Software Engineer - Backend (node.js/Typescript)

About DAT

DAT is an award-winning employer of choice and a next-generation SaaS technology company that has been at the leading edge of innovation in transportation supply chain logistics for 45 years. We continue to transform the industry year over year, by deploying a suite of software solutions to millions of customers every day - customers who depend on DAT for the most relevant data and most accurate insights to help them make smarter business decisions and run their companies more profitably. We operate the largest marketplace of its kind in North America, with 400 million freights posted in 2022, and a database of $150 billion of annual global shipment market transaction data. Our headquarters are in Denver, CO, and Beaverton, OR, with additional offices in Missouri, and Bangalore, India. For additional information, see www.DAT.com/company.

The Opportunity

DAT is looking for a Software Engineer to join our backend engineering team in Bangalore, Karnataka.

AT DAT, Our leaders optimistically share future possibilities to inspire and motivate others toward their full potential. We expect our employees to find ways to embrace positive change, be curious and challenge the status quo, and provide solutions to unmet problems. Joining DAT means joining a culture focused on fostering development, building genuine connections, recognizing each other’s strengths and sharing in successes.

As a Software Engineer, you will be responsible for creating high quality software that is both reliable and easy to support. As part of a highly collaborative team, you will help establish a new generation of microservices supporting DAT’s cloud based SaaS platform. You will also be helping to create frameworks and guidelines for following development efforts in the company.

What You’ll Do

• Help drive the company forward through designing and developing new microservices
• Define and advocate for best practices across the organization
• Write code that will be used to demonstrate supportable enterprise software
• Create easy to use APIs in both REST and GraphQL
• Work with product managers to refine requirements
• Create a new search system using a NoSQL datastore 
• Mentor more junior developers on software engineering best practices
• Work in an AWS environment for both prototyping usage of new technologies and deploying microservices using existing CI/CD systems

Candidate profile / The Skills and Experience You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related technical discipline
• 3-5 years of relevant engineering experience
• Ability to develop in node.js/Typescript
• Proficiency with cypress, postman/bruno for test development
• Understanding of how to build highly scalable systems
• Be able to work on large tasks with little day to day oversight
• Experience working in both NoSql and relational databases
• Knowledge of professional software engineering practices and best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
• Previous hands-on experience with a major cloud platform, such as AWS or Azure.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Understanding of messaging systems like Kafka
• Understanding of containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes
• Familiarity with cloud deployment tools like Terraform

Nice to Have

• Experience developing in React or Angular
• Experience with Auth0
• Familiarity with Identity and Access Management
• Understanding of GraphQL and Apollo technologies

DAT embraces the value of a diverse workforce, and believes it is a core strength of our company that we encourage those values in every DAT employee, at every level of our organization, regardless of tenure or rank. We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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