Job Description

As a Software Engineer on CH Robinson’s Freightview team, you will leverage your passion for software development and experience with Node and JavaScript centric code to build solutions that are transforming the way people move products around the world. In this role, you will be responsible for evaluating requirements, estimating tasks, and writing code that meets performance, quality, business, and security objectives. You will have the opportunity to leverage the newest technologies and collaborate with other software engineers to solve complex problems.

Freightview is a SaaS technology that streamlines the less-than-truckload shipping process for companies who work with multiple freight carriers or brokers.

C.H. Robinson recognizes the importance of workplace flexibility. We are committed to providing a remote-friendly work environment, both now and in the future. Our global technology teams will continue to have the flexibility that enables you to work where you are most effective, whether that be remote or in the office.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze and translate high-level customer requirements into detailed designs to solve complex business problems
• Design solutions that align to the long-term plan for a service or product based on deep expertise and customer insights
• Define interfaces and develop code for modules across products or services and influence or drive architectural changes
• Ensure consistent, usable, forward-looking, maintainable test infrastructure; draw from a large base of design patterns, is an expert in available technologies, and is adept at identifying practices that work well
• Identify code across multiple code bases to optimize, refactor, and reuse code to improve performance and maintainability while ensuring maximum efficiency, effectiveness, and return on investment
• Lead code reviews across the product or service, understand the root causes of issues, and find ways to resolve them
• Proactively identify performance and availability issues, troubleshoot, provide effective options, and resolve issues in production that could span multiple product areas
• Develop and maintain thorough architectural documentation for the product or service
• Design products or services by using secure programming patterns and finding, fixing, and enhancing security in existing applications; ensure secure best practices are part of design and implementation of new features and applications
• Estimate for projects that span multiple product areas including work, time, resources and skill needs
• Proactively identify technologies or solutions that differ from current technology stack or represent innovative uses of existing technologies
• Construct and deliver proposed solution strategies for potential new technologies and work with architecture to review and approve proposals
• Mentor and coach other software engineers, and proactively seek mentorship from others
• Lead the effort in defining the engineering lifecycle and practices for team and associated teams in partnership with the principal software engineer
• Drive collaboration across multiple teams; find ways accomplish more by enabling others
• Anticipate business needs and present options to leadership and business stakeholders with product managers
• Other duties or responsibilities as assigned according to the team and/or country specific requirements

Required Qualifications:

• 6+ years of experience working in a team environment shipping software
• 6+ years of experience with HTTP and REST architecture
• 5+ years of experience with JavaScript (preferably React)
• 5+ years of experience with Node.js
• 4+ years of experience with database objects in relational databases (ex. MS SQL, Oracle) or non-relational databases (ex. MongoDB)
• Experience with HTTP and REST architecture
• Proficient with unit, integration, and acceptance testing
• Proficient with version control systems (ex. GIT, GitHub, TFS, etc.)
• Experience building cloud native applications and services (ex. Azure, AWS, GCP)
• Bachelor’s degree or minimum of 4 years of equivalent work experience and high school diploma/GED

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working on large-scale open source or inner source software development
• Experience in system integration projects or global projects
• Experience with data streaming architecture and frameworks (Kafka, ESB)
• Possess solid communication skills and strong customer focus
• Effective collaborator, experienced in creating technical partnerships across teams
• Able to learn and understand the various technical domains across the enterprise and able to communicate complex technical and business concepts across the enterprise and various business stakeholders
• Experience directly or indirectly leading high performing teams with the ability to assess and grow software engineering talent
• Proven track record of effectively delivering results in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities
• Values a diverse and inclusive work environment

Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer

C.H. Robinson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We believe in equality for all and celebrate the diversity of our employees, customers and communities. We believe this increases creativity and innovation, drives business growth and enables engaged and thriving teams. We’re committed to providing an inclusive environment, free from harassment and discrimination, where all employees feel welcomed, valued and respected.

Affirmative Action Employer/EOE/M/F/Disabled/Veteran

Benefits

Your Health, Wealth and Self

Your total wellbeing is the foundation of our business, and our benefits support your financial, family and personal goals. We provide the top-tier benefits that matter to you most, including:

• Two medical plans (including a High Deductible Health Plan)
• Prescription drug coverage
• Enhanced Fertility benefits
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Account (including employer contribution)
• Dental and Vision
• Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Paid and floating holidays
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Paid parental leave
• Paid time off to volunteer in your community
• Charitable Giving Match Program
• 401(k) with 6% company matching
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Plus a broad range of career development, networking, and team-building opportunities

Dig in to our full list of benefits on OUR CULTURE page.

Why Do You Belong at C.H. Robinson?

Standing out among the world’s largest logistics platforms, C.H. Robinson solves logistics problems for companies across the globe and across industries, from the simple to the most complex. For 100+ years, our global suite of services has innovated trade to seamlessly deliver the products and goods that drive the world’s economy. With 19 million shipments annually for 105,000 customers, our people and technology literally move the world.

As a FORTUNE 200 company, FORTUNE has also named C.H. Robinson one of the World’s Most Admired Companies 2021. Headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, we are proud to be recognized as one of LinkedIn’s Top Companies in Minneapolis-St. Paul 2021. And we’re not stopping there... Join us as we collaborate, innovate, and work as one global team to make life better and more sustainable for our customers, communities, and world.