Senior Backend Engineer

**About this role**:
The mission of the Senior Backend Engineer is to design, build, and enhance the products and services of our platform as part of an agile team supporting carriers and shippers in the U.S. Vehicle Transportation Industry.

**Why Super Dispatch**

At Super Dispatch, we're not just changing the game - we're creating a whole new playing field in the auto transport industry. Super Dispatch is the next generation platform that is not only redefining efficiency but is also setting new standards for how vehicles are moved.

Our suite of tools, including the Carrier TMS, Shipper TMS, SuperPay, and the groundbreaking Super Loadboard, are designed with one goal in mind: making auto transport as easy as possible. Leverage the latest in industry trends, data, and user-friendly features, empowering carriers, shippers, and brokers to achieve operational excellence.

From minimizing paperwork to reducing wasted time and cutting costs, we tackle the challenges of the industry head-on, so you can focus on what you do best.

Welcome to Super Dispatch, where the future of auto transport is already a reality.

**Responsibilities**
- Work closely with your team (design, engineering, product, analytics) to figure out and deliver innovative solutions that will drive your team's key metric.
- Own the technical part of Product-Led initiatives, inside and outside the products.
- Document, develop, refactor, deploy, and operate APIs, customer-facing and/or internal components/interfaces that serve Super Dispatch customers.
- Communicate with QA and Support to investigate and fix bugs.
- You have 5+ years of professional experience, ideally in a product-driven environment.
- You are proficient in Python and have strong experience with Django.
- You have hands-on experience with SQL databases and Message Brokers.
- You are passionate about algorithms, data structures, and software architecture.
- You have a solid understanding of system design and microservices.
- You've worked in an Agile environment and are comfortable with CI/CD pipelines.
- You have experience building and maintaining REST APIs, working with WebSockets, and handling networking.
- You've worked with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP).
- You have experience with observability practices (monitoring, logging, alerting).
- You've led projects or mentored other engineers and contributed to overall team success.
- You possess advanced English skills and are confident in both verbal and written communication.
- You are known for your strong communication and documentation skills.
- You are reliable, show up on time, and are actively engaged during meetings.

**Plus points**
- You have experience with Kubernetes and/or NoSQL databases.
- You have worked with FastAPI.
- You've had exposure to Java, Spring, or similar OOP languages.
- You've worked with or explored AI tools, integrations, or implementations.
- You are familiar with testing tools

**Growth Plan**:
**Within 1 month, you'll**
- Graduate from Super Dispatch's company-wide new employee onboarding program. You'll get caught up with who we are, how we work, and what we're building.
- Understand the full functionality of Super Dispatch products, as well as the greater auto transportation industry and competitive landscape.
- Understand the main parts of the codebase and have reviewed some code.

**Within 3 months, you'll**
- Collaborate on technical projects across teams within Super Dispatch.
- Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and designers to tackle the interesting and challenging problems for building and growing an end-to-end (vehicle) shipping platform in the United States.

**Within 6 months, you'll**
- Start expanding your involvement and work with different teams on their challenges and improvements.
- Be a valued member of an autonomous, cross-functional agile team with its mission, comprised of a product manager, UX designer, a frontend engineer, and a QA engineer.
- Architect, design, document, develop, deploy, and operate Python services that serve platform users

**Within 12 months, you'll**
- Be a valuable contributor of the team you work with and within Super Dispatch in general.
- Be a contributing member of the backend developer community of Super Dispatch affecting and improving our backend components across the company.

**What We Offer**
- **Great Culture** - We strive for transparency and you'll work with like minded highly motivated people excited about solving complex problems
- **Remote First Culture** - We're a 100% distributed team
- **Gym/Wellness Stipend** - We provide a monthly stipend for gym memberships ($50/month)
- **Generous Time Off** Flex PTO policy so you can take the time you need, when you need it, as well as 6-12 weeks paid paternity leave
- **Great gear** - we'll set you up for success with the right tech and help you outfit your home office, if needed.

**Location Requirement**:
Does this sound like you? We'd love to hear from you if so.