Staff Software Engineer

About DAT

DATis 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 45 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 400 million freights posted in 2022, and a database of $150 billion of annual global shipment market transaction data. Our headquarters are in Denver, CO, and Beaverton, OR, with additional offices in Missouri, and Bangalore, India. For additional information, seewww.DAT.com/company

Job Application Deadline: 12/31/2024

The Opportunity

DAT Solutions is looking for a Staff Software Engineer - Technical Lead to join our team in Denver, CO.

We're looking for a seasoned Staff Software Engineer that is passionate about building software that drives our SaaS platform in the cloud. You will be working with cutting edge tools to develop code that is reliable, maintainable, and scalable. In this role you will get an opportunity to work on the full stack, from building microservices to creating compelling user experiences on top of the latest web and mobile technologies. You will be part of a team that develops, tests, and delivers solutions through our CI/CD environments and deploy solutions to our customers hosted on AWS.

Candidate profile

• Experienced. You are a seasoned engineer that has worked on various technologies in different languages and stacks.
• Passionate. You get excited about challenging new problems to solve and applying existing or new technologies in new and creative ways.
• Driven. You want to leave your mark on the world and thrill users of your software whomever they may be. You take pride in the code you craft and the practices you apply.
• Pragmatic. You'd prefer to build and deliver customers value in two weeks rather than spend months polishing something you're not sure a customer will want.
• Qualitative. You care about the quality of your work and the experience your customers receive.
• Collaborative. You like to share your knowledge. You understand that collective knowledge is more important than individual knowledge, and you seek to ensure others are as informed as you and expect the same in return.
• Cultural. You care about the team, the organization, the company, and the overall culture.

What You'll Do

• Work across the stack from UI to database
• Leverage AWS to deliver efficient, cloud-native solutions
• Write unit, integration, and functional tests, and guide others in doing the same
• Document software designs and project tasks
• Review functional requirements and analyze their impact on schedule and software design
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring and direction to other team members
• Design and develop REST APIs and other code that is reliable, maintainable, and extendable
• Participate in design/code reviews
• Translate business needs and requirements into technical specifications
• Review functional requirements and analyze their impact on schedule and software design
• Document software designs and project tasks
• Work with team members to improve development processes and practices

The Skills and Experience You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• 8 years' experience in software development with demonstrated experience working full stack
• Outstanding interpersonal, written communication skills
• Adept at effectively working with professionals from a wide range of disciplines
• Passionate about delivering high quality results
• Committed to ongoing professional development and learning
• Modern object oriented scripting languages such as Javascript, Typescript, or equivalent
• Applied Knowledge of Modern Server Frameworks such as Node, Spark, or Spring Boot
• Applied Knowledge of Modern Web UI Frameworks such as Angular or React
• Practical experience with Cloud-Native Development such as in AWS, Azure, or Google
• Applied Knowledge of Microservices established best practices
• Applied Knowledge of REST APIs established best practices
• Practical experience of Design Principles and Patterns
• Experience with containerization and clustering technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with object-oriented/functional programming languages: Python, Java, C , Scala, etc.
• Applied Knowledge with unit testing
• Applied Knowledge with Agile and at least one agile methodology such as SCRUM, XP, or SAFE

Bonus Skills

• Mocha, Karma
• Jasmine, Chai, Sinon
• SASS & Google Material Design
• Dependency Injection frameworks
• AWS native technologies such as Kinesis, RDS, Lambda, SES/SNS/SQS, API Gateway, S3, Route53

Why DAT?
DAT is an award winning employer of choice.

For starters, we have a hybrid work environment, but we also know what makes a great workplace. We have a time-tested and resolute set of operating values predicated on integrity, mutual respect, open communication, and executing with excellence. These values inform our strategic vision as much as any one of our products does. We've been an employer of choice in the Portland metropolitan area for four decades, and within one year of opening our Denver office, DAT was #26 on Built In Colorado's 100 Best Places to Work In Colorado.

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and AD&D insurance
• Parental Leave
• Up to 20 days of paid time off starting in year one
• An additional 10 holidays of paid time off per calendar year
• 401k matching (immediately vested)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Short- and Long-term disability sick leave
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Accounts
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Additional programs - Employee Referral, Internal Recognition, and Wellness
• Free TriMet transit pass (Beaverton Office)
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Work on impactful projects in a cutting-edge environment
• Collaborative and supportive team culture
• Opportunity to make a real difference in the trucking industry
• Employee Resource Groups

This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship.

For Colorado-based candidates, in compliance with Colorado's Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, theminimum 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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