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Flexport

Software Engineers, Staff Engineers, Data Scientists, Product Managers

CompanyFlexport
Websiteflexport.com
Roles
  • Software Engineers, Staff Engineers, Data Scientists, Product Managers
  • Product Designers
Role taxonomyProduct ManagementData / AnalyticsDesignStaff / Principal
SpecialtiesProduct Management, Data Science, Design
LocationSan Francisco
Salary
Apply viaEmailkristen.hayward@flexport.com
Hiring notes
TechJavaScriptReactRailsPostgreSQLAWS
Parsed locationsSan Francisco
Posted byKhay1024
PostedOct 2, 2017
SourceView on Hacker News ↗

Original posting

Flexport | Software Engineers, Staff Engineers, Data Scientists, Product Managers and Product Designers | San Francisco | flexport.com / flexport.engineering Flexport's mission is to fix the user experience in global trade and bring the world free trade through technology. Here at Flexport, we share a vision where any two businesses can trade with each other without regard for geographic distance, logistical complexity, or regulatory challenges. Our services put clients back in control of their logistics and supply chain needs. We offer faster freight quotes, lower prices, improved visibility and notifications, and advanced analytics. Our lean team is building flexible, maintainable products that are reshaping this fragmented industry. Started in 2013, we've raised $94M from investors that include Founders Fund, Google Ventures, First Round Capital, Bloomberg Beta, Y Combinator, & more. Check us out if you: -Want to be part of a close-knit engineering team that releases new code every day -Take a product-first approach to building software -Care about the real world functionality of your programming -Desire to build scalable programs that standardize information flow and increase operational capacity -Have amazing coding skills and CS fundamentals; and -Know modern javascript frameworks. Our stack: Our continuous releases are integrated with Travis and Github. On the frontend, we use React for the views, organize the data flow with Flux architecture, and test our application with Jest. On the backend, we're a Rails shop riding on AWS and Postgres RDS. Want to learn more? Email kristen.hayward@flexport.com or check us out at flexport.com.