Senior Software Engineer - Backend

Job description

Roadie, a UPS company, is a leading logistics and delivery platform that helps businesses tackle the complexities of modern retail with unmatched delivery coverage, flexibility and visibility. Reaching 97% of U.S. households across more than 30,000 zip codes — from urban hubs to rural communities — Roadie provides seamless, scalable solutions that meet a variety of delivery needs.

With a network of more than 310,000 independent drivers nationwide, Roadie offers flexible delivery solutions that make complex logistics challenges easy, including solutions for local same-day delivery, delivery of big and bulky items, ship-from-store and DC-to-door. For more information, visit http://www.roadie.com.

As a Senior Software Engineer at Roadie, you’ll design and build systems that power large-scale logistics solutions. You’ll play a key role in evolving the architecture of Roadie’s platform to meet growing scalability and performance needs. The ideal candidate has strong technical experience, enjoys solving complex problems, and thrives in a collaborative environment.

What You’ll Do

• Design, build, and maintain core services and infrastructure that drive Roadie’s logistics platform
• Identify and address performance bottlenecks, ensuring reliability and scalability
• Collaborate closely with Product, Data Science, and other engineering teams to deliver impactful features
• Contribute to code reviews, technical discussions, and the improvement of engineering best practices
• Take ownership of projects from concept to production, balancing speed and quality
• Stay up to date with new technologies and bring forward ideas to improve our systems

Technology We’re Using

• Languages: Golang, Ruby on Rails
• Data: Postgres, Redis, Kafka
• Infrastructure: AWS, Docker, Kubernetes
• Tools: git, GitHub, CircleCI

What You Bring

• 6+ years of professional software development experience
• Solid understanding of service-oriented architecture, distributed systems, and API design
• Proficiency in Golang or Ruby
• Experience working with or migrating from a monolithic architecture
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills
• Ability to collaborate effectively in a team environment

Why Roadie?

• Competitive compensation packages
• 100% covered health insurance premiums for yourself
• 401k with company match
• Tuition and student loan repayment assistance (that’s right - Roadie will contribute directly to your existing student loans!)
• Flexible work schedule with unlimited PTO
• Monthly 3-day weekends
• Monthly WFH stipend
• Paid sabbatical leave - tenured team members are given time to rest, relax, and explore
• The technology you need to get the job done

This role is not eligible for Visa sponsorship. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.