Staff Software Engineer

About DAT

DAT is an award-winning employer of choice and a next-generation SaaS technology company that has been at the leading edge of innovation in transportation supply chain logistics for 44 years. We continue to transform the industry year over year, by deploying a suite of software solutions to millions of customers every day - customers who depend on DAT for the most relevant data and most accurate insights to help them make smarter business decisions and run their companies more profitably. We operate the largest marketplace of its kind in North America, with 227 million freight posts in 2021, and a database of $126 billion of annual global shipment market transaction data. Our headquarters are in Denver, CO, with additional offices in Missouri, Oregon, Texas, and Bangalore, India. For additional information, see www.DAT.com/company.

The Opportunity

DAT is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our Engineering Team in Denver CO.

Candidate profile

AT DAT, Our leaders optimistically share future possibilities to inspire and motivate others toward their full potential. We expect our employees to find ways to embrace positive change, be curious and challenge the status quo, and provide solutions to challenging problems. Joining DAT means joining a culture that fosters development, builds genuine connections, recognizes each other’s strengths, and shares in our successes.

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will be responsible for working with other Staff engineers in setting a new direction for frontend software development at DAT.  The initial effort will be focused on helping the continued efforts of migrating users from legacy systems to the DAT One Web user experience, but will eventually include supporting broader transformation within the company.

What You’ll Do

• A balanced blend of hands on development, technical leadership, and mentoring
• Work with other technical leaders, own, and help drive change across shared Front-End and NodeJS/GraphQL API repositories through the DAT Development Community of Practice
• Work with a team to continue to migrate users to DAT’s core search business
• Mentor software engineers utilizing proven design patterns and your experience building modern enterprise software
• Work in an AWS environment for both prototyping of new technologies and deploying both front-end user experiences and NodeJS APIs using existing CI/CD systems with GitHub Actions
• Assist in the design of new APIs in both REST and GraphQL
• Assist with the design and implementation of fully automated test infrastructure
• Work with the product and UX organizations in establishing business requirements

The Skills and Experience You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s or other Technical Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline
• 8+ years of relevant engineering experience
• Experience developing in both React and Angular
• Deep understanding of JavaScript and Typescript
• Deep understanding of GraphQL and Apollo technologies
• Deep understanding of both AWS server-based and serverless (AWS Lambda / AWS Step Functions) technologies.
• Deep understanding of data management for frontend software
• Experience giving technical leadership to teams solving challenging problems
• Be able to work on large tasks with minimal, if any, day to day oversight
• Knowledge of professional software engineering practices and best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
• Previous hands-on experience with a major cloud platform, such as AWS or Azure.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

In compliance with Colorado's Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, the minimum salary for this role is $150,000.00 + benefits. The maximum compensation for this role can vary significantly depending on your job-related skills and experience. DAT considers factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education and training, core skills, internal equity, and market and business elements when extending an offer.

DAT embraces the value of a diverse workforce, and believes it is a core strength of our company that we encourage those values in every DAT employee, at every level of our organization, regardless of tenure or rank. We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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