Principal Software Engineer

November 29, 2024

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Shippo is a shipping software company that provides a comprehensive platform for e-commerce businesses to manage their shipping needs. With integrations for over 40 global carriers and numerous store platforms, Shippo offers small businesses and developers the tools to ship efficiently and at scale. Their offerings include a shipping API, address validation, tracking, insurance, and label creation, all with an emphasis on cost savings and seamless integration. Shippo is designed to simplify the logistics workflow for enterprises, marketplaces, and 3PLs, providing developer-friendly documentation and strong customer support.

Multi-carrier shipping • Shipping Labels • Shipment Tracking • Shipping API & Dashboard • Global Shipping

201 - 500 employees

Founded 2013

🔌 API

🛍️ eCommerce

📋 Description

• Here at Shippo, we are the shipping layer of the internet and we consider ourselves to be one of the core building blocks of e-commerce. • Our mission is to make merchants successful through world class shipping. • We provide our customers with the most competitive shipping rates, print labels, automated international documents, shipment tracking, facilitate the returns process and more. • We are seeking a highly skilled Principal Software Engineer with expertise in decomposing monolithic applications within a complex environment. • The ideal candidate will lead the effort to break down a large monolithic application into smaller, more manageable services while implementing best practices for testing, observability, and enhancing the developer experience. • This role is crucial in driving the modernization and optimization of our software architecture to align with industry standards and improve overall system performance. • Lead the decomposition of a monolithic application into microservices or smaller components, optimizing for scalability and flexibility. • Drive the adoption of best practices for testing, including unit testing, integration testing, and automated testing to ensure high code quality and reliability. • Implement strategies for observability, monitoring, and logging to enable efficient troubleshooting, performance optimization, and proactive issue identification. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance the developer experience through streamlined processes, development tools, and documentation. • Up-skill and guide a team of engineers in software design principles, best practices, and modern architectures. • Stay updated on industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices to continuously improve the software development lifecycle.

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in software development. • Experience in decomposing a monolithic application into service oriented architecture. • Extensive experience working in a complex environment on decomposing monolithic applications. • Strong proficiency in software design principles, architecture patterns, and system decomposition strategies. • Demonstrated expertise in testing methodologies, including test automation, test-driven development, and continuous integration/continuous deployment. • Deep understanding of observability tools, monitoring systems, and logging frameworks. • Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with diverse teams and stakeholders. • Proven track record of implementing best practices and driving software modernization initiatives. • Strong leadership skills with the ability to mentor team members and influence technical decisions. • BS or MS degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

🏖️ Benefits

• Total compensation includes equity, medical, dental, vision, and other benefits noted in our Shippos 'package' section.