Senior AI Engineer, FourKites
$140-180k
+ Bonus & Stock options
AI supply chain orchestration & visibility platform
Be an early applicant
AI supply chain orchestration & visibility platform
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$140-180k
+ Bonus & Stock options
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To drive end-to-end supply chain orchestration, with visibility as the foundation.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of experience as a Backend/Software Developer, with hands-on exposure to AI/agentic systems (deep AI expertise not required, but you should be comfortable in the ecosystem)
- Python — mandatory
- Java or GoLang — proficiency in at least one
- Hands-on experience (2+ years) with LangGraph or similar agentic frameworks
- Strong understanding of object-oriented programming principles
- Experience with databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MongoDB
- Familiarity with front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and React
- Good knowledge of RESTful APIs and microservices architecture
- Working knowledge of Kubernetes
- Full Agile SDLC experience — development, QA, and release
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment
- Strong knowledge of Git (branches, submodules, rebasing) and Agile tools such as JIRA and Confluence
- Experience with Amazon Web Services or other cloud services is a plus
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
What the job involves
- As a Senior AI Engineer, you'll join a team focused on data integrations (shippers and carriers moving in and out of the FourKites ecosystem) and our active AI agent workstreams — including a support automation agent handling 60-70% of customer tickets, a voice agent that calls carriers to gather and update information, and an end-to-end carrier onboarding agent (email + voice)
- You'll work on features end to end (~75-80% backend, ~20-25% frontend) using Python, Java/GoLang, agentic frameworks like LangGraph, React, Redis and PostgreSQL. You'll develop products that change the logistics landscape for some of the biggest corporations in the world, and work closely with our US team and customers to shape the future of the industry
- Design, build, and productionize AI agents/workflows (e.g., support automation, voice, and onboarding agents) using agentic frameworks such as LangGraph
- Develop, test, and maintain backend applications in Python and Java or GoLang
- Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code across the full SDLC — development, QA, and release
- Design and implement data models and database schemas
- Collaborate with the frontend team to integrate the backend with the user interface
- Perform code reviews and ensure code quality standards are met
- Troubleshoot and debug applications, including AI agent workflows in production
- Work with the DevOps team to deploy and manage applications in production (Kubernetes)
- Continuously learn and stay up to date with new technologies and industry trends, particularly in the AI/agentic space
- Our product and engineering teams are dedicated to providing the industry's best-in-class end-to-end supply chain visibility platform. This team owns data integrations across our shipper/carrier ecosystem and is actively building out FourKites' AI agent capabilities. We are committed to building a high-performing team with software craftsman-thinking, dedicated to developing and enhancing our core platform — and we want you to be a central part of it!
Our take
The trucking industry has long struggled with inefficiencies, particularly due to a lack of visibility and shipping data. This often results in trucks underutilizing their capacity and driving empty miles. While Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) have been introduced as a solution, they haven't motivated drivers employed by trucking companies to address these inefficiencies.
FourKites offers a digital platform that enhances visibility and efficiency in trucking routes and cargo capacity, reducing the number of empty miles. Rather than focusing on trucking companies or drivers, FourKites targets businesses that require shipping, aligning with their financial incentives to improve logistics efficiency.
Amid a competitive landscape of startups addressing inefficiencies in trucking, FourKites has found success by partnering with shipping companies and businesses that need their services. by making shipping partnerships contingent on using their technology, FourKites bypasses driver reluctance and delivers real efficiency improvements for the entire shipping process.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
1% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Sep 2022
$10m
LATE VC
Mar 2021
$100m
SERIES D
Total funding: $211.6m
Company HQ
West Loop Gate, Chicago, IL
Leadership
Matthew Elenjickal
(Founder & CEO)Matthew spent half a decade at i2 Technologies and served as an Oracle Consultant, before taking an MBA at Northwestern University. On graduation, they founded FourKites in August 2014, serving ever since as CEO.
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