Staff Engineer, Forto
UI Platform
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Online platform for freight forwarding
Open for applications
Online platform for freight forwarding
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
More information about location
501-1000 employees
Company mission
Simplifying global commerce has been our mission from day one.
Role
Who you are
- You need to be passionate about both technology and design
- 2+ years of experience in the role of technical lead or comparable roles, preferably in a fast growing environment
- 8+ years of Frontend Engineering experience using modern programming technologies and techniques
- Proven track record of creating a technical vision, building consensus, driving implementation, and achieving desired outcomes
- Experience in driving the implementation of a design system is good to have
- Excellent English communication skills to build collaborative relationships with Engineering and Design
What the job involves
- As a Staff Engineer, you drive the frontend engineering and UI standards of Forto engineering
- This role brings together and balances all kinds of stakeholder interests
- The purpose of the UI Platform team is the productivity of frontend engineering
- This team enables and empowers frontend engineers to work effectively and efficiently on all kinds of frontend topics
- This includes setting standards and establishing the right processes
- Part of this work is to join forces with designers, define the right processes (governance) and provide the necessary tools (e.g. , a centrally managed design system including all the tools, state management of applications, form management)
- Connect with various stakeholders across Engineering and Design in order to create clear objectives, drive team roadmaps for architecture and engineering for multiple quarters
- Work on our existing systems in our Frontend stack: React, Typescript, Radix, Tanstack, Tailwind, Playwright, Docker, Google Cloud Platform, and more
- Provide a plan that takes into account the needs of designers and their digital products in the design area, the needs of engineers and their challenges around a standardized approach to frontend engineering, the short-term opportunities and long-term value for the organization
- Bridge technical needs to business goals
- Lead engineering-wide initiatives and mentor Engineers across various seniority levels
- Constantly improve the frontend stack’s performance, development experience, and processes
Our take
Logistics is developing into a paperless digitised industry. The market is expected to grow during the next few years, with digitisation continuing to be one of the key drivers supporting growth by reducing manual processes. Digital freight forwarding carries major benefits, including instant quotes, transparent pricing, comparison of rates and carriers, tracking, easy documentation and more.
Forto is a provider of digitised freight forwarding and supply chain solutions, offering a single platform for managing the journey of a shipping container from origin to destination - a task long-handled with pen, paper and post-it notes. With supply chains strained by shifting consumption patterns and a steep economic recovery, Forto's freight management system can be key for clients to maximise visibility and flexibility of shipments, empowering customers with clearer insights.
Forto's larger clients include online furniture retailer Home 24 and German supermarket chain Edeka. The company's 2022 funding was invested in international expansion, whilst a partnership with climate action tech startup Cozero cemented Forto's ambitions to reduce its carbon footprint across its operations.
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Insights
-7% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Mar 2022
$250m
SERIES D
Jun 2021
$240m
SERIES C
Total funding: $614.1m
Company benefits
- Climate Action - Emission Offsetting, Donating Trees, Paperless Office
- Sport - Urban Sports Club Discount, Yoga Sessions, Back Trainings
- Mental Health Platform
- L&D Budget - Trainings & Library, Language Courses
- 2 Performance Cycles
- Visa/Relocation Support
- Onboarding Plan, Remote Onboarding
- Buddy Program
- Inspiring Offices, Flexible desks, Office Shuttles
- Free vegan snacks and drinks
- Regular Events
- Corporate Benefits
- FutureBens
- Pension Scheme
- Employee & Sales Referral Program
- JobRad
- Flexible working hours
- Remote Work, Home Office Equipment
Company values
- We are one
- We love what we do
- We think customer and act owner
- We nail it and scale it
- We focus on impact
Company HQ
Kollwitzkiez, Berlin, BE
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Leadership
Ferry Heilemann
(Board Observer)Co-founded a number of companies, including DailyDeal in 2009, Forto in 2016 and Pirate Impact in 2021.
Erik Muttersbach
(Managing Director)Experienced CTO with more than 10 years of experience building software. Founder of number of tech companies.
Michael Wax
(CEO)Co-founder and CRO of KONUX from 2014-2015, and a Founders Pledge member since 2020.
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