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Flexport

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Senior Software Engineer

🗓️ Posted 2026-09-01 Shanghai, China Hybrid ICT

Company shared salary

NA

Market rate

30,000 EUR–55,000 EUR/mo (360,000 EUR–660,000 EUR/yr)

Based on similar roles (title + domain + location).

About the Company

At Flexport, we believe global trade can move the human race forward. That's why it's our mission to make global commerce so easy there will be more of it. We're shaping the future of a 10T industry with solutions powered by innovative technology and exceptional people. Today, companies of all sizes-from emerging brands to Fortune 500s-use Flexport technology to move more than 19B of merchandise across 112 countries a year. The recent global supply chain crisis has put Flexport center stage as we continue to play a pivotal role in how goods move around the world. We are proud to have the support of the best investors in the game who believe in our mission, solutions and people. Ready to tackle global challenges that impact business, society, and the environment Come join us. Flexport is a platform for global trade in an industry that comprises 12% of the global GDP. We are the first licensed freight forwarder and customs brokerage built around a modern tech stack. We help the world's fastest-growing brands manage their international supply chains, providing a fully-managed service for moving products between any two places on the planet. Exceptional software development is integral in allowing us to fulfill our mission of fixing the user experience in global trade. At Flexport you'll develop products that are at the forefront of reshaping the entire logistics & supply chain industries. You'll work alongside self-starters interested in solving real-world problems and streamlining the inefficiencies in the complex global trade industry. You'll have the opportunity to reshape an industry by creating the new operating system for global trade. Our engineers are top-notch software developers who love listening to the users, working as a team, and proactively taking the lead whenever necessary. The role involves learning the business of freight forwarding, modeling the work that people do to move freight, designing solutions to make it more efficient, and thinking

Requirements

  • A love of simple, well-tested code that is easy to extend and hard to break.
  • A bias for action. When you see a problem, you solve it.
  • The ability to convey technical ideas in common terms to business partners, product managers, and engineers alike.
  • Experience of effectively and reliably delivering large projects involving multi teams/orgs, including breaking the projects down into smaller pieces, cooperating with dependent teams to align on critical technical decisions, driving conversation regards long term strategy and delivering the right result in high standard.
  • Understanding of performance tradeoffs, load balancing and operational issues.
  • Demonstrated ability to mentor junior software engineers in all aspects of their engineering skill-sets.
  • Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, continuous deployments, testing, and operations.
  • Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.