Lead Software Development Engineer (CORE)

<meta><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11.25pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><b><strong style="font-size:18pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">About the role</strong></b></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">As a Lead Software Development Engineer at Shipium, no two days look the same: you will move fluidly between writing code, designing system architecture, coaching engineers, and troubleshooting live platform issues as you build the core platform services and supply chain optimization solutions that power our shipping intelligence products. You will personally architect, implement, and maintain the microservices that serve enterprise-class clients at high throughput.</span></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">You will take end-to-end ownership of the systems you build – from design through production. Your success will be measured by your ability to deliver scalable solutions, maintain platform stability, elevate engineering standards, and mentor engineers across the CORE team. You will leverage modern AI development tools as a core part of your workflow to accelerate velocity, improve code quality, and ensure system reliability.</span></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><br></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11.25pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><b><strong style="font-size:18pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">What you'll do</strong></b></p><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px="" 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px="" 0px="" 32px;list-style-type:disc;"=""><li style="font-size:11pt;--listitem-marker-color:#2c3e50;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(44,62,80);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Platform Development & Architecture</strong></b></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Microservices Design:</strong></b><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;"> Design and build scalable platform services, APIs, and supply chain microservices in Java, Python, or TypeScript that support high-throughput, low-latency requirements for enterprise-class clients.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Cloud-Native Architecture:</strong></b><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;"> Architect and deploy services across AWS using containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud-native patterns, contributing to technical design decisions that balance performance, scalability, maintainability, and cost.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Data Systems:</strong></b><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;"> Design and optimize data layers using PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Redis, implementing both real-time streaming and batch processing pipelines to support platform needs.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">AI-Assisted Development:</strong></b><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;"> Leverage AI coding tools such as Claude Code for code generation, automated testing, performance optimization, and intelligent monitoring to accelerate development velocity and improve code quality.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">API & Integration Design:</strong></b><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;"> Define and implement RESTful APIs, message queuing systems, and event-driven architectures that enable seamless integration across internal services and client platforms.</span></li></ul><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><b><strong style="color:rgb(44,62,80);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Technical Standards & Quality</strong></b></p><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px="" 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px="" 0px="" 32px;list-style-type:disc;"=""><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Engineering Standards:</strong></b><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;"> Establish and maintain coding, testing, and monitoring standards for platform engineering teams, driving consistent quality across implementations.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Code Quality:</strong></b><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;"> Lead code reviews and champion automated testing practices to ensure production reliability.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">CI/CD & Deployment:</strong></b><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;"> Contribute to the design and improvement of CI/CD pipelines, working with DevOps to build golden paths that enable engineering teams to ship features with high velocity and low failure rates.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Documentation:</strong></b><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;"> Produce clear, comprehensive technical documentation, including system specifications, API guides, and architectural decision records.</span></li></ul><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><b><strong style="color:rgb(44,62,80);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Collaboration & Mentorship</strong></b></p><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px="" 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px="" 0px="" 32px;list-style-type:disc;"=""><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Cross-Functional Partnership:</strong></b><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;"> Work closely with product management, data science, and customer-facing teams to architect solutions that solve complex customer problems and meet business objectives.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Technical Mentorship:</strong></b><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;"> Mentor engineers on advanced technical concepts, software engineering best practices, design patterns, coding standards, and career development.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Technical Planning:</strong></b><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;"> Collaborate with engineering leadership to translate product requirements into technical implementation strategies.</span></li></ul><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><b><strong style="color:rgb(44,62,80);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Production Ownership</strong></b></p><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px="" 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px="" 0px="" 32px;list-style-type:disc;"=""><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">System Ownership:</strong></b><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;"> Own the reliability and performance of the systems you build – from monitoring and observability through incident resolution.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Technical Escalation:</strong></b><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;"> Serve as a technical escalation point for platform issues, providing timely and accurate guidance to internal engineering teams and customer-facing organizations, driving root-cause fixes over temporary fixes.</span></li></ul><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11.25pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><b><strong style="font-size:18pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Qualifications</strong></b></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><b><strong style="color:rgb(44,62,80);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Required</strong></b></p><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px="" 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px="" 0px="" 32px;list-style-type:disc;"=""><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;--listitem-marker-color:#333333;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Education & Experience:</strong></b><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;"> Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, and/or 5–8 years of progressive experience in platform engineering, distributed systems, or software development.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;--listitem-marker-color:#333333;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Platform Engineering:</strong></b><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;"> 3+ years designing and implementing scalable platform services, APIs, and microservices in cloud-native environments.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;--listitem-marker-color:#333333;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">8 Plus years in Java Development, </span><span style="color:rgb(17,17,17);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">inclu</span><span style="color:rgb(17,17,17);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">ding object-oriented design; 3+ years of experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems</span><span style="color:rgb(17,17,17);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">. </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Experience with processing both streaming and batch data; experience with Relational and/or NoSQL databases; unit testing experience. </span></li></ul><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">,</span></p><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px="" 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px="" 0px="" 32px;list-style-type:disc;"=""><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;--listitem-marker-color:#333333;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Cloud & Infrastructure:</strong></b><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;"> Solid experience with distributed systems architecture and AWS cloud platforms.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;--listitem-marker-color:#333333;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">AI Proficiency:</strong></b><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;"> Demonstrated ability to leverage AI development tools such as Claude Code, code generation models, and AI-powered testing frameworks to enhance development velocity.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;--listitem-marker-color:#333333;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">People Influence:</strong></b><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;"> Track record of mentoring engineers and elevating team engineering practices.</span></li></ul><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><b><strong style="color:rgb(44,62,80);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Preferred</strong></b></p><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px="" 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px="" 0px="" 32px;list-style-type:disc;"=""><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Domain Knowledge:</strong></b><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;"> Experience in logistics, shipping, or B2B SaaS supply chain software.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Technical Communication:</strong></b><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;"> Track record of producing high-quality technical documentation and presenting solutions to cross-functional stakeholders.</span></li></ul><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11.25pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><br></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11.25pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">At Shipium, Employees enjoy full medical, dental & vision coverage (with 65% coverage for dependents), optional life insurance and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) retirement plan, fully remote work-from-home options in 28* states, 8 paid weeks of parental leave, paid holidays annually, self-managed vacation time, sick & safety leave, and volunteer time off. </span></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11.25pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><br></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11.25pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Shipium is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Women, people of color, people with disabilities, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. If you need reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please email Human Resources (</span><u><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;white-space:pre-wrap;">hr@shipium.com</span></u><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">) and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.</span></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11.25pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><br></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11.25pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">This applies to </span><i><em style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">all</em></i><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;"> employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and mentorships. Shipium makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business.</span></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11.25pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><br></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11.25pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">*Although based out of Seattle, WA, Shipium is 100% remote in the following states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Washington & Wisconsin. </span></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11.25pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><br></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11.25pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,0);font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Shipium participates in e-verify</span></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11.25pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><br></p>

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