a non-asset based organization, we have considerable flexibility when managing customers' supply chains. Our relationships with local suppliers and global air and ocean partners provides our customers with the best routing and pricing options. Expeditors' comprehensive, flexible spectrum of services is supported by leading-edge information technology providing the highest level of end to end visibility.
To maintain consistent quality and customer service across the globe, Expeditors has regional headquarters located in London, Dubai, Shanghai and Singapore.
At Expeditors, our industry professionals, award winning processes and globally unified systems ensure that we always live up to our promise, "You'd be surprised how far we'll go for you."
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