Job description
About Flexport:
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.
The opportunity:
In this role, you are part of the Trade Services team that supports a portfolio of products, including Customs Digitization, Climate, Capital and Duty Drawback. Your primary focus will be the Customs Digitization product, but you will support other products too from time to time.
The Customs Digitization is automating customs declarations to an unprecedented level. We bring automation that is currently only available to the world’s largest companies who have the money to invest in such tooling, to every entrepreneur who wants to move any amount of goods. We are making the process fully digital, leveraging AI/LLMs to digitize all the documents required for the customs entry declaration.
This position reports into the Customs team in Amsterdam. The position will work closely with stakeholders and users in the United States, which will require working US-friendly hours around once per week.
You will:
Take point on complex product initiatives and run them to completion with minimal supervision.
Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code following best practices and coding standards.
Safeguard code quality on your team, reviewing others’ code with an eye to performance and maintainability.
Work closely with business partners to distill complex business problems into elegant technical solutions.
Be part of a close-knit engineering team that ships new code every day.
Geek out about shipping and logistics. (We do this often.)
You should have:
- >3 years experience writing software and a strong engineering background.
- Strong understanding of software architecture principles and design patterns.
- A love of simple, well-tested code that is easy to extend and hard to break.
- Ability to convey technical ideas in common terms to business stakeholders, product managers, and engineers alike.
- A self-starter attitude. When you see a problem, you solve it.
- Strong knowledge of at least one programming language such as Java, Python or Kotlin
- Exposure to LLM-powered development tools, like Claude Code or Cursor.
How we work:
- We come to the office three times a week to hang out, have lunch, white board, and collaborate
- We have the latest and greatest hardware and software for you to work with
- We’re agile, but not married to a single doctrine like scrum. The teams decide how they work best.
Our Stack:
We’re coming from a React/Flow + Ruby on Rails monolith, and moving to React/Typescript, Kotlin Microservices on Kubernetes. We also use and love GraphQL, GRPC, Postgres, Kafka, Snowflake and Python for AI/LLM integrations.
Worried about not having any logistics experience?
Don’t be! Our mission is to make global trade easy for everyone. That’s why it’s important to bring people from diverse backgrounds and experiences together with our industry veterans to help move the global logistics industry forward.
We know this industry is complex. That’s why we invest in education starting day one with Flexport Academy, a one week intensive onboarding program designed specifically to set every new Flexport employee up for success.
What’s in it for you?
- An opportunity to contribute to one of the fastest-growing companies, where you’ll have the chance to create a global impact while being a part of a thriving multinational environment
- Daily catered lunches incl. vegetarian options, breakfast, snacks and soft drinks available in our office on daily basis
- Commute expenses: Flexport will cover home-office commuting costs for employees living outside of Amsterdam
- 25 working days as vacation days based on full time employment.
- Health insurance: Flexport offers a collective health insurance plan including a basic package and any available additional packages. Your monthly premium is fully paid by Flexport.
- A defined pension contribution scheme
- Equity program: every team member becomes a shareholder, aligning our success with yours. As a private company in a multi-trillion dollar industry, you have a direct stake in our collective growth and success.
- Employee Assistance Program through Aetna Resources for Living: Flexport provides an employer-sponsored program at no cost to you and your household members
- Parental leave benefit: Flexport is here to support you and your families in one of the most important times in life – the birth of a child! Our parental leave program allows both mothers and partners to take time off from work for pregnancy, childbirth, and to bond with your new child.
Commitment to Equal Opportunity
At Flexport, our ability to fulfill our mission of making global commerce easy and accessible relies on having a diverse, dedicated and engaged workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, health status, marital and family status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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