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About CargoSprint
CargoSprint is made up of a world-class team of highly motivated individuals who are passionate about transforming the cargo industry. We have developed cutting-edge digital solutions that streamline cargo operations, enhance efficiency, and improve the overall experience for everyone involved. Our workplace fosters innovation, collaboration, and the drive to solve industry challenges.
CargoSprint is dedicated to delivering game-changing solutions that connect the cargo industry like never before, and we are looking for driven, enthusiastic people who share our vision of innovation and excellence.
If you think we are a great mutual fit, we want hear from you!
About You
You are passionate about the role and thrive on solving complex problems with a talented team of colleagues who both challenge and support you. You believe in lifelong learning, constantly honing your skills and staying on the cutting edge of technology. Most importantly, you want to engage your talents to make a meaningful difference by revolutionizing the cargo industry.
About the role
You’re a senior software engineer who leads through technical excellence. You enjoy solving complex engineering problems, mentoring developers, and building scalable, reliable systems.
This is a hands-on technical leadership role—you’ll spend most of your time designing, coding, reviewing, mentoring, and delivering software while helping your team raise the engineering bar.
What you'll do
- Provide technical leadership for an agile engineering team.
- Design, develop, and deliver scalable Java applications using Java 17/21 and SpringBoot.
- Build cloud-native, distributed, and event-driven solutions.
- Lead technical design discussions and perform high-quality code reviews.
- Mentor engineers and promote engineering best practices.
- Drive AI-assisted software development to improve quality and productivity.
- Troubleshoot complex production issues and improve system reliability and performance.
- Collaborate with Product, QA, DevOps, and Architecture teams to deliver customer value.
Qualifications
- 8+ years of software engineering experience.
- Expert-level Java development experience (Java 17/21 preferred).
- Strong experience with Spring Boot and RESTful APIs.
- Experience building distributed, event-driven applications.
- Hands-on experience with Kafka, RabbitMQ, Azure Service Bus, or similar messaging technologies.
- Experience with Azure, AWS, or GCP cloud platforms.
- Strong knowledge of SQL/NoSQL databases, performance tuning, and debugging.
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and modern CI/CD practices.
- Passion for mentoring engineers and leading by example.
- Strong AI adoption mindset with experience using AI tools to accelerate software development.
Nice to Have
- Spring Cloud ecosystem
- Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
- OpenTelemetry, Grafana, Prometheus, or Azure Monitor
- Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
- Microservices architecture
- Secure software development practices
- Experience modernizing legacy enterprise applications
Compensation and benefits
We offer competitive pay and benefits designed to fuel our team's success.
- Health and Wellness: Medical, dental, and vision plans for you and your family
- Future-Ready: 401(k) with company match
- Work Life Balance: Generous flexible PTO program and paid holidays
- Grow With Us: Professional development opportunities
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Does this role sound like the next step in your career?
We’d love to hear from you! If you don’t meet all of the requirements exactly, we encourage you to use your cover letter to tell us about your unique experience—talent comes from many places, and skills are transferable.
Our Commitment to an Extraordinary Work Environment
At CargoSprint, we value diversity and inclusivity. We strive to create a welcoming and supportive community for employees from all backgrounds. Regardless of your gender, sexual orientation, physical ability, religion, ethnicity, race, or age, you will find a place where you can thrive and be your authentic self.
Our CargoSprint Recruitment Team personally reviews every application.
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