Senior Software Engineer

Roadie, a UPS Company, is a crowdsourced delivery platform. Founded in 2014, Roadie works with consumers, small businesses and enterprises across virtually every industry to enable scheduled, same day and urgent delivery in passenger vehicles across the U.S.  With more than 200,000 drivers nationwide, Roadie reaches more than 20,000 zip codes – the largest local same-day delivery network in the nation. 

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will work to create technology solving real-world problems in the crowdsourced delivery space. Your work will evolve the architecture and design of the backend frameworks to meet the ever-increasing scalability and performance requirements. The ideal candidate has deep technical experience, thrives in a fast-paced environment and wants to do more than write code. 

What You’ll Do

• Play an integral role in the development, design, testing, and maintenance of Roadie’s platform APIs and services
• Work across the engineering team to refactor existing systems and architect new features and solutions at scale
• Partner with Engineering leadership to scope and define work across the team
• Apply experience and knowledge of industry best practices to support and continuously improve the performance, efficiency, and maintainability of existing applications
• Lead by example and mentor developers in all aspects of planning, development and testing
• Collaborate with Engineering, Product, and Data Science team members, providing a voice in backend architectural design decisions
• Contribute to establishing and improving software engineering best practices

Technology We're Using Now

• Backend: Go, Python, Ruby on Rails
• Postgres, Redis, Kafka, Redshift
• Heroku, AWS
• Docker, Kubernetes
• git, GitHub, CircleCI

What You Bring

• At least 5+ years of software architecture and software development experience
• Strong expertise in multiple programming languages such as Python, Ruby, Go, or Javascript
• Exposure to microservices design and architecture
• Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies quickly
• Proven track record of providing stable and secure code in production environments
• Desire for continuous improvement of processes, code, and efficiency
• Strong communication skills with the ability to distill complex problems into digestible insights

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 
• The technology you need to get the job done