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“We’re not in the shipping business; we’re in the information business” -Peter Rose, Expeditors Founder

Global supply chain management is what we do, but at the heart of Expeditors you will find professionalism, leadership, and a friendly environment, all of which foster an innovative, customer service-based approach to logistics.

• 18,000 trained professionals

• 350+ locations worldwide across 60+ countries

• Fortune 500

• Globally unified systems

What We Are Creating

EXP.O NOW is a visionary, industry-leading platform that is the place to go to do business with Expeditors. Our technology is a seamless digital experience that connects our customers to their goods, providing a powerful tool to support strategic business decisions.

Who We Need on Our Team

The Platform Developer is a

• Big picture thinker. They understand how small changes can cause big ripples in integrating applications and actively work to mitigate those impacts.

• Creative problem solver. They know that not all problems will have a straightforward solution, so they consider multiple options and provide recommendations.

• Communicator. They work with product management, architecture, and team leadership. They can provide simple explanations to complex topics.

• Technical advisor. They have strong technical skills and the ability to provide direction to both their immediate team and the broader program.

• Teacher. They strive to see their peers grow willingly share their knowledge and expertise to make that happen.

Primary Responsibilities

• Build and maintain shared components, services, and API

• Understand and communicate changes and their impacts

• Champion system improvements

The EXP.O NOW Platform team is responsible for building and maintaining a variety of codebases and frameworks that serve as the foundation of the EXP.O NOW system. The team creates shared UI componentry, develops communal backend services and APIs, and integrates common functionality for use by other teams.

The Platform Developer will be involved in developing Platform components and services, configuring CI/CD pipelines, and establishing patterns and best practices. They will be involved in enabling development teams to integrate with the EXP.O NOW system and understanding how changes to the platform will impact those other teams.

The Platform Developer will partner with architecture and development leadership to determine how to adopt new technologies, design new cross-system features, and maintain system performance.

This position is on-site and will reside in the greater Seattle, WA. area at one of the following locations depending on availability. Candidates must be local or willing to relocate. Relocation assistance is not offered for this position.

• Downtown Seattle

• Federal Way

• Lynnwood

• Bellevue (Factoria)

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• BS or BA in Computer Science or similar; or comparable work experience

• 5+ years of professional software development experience

• 3+ years in professional setting routinely performing analysis and design using object-oriented techniques.

• 3+ years working with backend code (Java/Spring) to write business logic, database queries, and APIs

• 3+ years building front-end clients (Angular/Bootstrap/HTML, CSS) that integrate with back-end APIs

• 3+ years professional experience with relational databases, SQL, and ORMs in enterprise applications

• Demonstrated long-term experience supporting enterprise systems

• Experience implementing Client-facing applications with responsive design and development

• Experience implementing REST services security using JWT, OAuth, or other related technologies and standards

• Experience implementing SPAs with a TypeScript framework like Angular or a JavaScript library like React

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience with:

• Agile software development methodologies

• Event-driven architecture

• Azure APIs

• Transportation and logistics or supply-chain solutions

• IntelliJ IDEA or similar IDE, various plug-ins, Maven, Nexus

• Git, branching, and merge requests/pull requests

• CI/CD pipelines, automation, security and monitoring (DevSecOps)

• Microservices architecture and containers

Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not transfer or sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (such as an H-1B visa) for this opportunity.

Expected base salary:  $88,000 to $175,000

Expeditors offers excellent benefits:

• Paid vacation

• Holidays (10)

• Flexible Days (2)

• Paid Sick Time (accrual rate of 1 hour of sick time per 30 hours paid)

• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with employer match

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

• Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental & Vision Coverage

• Health Savings Account (HSA)

• Life and Disability Insurance

• Paid Parental Leave (additional eligibility criteria)

• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (DC FSA)

• Commuter Benefit

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Training and Personnel Development Program

• Educational Assistance and Reimbursement

• Position is full time (40 hours per week) Monday through Friday 

• Business professional dress code

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO Guidelines.