Senior Full-Stack Engineer

[About us] 

We are a technology company working towards digitalizing international trading, and the first digital forwarding company in Japan (aiming to become No. 1 in Asia). We are building a multi-faceted digital platform which allows both customers (importer/exporter) and operators to efficiently and fluidly process international trade workflows, which today is mostly processed through human labour. Our platform currently covers freight forwarding and we are aiming to expand our coverage throughout the international trade supply chain. 

[Our mission] 

At Shippio we are focused on revolutionising the legacy industry of logistics. We plan to do away with tracking things on paper and by hand with a centralised platform that provides an easy to use dashboard for automated data entry and document generation. 

[About you] 

We’re looking for passionate engineers who love coding and creating great products. Because we need to evolve fast in a sea with big fish, we are looking for highly ambitious engineers who want to work on major aspects of the Shippio product — from the back-end through to the end user experience. 

You will develop web applications in collaboration with project managers, designers, and back-end engineers while providing perspectives and recommendations to enhance user experience. 

[Position description] 

We created our product 3 years ago and realised that it was no longer aligned with the business strategy. Therefore, last summer we made the decision to rebuild from scratch. We used this opportunity to move our FE stack from Vue.js to React.js as the team was eager to learn. We currently have 2 web applications and soon will have a 3rd, each with different user stories and challenges.

▪ As Tech Lead, responsible for technical decision making for the scrum team

▪ Train team members through code reviews and pair programming

▪ Development project management

▪ Continuous improvement work to ensure service compliance, stability, usability, and flexibility

▪ Contribute to the creation of rules, best practices, and culture across the team

[Key requirements] 

•  5+ years of experience in web application development

• Navigator, negotiate challenges to find optimal solutions

• Able to work smoothly and autonomously in a multicultural environment 

• Good intra and inter-team communication skills 

• Valid work authorization or a degree in a related field for those requiring visa sponsorship

• Business level English 

[Preferred skills] 

• Communication skills in Japanese are highly appreciated 

• Intellectually curious and eager to take on new challenges 

• Interested in working on Business to Business development by leveraging your own development experience 

•  Able to approach products from a user-first perspective

• Understand the back-end constraints and be able to design an API call

[Our Current Stack]

Our Frontend is built with React and deployed on Firebase. We have a Ruby on Rails and GO Back-End, deployed on AWS that exposes APIs via GraphQL. However, we are always looking for opportunities to use new technologies and languages so we would be happy to hear about your favourite technological stack!

[Portrait of our crewmembers] 

A person who embodies our core values (Anchors) 

• Be courageous and decisive: People who aren't afraid to take on challenges and don't let precedent stand in the way of accomplishing goals 

• Strive for greatness: People who can accept constructive criticism and are willing to continually improve themselves. 

• Believe in your fellow crewmates: People who enjoy developing as a team. Someone who can help team members grow and learn from them.