Software Engineer

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Echo Global Logistics is a leading provider of technology-enabled transportation management services. As a third-party logistics provider, we simplify transportation management for our clients and carriers, handling crucial tasks so they can focus on what they do best. From coast to coast, dock to dock, and across all major transportation modes, Echo connects businesses that need to ship their products with carriers who transport goods quickly, securely, and cost-effectively.
Position Purpose
As a Software Engineer on the Echo Global Logistics team, you will contribute to engineering of large-scale web-based applications to enable Echo's business while supporting architectural vision of quality, scalability, performance and function. Our proprietary software was created with the goal of simplifying transportation for our customers and carriers and is one of our largest competitive advantages in an ever-growing market.
Essential Position Functions
You...

• See technology as a passion, not something you just do between 9-5
• Possess the ability to create new solutions; we operate on a web-based platform and constantly face unchartered waters
• Possess strong fundamentals within coding technologies and a willingness to wear several hats when called upon
• Do not wait for something to break; find a problem before it becomes one and constantly aim to improve
• Having a willingness to vocalize these ideas and pick yourself up if you get knocked down

We...

• Value passionate technologists, go-getters, and people who never stop seeking ways to improve existing technology
• Have a high focus on career development and the runway to get you there
• Work hard, period
• Offer competitive compensation, benefits, 401k, challenging projects, companywide events, coworkers and leaders who will push you to get better, a sense of community not found anywhere else

Responsibilities:

• Software Engineer's work in conjunction with Engineering Leadership, Architecture, and Product
  • Contributes to technical design including high-level conceptual diagram, ERD, service contracts using C# and SQL based technologies (open to other languages) in an Agile environment.
  • Producing high quality code and addressing technical debt.
  • Support and accountability for timely releases
  • Prepares data sets to test logic, error handling and system workflows. Isolates, reproduces, and tracks defects.
  • Carry out root cause analysis on defects to ensure fixes are happening in the right way.
  • Provide mentorship to teammates
  • As a team member, you'll work hand in hand with the product owner to break down user stories.
  • Develops and writes testing scripts and plans to ensure that software functions as expected.
  • Managing software risk, balancing priorities, going above and beyond the call of duty.
  • Design, develop, and implement API solutions using C#, Python, NodeJS
  • Work in a cloud environment to introduce net-new infrastructure and applications to implement critical business functionality
  • Conceive and build testable solutions for RESTful API Services to be consumed by external customers
  • Be an active contributor to back-end development practices and code reviews
  • Produce API specification documentation to be shared with external partners
  • Update and maintain design and implementation documentation
  • Communicate effectively and efficiently with all associates and business contacts and promote a strong sense of teamwork

Position Requirements

• Must have 1-3 years minimum experience in C#
• RESTful API Development
• Experience developing applications in C#, Python, and NodeJS
• Azure Devops, or similar toolset, leveraging pipelines and CI/CD practices
• Experience working within an Agile SDLC
• Experience working on customer-facing applications
• Knowledge of OpenAPI specifications and Swagger
• Experience working with event-driven designs - RabbitMQ / SQS / Kafka
• Knowledge of Terraform and IAC
• Experience with cloud-based services in AWS - Lambda, DynamoDB, IAM, API Gateway

Preferred Skills

• Experience working with a broad variety of server environments and deployment methodologies
• Experience developing integrations with third-party systems
• Logistics industry experience
• Solid understanding of complex design patterns and architectural principles

What's in it for you?

• Help career growth by joining industry leaders and continuing to advance Echo web-based technologies
• Working with an organization with defined market goals, products, customers, revenue, and development teams
• Experienced mentors to learn and adopt new practices
• Ability to introduce your own views and takes on our product offerings
• Work in the full software delivery life cycle
• Ability to constantly enhance and improve applications
• Have a clearly defined career growth track with enough flexibility to pave your own way

Work environment/physical demands summary:
This job operates in an office environment and uses a computer, telephone and other office equipment as needed to perform duties. The noise level in the work environment is typical of that of an office with an open seating floor plan. The employee may encounter frequent interruptions throughout the work day. The employee is regularly required to sit, talk, or hear.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or Vietnam era or other protected veteran.