Senior Fullstack Engineer, sennder
Javascript/Typescript
+ Bonus
Digital freight-forwarder platform
Open for applications
Digital freight-forwarder platform
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
+ Bonus
501-1000 employees
Company mission
Take logistics in a new direction and bring a new degree of transparency and flexibility to the industry.
Role
Who you are
- We are seeking a skilled Full Stack Engineer with a strong foundation in building and maintaining robust, scalable, and efficient software systems
- Proven Experience in Event-Driven and Asynchronous Systems: You should have hands-on experience in designing and developing complex event-driven architectures and asynchronous systems, particularly with microservices
- Proficiency in Cloud Technologies: Extensive experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or similar is essential. You should be capable of leveraging these environments to optimize application performance and scalability
- Strong Programming Skills: You should be proficient in Typescript, Node.js, and Vue.js. and one common front-end framework, preferably Vue.js. These technologies are at the core of our product development, and your expertise will drive our front-end and back-end solutions
- CI/CD and Infrastructure Automation: Experience with continuous integration/continuous deployment practices and infrastructure as code is required. Familiarity with any CI/CD tools and practices will enhance our deployment processes and service delivery
Desirable
- Experience with Terraform and Kafka would be highly advantageous, providing you with tools to contribute to our infrastructure and data processing capabilities
- Familiarity with Fastify and CI/CD integration using Gitlab is also beneficial, as these skills will help streamline our development and operational procedures
What the job involves
- We are a growing team looking for a Senior Fullstack Engineer in the Carriers and Drivers department to help us on our journey to revolutionize road freight logistics. The role is located in our Berlin, Barcelona or Madrid office
- The Asset Planning team at sennder is developing a logistics platform aimed at efficiently managing and scheduling assets such as trucks, trailers, and drivers
- Our goal is to create an integrated system that not only supports dynamic asset management but also optimizes routes and networks to balance cost reduction with revenue maximization, all while collaborating closely with AI teams to enhance decision-making processes
- Develop and Innovate: Participate in the development of new solutions within our team’s scope. You'll brainstorm new ideas, solve complex problems, and transform them into actionable designs. Your work will involve creating proof of concepts and technical design documents and presenting these to fellow developers
- Ownership and Leadership: Take ownership of the team’s components and libraries, ensuring their consistency and effectiveness. You will lead architectural designs and guide mid-sized projects from inception to completion, collaborating closely with other teams
- Collaboration and Quality Assurance: Work alongside talented and experienced engineers within an empowered, autonomous, and agile team environment. You'll create documentation and enhance test automation to maintain the high quality of our products. Additionally, drive quality across the stack by adhering to solid engineering principles and providing detailed feedback to colleagues
- Architectural Growth: Actively participate in the development of a robust event-driven microservice architecture and micro-frontend framework. You'll lead efforts to improve engineering standards and processes, increasing efficiency across technical operations
- Strategic Planning: Collaborate with product managers to design and plan features that are ready for launch, ensuring alignment with broader business goals
- Community Engagement and Mentorship: Be an active participant in both backend and frontend developer communities within the company. Promote best practices in software engineering and foster collaboration between teams. As a senior member of the team, mentor junior developers, helping them grow their skills and professional careers
- Contribution to Open Source: Engage in and contribute to sennder’s inner source projects, enhancing and sharing your expertise within the broader tech community
- This role will require you to leverage your full-stack expertise and leadership skills to not only deliver on current technological needs but also to drive innovation for future challenges
Our take
The global freight industry is massive, with estimates of its size ranging from $8 trillion to $12 trillion annually. Freight forwarding — the process of organising how and where items will be shipped around the world, and specifically the technology that underpins that work — continues to be a huge area of the logistics market.
Sennder, a digital freight forwarder focused on transporting cargo around Europe, is working towards becoming one of the biggest players in the European market. Sennder's current strategy, following major funding, is to expand rapidly, building upon existing expansions including Cars&Cargo, Uber Freight Europe and Everoad.
Although it is one of the most well-funded of the freight forwarders, Sennder will face direct competition in Europe from the likes of Zencargo, as well as international pressure from international giants such as the US' Flexport. To keep them ahead in the market, Sennder must ensure it keeps on top of developing tech such as fleet management systems and the use of the blockchain to manage automation. As well as this, they must battle with an increasingly climate-conscious consumer base putting growing pressure on the logistics industry to cut down its environmental costs. Ensuring it keeps a balance between performance and innovation will be crucial to Sennder's success going forward.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Dec 2022
$63.5m
LATE VC
May 2021
$80m
SERIES D
Total funding: $384.9m
Company benefits
- A fast-growing company, transitioning from startup to scale-up, where your work will make an impact on our growth and lead to several career opportunities
- An international team of 900+ people with 65+ nationalities spread across 7 country offices with English as our company language
- A quarterly feedback and review process for personal development. We also use “Objectives and Key Results” for company goals
- A structured promotion process, providing everyone with fair and transparent career growth
- Learning and development opportunities on the job and through conversations with your manager
- Various opportunities to connect with colleagues, formally and informally, digitally or in person (when allowed), through regular team events, company get-togethers, and partnership events with other companies and local organizers
- When in office: unlimited snacks, drinks, and fruits
- Compliance with COVID-19 restrictions when required with remote interviews, onboarding, and working
Company values
- Put customers first: We grow with our carriers and shippers
- Trust in data: We back our decision with facts and figures.
- Succeed as a team: We empower those around us
- Run the extra mile: We take ownership and act entrepreneurial
- Keep on trucking: We make mistakes. We learn from them
Company HQ
Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany
Articles
Leadership
David Nothacker
(CEO)David is also the co-founder of SmilingBox, and spent almost 5 years in strategy consultancy at Roland Berger.
Julius Koehler
(Managing Director)Julius began their career in logistics, working for the likes of Daimler, Roland Berger and McKinsey. They were also Senior Director of Business Development at WatchMaster.
Nicolaus Schefenacker
(Managing Director)With an MA in Business Administration, Nicolaus is an ex-strategy consultant for engineered and high tech products.
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