Senior Software Engineer, Customs

Amsterdam, NetherlandsOn-site

Responsibilities

Building highly performant and reliable Kotlin services on our cutting-edge infrastructure platform
Build and launch products rapidly and incrementally. We ship to production dozens of times per day.
Figure out the most efficient way for our customers and partners to participate in the process of moving freight across borders.
Design and build deep, complex integrations with government agencies and partners.
Automate archaic customs filing processes and save the operations team thousands of phone calls per week.
Deliver supply chain insights to logistics teams via a world-class analytics experience.
Create beautiful and efficient domain models for the incredibly complex world of freight forwarding. You should have: ≥ 5 years of

We are the only big tech company in the space, and the only freight forwarder that got founded after the launch of Netscape.
Leveraging AI in a safe way to eliminate mundane work for customs brokers and automate customs every step of the way
experience writing software, and a strong engineering background.
A love of simple, well-tested code that is easy to extend and hard to break.
The ability to convey technical ideas in common terms to business partners, product managers, designers and engineers alike.
A desire to develop your tooling repertoire. We are tech-agnostic regarding candidate background, but our platform is built with Ruby.
Non-optional: an aptitude for learning quickly. How we work:
Stack: we’re coming from a React/Flow + Ruby on Rails monolith, and moving to React/Typescript, Kotlin Microservices on Kubernetes. We also use and love GraphQL, GRPC, Postgres, Kafka and Snowflake
At Flexport, our ability to fulfill our mission of making global commerce easy and accessible relies on having a diverse, dedicated and engaged workforce.

We’re shaping the future of a $10T industry with solutions powered by innovative technology and exceptional people.
Today, companies of all sizes—from emerging brands to Fortune 500s—use Flexport technology to move more than $19B of merchandise across 112 countries a year.
25 working days as vacation days based on full time employment.
Health insurance: Flexport offers a collective health insurance plan including a basic package and any available additional packages. Your monthly premium is fully paid by Flexport.
A defined pension contribution scheme
Equity program: every team member becomes a shareholder, aligning our success with yours.
Parental leave benefit: Flexport is here to support you and your families in one of the most important times in life – the birth of a child! Our parental leave program allows both mothers and partners to take time off from work for pregnancy, childbirth, and to bond with your new child. #LI-onsite

At Flexport, we believe global trade can move the human race forward.
That’s why it’s our mission to make global commerce so easy there will be more of it.
The recent global supply chain crisis has put Flexport center stage as we continue to play a pivotal role in how goods move around the world.
We are proud to have the support of the best investors in the game who believe in our mission, solutions and people.
Ready to tackle global challenges that impact business, society, and the environment? Come join us.
International trade is under more pressure than ever before.
With tariffs, shifting regulations, and geopolitical uncertainty, customs has gone from a back-office function to a boardroom priority.
The recent trade crisis—sparked by Trump-era tariffs—has made customs the single most complex challenge for global businesses.
For many, it’s the difference between keeping supply chains moving or grinding them to a halt.
The Customs Technology team at Flexport is leading the charge.