Senior Software Engineer- Golang

Roadie, a UPS Company, is a logistics management and crowdsourced delivery platform. Founded in 2014, Roadie offers businesses fast, flexible and asset-light logistics solutions for last-mile delivery. Roadie enables local delivery to more than 95% of U.S. households by providing access to more than 200,000 independent drivers nationwide – allowing businesses to offer their customers delivery optionality for almost any industry, from airlines to artisans.

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, Ruby on Rails
• Postgres, Redis, Kafka, Redshift
• AWS
• Docker, Kubernetes
• git, GitHub, CircleCI

What You Bring

• At least 6+ years of software architecture and software development experience
• Strong expertise in multiple programming languages (preferably Go, bonus points for candidates that also know Ruby!)
• 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