About the position
Flock Freight is a FreightTech company that uses patented technology to move freight more efficiently, reliably, and sustainably. The company’s guaranteed terminal-free truckload service, FlockDirect, finds the best options to pool freight among billions of possible combinations, optimizing routes while finding and filling trucks’ empty spaces. Shipments stay safe in a single truck, driven by a single driver, all the way to their destination allowing shippers to only pay for the space they need and enabling carriers to earn more from every linear foot of capacity — all while slashing carbon emissions by up to 40% compared to traditional shipping methods. Flock Freight has been a Certified B Corp since 2020, meeting high social, environmental, transparency, and accountability standards to all of our stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Build, test, and maintain web applications using Java, React, and Typescript.
- Develop RESTful API Endpoints, ensuring high performance, scalability, and maintainability.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement new features.
- Write clean, well-documented, maintainable, and efficient code using modern frameworks and best practices.
- Debug and troubleshoot issues across the full stack.
- Create and maintain documentation of systems and application components.
- Utilize SQL and relational database tools to manage and persist application state.
- Make recommendations regarding the development of new code, reuse or refactoring of existing code, and use of 3rd party and/or open-source frameworks.
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to continuous improvement.
- Participate in scheduled on-call rotations.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
- Experience with Java for back-end development
- Experience with React and TypeScript or other web development technologies
- Understanding of data modeling, and database development
- Understanding of data structures, client/server architecture, scaling and design trade-offs
- Experience using Git, modern IDEs and build/deployment tools (e.g. Maven, Docker)
- Exceptional problem-solving, analysis, decomposition, and communication skills
- Assimilating new information, understanding complex topics, and using judgement to make sound technical decisions
- End-to-end debugging, performance tuning, and monitoring
Benefits
- Hybrid Work Model: Scheduled in-office and work from home days.
- 401(k) Employer Match: 4% employer match.
- Medical, Dental & Vision: Generous coverage for employees and dependents with both HMO and PPO options.
