Founded in 2015, Parade’s mission is to democratize the best software and tools, at scale, for the logistics teams moving trade.
Today, we power $6.4B in freight under management, and our AI-driven automation has delivered 40–100% profit increases for some of the industry’s largest and most innovative brokers. With 44+ integrations across TMS platforms, load boards, and carrier networks, Parade has become the infrastructure of trust for the freight industry.
By uniting fragmented systems into a single, AI-powered capacity management layer, Parade is transforming how freight is booked, matched, and executed.
Why we need youWe’re scaling quickly and looking for a Platforms Engineer to architect, build, and scale the foundational infrastructure that powers logistics around the world.
This isn’t just another DevOps or infra role:
You’ll own and evolve the core platform systems that process millions of carrier quotes and thousands of automated transactions weekly.
You’ll design infrastructure that enables freight brokers to reach 50%+ load digitization, transforming one of the world’s largest and most operationally complex industries.
You’ll play a critical role in supporting next-generation AI systems like CoDriver, our GenAI-powered suite that accelerates automation from weeks to days.
Your work will ensure Parade’s services scale reliably, securely, and with exceptional performance as we expand rapidly.
We need strong platform engineering leadership to keep our systems resilient, observable, and ready for the next phase of growth.
Who are you?You are passionate about building reliable, high-scale infrastructure and developer platforms.
You collaborate closely with backend, product, and data teams to design systems that enable fast, safe, and high-quality development across the company.
You care deeply about automation, observability, and repeatable patterns.
You communicate clearly across teams and make thoughtful trade-offs between speed, cost, scalability, and reliability.
You thrive in environments where you can influence technical direction and uplevel engineering best practices.
5+ years of experience in platform, DevOps, SRE, or infrastructure engineering roles.
Expertise with Kubernetes, Docker, and running microservices in production.
Strong experience with Terraform.
Familiarity with GCP (preferred) or another major cloud provider (AWS, Azure).
Deep understanding of distributed systems, queues, and async workloads (e.g., Google Pub/Sub, Celery, RabbitMQ).
Experience building CI/CD pipelines and managing deployment workflows.
Strong monitoring/observability experience—Sentry, New Relic, Google Cloud Monitoring, logging pipelines, alerting, SLOs.
Solid understanding of networking, security, secrets management, and environment orchestration.
Strong communication skills and ability to partner with cross-functional teams.
Experience with Atlantis for Terraform automation.
Experience with CircleCI, GitHub Actions, or FluxCD specifically.
Comfortable with Python-based backend systems—frameworks like Django, FastAPI, etc.
Experience with data ETLs, ideally with Airflow.
Enthusiasm for using AI-powered coding tools (e.g., ClaudeCode, GitHub Copilot) to improve development velocity and quality.
Cloud & Infra: GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, FluxCD, CircleCI, Atlantis
Backend: Python3, Django, FastAPI
Data & Messaging: PostgreSQL (PostGIS), Redis, BigQuery, Google Pub/Sub, Celery, RabbitMQ
Frontend: React/NextJS/Typescript
Monitoring & Observability: Sentry, NewRelic, GCP Monitoring, Sonar, Prometheus
Join a small but mighty team (<30 people across the U.S. & Brazil) where your work has immediate and visible impact.
Work on industry-defining infrastructure that powers the category Parade invented: Capacity Management.
Help scale systems trusted by 75,000+ weekly active users and 150,000+ carriers.
Partner with a team that customers love—our tools routinely deliver 20–50% profit lifts and transform operational efficiency.
Thrive in a culture that values autonomy, ownership, and engineering excellence.
Fully remote, with annual company offsites at fun global destinations.
Generous PTO and sick leave.
High ownership, deep impact, and the ability to shape core infrastructure at a fast-growing company.
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Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience in platform, DevOps, SRE, or infrastructure engineering roles
- Expertise with Kubernetes, Docker, and production microservices
- Strong experience with Terraform
- Familiarity with GCP or another major cloud provider such as AWS or Azure
- Deep understanding of distributed systems, queues, and asynchronous workloads, including Google Pub/Sub, Celery, or RabbitMQ
- Experience building CI/CD pipelines and managing deployment workflows
- Monitoring and observability experience with tools such as Sentry, New Relic, or Google Cloud Monitoring
- Understanding of networking, security, secrets management, and environment orchestration
- Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Experience with Atlantis for Terraform automation
- Experience with CircleCI, GitHub Actions, or FluxCD
- Experience with Python-based backend systems, Django, or FastAPI
- Experience with data ETLs, ideally Airflow
- Experience using AI-powered coding tools such as ClaudeCode or GitHub Copilot
What We Do
Parade is the leading capacity management platform for freight brokerages. By integrating with our customers' technology stack, we're able to create a single pane of glass that enables freight brokers to automate and scale their business. Parade's platform is built using cutting edge AI, Machine Learning, and advance automation technologies so our customers can rest easy knowing they're supported by the best platform in the business.
Why Work With Us
Parade is changing the game of freight. Our culture enables every team member to be heard and have a meaningful impact to the business and our customers. At Parade, we hire top talent and allow them the flexibility to get their work done in a manner that supports creativity and high performance. Join our team and love what you do every day!
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