Developer III - Enterprise Core Platform, IS Core

Company: Expeditors
Location: Seattle
Posted on: April 12, 2025

Job Description:

Company description

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"We're not in the shipping business; we're in the information business" -Peter Rose, Expeditors Founder

Global supply chain management is what we do, but at the heart of Expeditors you will find professionalism, leadership, and a friendly environment, all of which foster an innovative, customer service-based approach to logistics.

18,000 trained professionals
350+ locations worldwide across 60+ countries
Fortune 500
Globally unified systems



Job description
This Developer role will be focused on technologies within our internal developer platform (or landing zone), called the Enterprise Core Platform. They will play a key role in a cross-functional agile development team and will be responsible for the design, architecture, and implementation of various cloud native components. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter, collaborative team player, and problem solver.

Cloud-native systems are designed to thrive in a dynamic, virtualized cloud environment, these systems make extensive use of Platform as a Service (PaaS) compute infrastructure and managed services. This developer will be well versed in these technologies (particularly within Azure) and possess the skills to quickly adapt and learn new ones. The Enterprise Core Platform is a young endeavor. It will require technologies and techniques that are new to many at Expeditors but available and proven in the wider technology domain.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Design, test, and implement components of the Enterprise Core Platform
Design and develop cloud based micro-services to support the platform vision
Provide flexible solutions emphasizing speed, scale, and agility
Work with various development teams coaching them on Platform migrations and services
Awareness of various cloud native technologies and the ability to apply them to this context
Be a collaborative member of a highly motivated and very agile team
Step out of traditional roles to help out wherever is needed - embrace the agile mindset
Follow technology trends/tools and recommend improvements to the technology when appropriate
Participate in R&D initiatives to bring new tools to the Core Platform
Support and participate in DevSecOps practices and processes

This position is on-site and will reside in the greater Seattle, WA. area at one of the following locations depending on availability. Candidates must be local or willing to relocate. Relocation assistance is not offered for this position.

Downtown Seattle
Federal Way
Lynnwood
Bellevue (Factoria)



Job requirements
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

---We are looking for talented people who are excited about what they do and who want to be part of a collaborative team. We realize that everyone comes with a unique collection of skills that often don't align perfectly with job postings. If you feel that you don't exactly fit the criteria below but would still be a good fit, please let us know!

5+ years in a software development or site reliability engineering role in a team environment
Demonstrated knowledge and experience with:Object oriented analysis and design
Relational database concepts and SQL
Diagramming and communicating with disparate audiences of technical and non-technical people


Solid Java coding abilities
Experience with GitLab, and GitLab CI/CD pipelines, as well as GitOps
Experience with the Kubernetes ecosystem
Experience with CI/CD pipeline development, testing, integration and refinement
Understanding of design for scalability, performance, security, and reliability
Experience assessing organizational security needs and implementing strategies to mitigate them
Willingness to forgo role boundaries and contribute where needed
Customer service-oriented attitude and great time-management skills

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Supporting environments using Azure cloud infrastructure technologies
Experience with Azure Key Vault and/or Hashicorp Vault
Knowledge of the Kafka ecosystem
Knowledge of Kubernetes operators
Knowledge of Spring, Spring Boot, and dependency injection
Knowledge of operating systems including Linux, preferable RHEL7+
Scripting experience (especially shell, Python)
Declarative environment management with Terraform or Bicep
Composition, packaging and deployment of containers, images, and Helm charts
Experience designing and implementing distributed systems
Experience working within a SAFe/Agile development framework

Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not transfer or sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (such as an H-1B visa) for this opportunity.





Application procedure
Expected base salary: $110,000 to $175,000

Expeditors offers excellent benefits:

Paid vacation
Holidays (10)
Flexible Days (2)
Paid Sick Time (accrual rate of 1 hour of sick time per 30 hours paid)
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with employer match
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental & Vision Coverage
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Life and Disability Insurance
Paid Parental Leave (additional eligibility criteria)
Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (DC FSA)
Commuter Benefit
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Training and Personnel Development Program
Educational Assistance and Reimbursement
Position is full time (40 hours per week) Monday through Friday
Business professional dress code

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO Guidelines.

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