Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Freight Systems at Flexport

Department: Engineering

Compensation

$196,875 – $270,703/yr

Setup: On-site
Location: San Francisco, California
Type: Full-time
Level: staff+
Posted: Apr 24, 2026

Description

Flexport is hiring a Staff Engineer for its Autonomous Freight Systems team in San Francisco to lead the technical direction of an AI-powered rates platform. The role focuses on building and shipping AI agents that handle pricing intelligence and booking compliance, creating secure infrastructure for logistics data, navigating agent and RAG patterns, and partnering with Pricing, Sales, Operations, and Design. The engineer will also mentor team members and help define the technical roadmap and hiring bar. The position is onsite and offers a US base salary range of $196,875 to $270,703, plus bonus, equity, and benefits.

Required Skills

LLM fluency
Agent patterns
RAG
Prompt engineering
Workflow orchestration
Temporal
Java
Spring Boot
Ruby on Rails
React
AWS
Logistics technology

Additional Information

Required Previous Experiences: Experience with agent patterns, RAG, and prompt engineering
Experience with workflow orchestration and reliable AI systems
Experience leading technical initiatives across multiple teams or systems
Experience building large-scale distributed systems
Experience building data-heavy applications
Preferred Qualifications: Experience with Java, Spring Boot, Ruby on Rails, React, and AWS
Experience in logistics, supply chain, or freight technology
Experience building internal tools or operator-facing applications
Translation Company Name: Flexport

About Flexport

Flexport

freight forwarding, customs brokerage and e-commerce fulfillment servicesSan Francisco, CA, US1001-5000

Flexport is building an AI-powered, autonomous platform that runs the entire supply chain, with a mission to make global trade so easy there will be more of it. Its services include AI-enabled freight forwarding, customs brokerage, and fulfillment, while its platform lets users quote, book, and track ocean, air, and ground freight. The company says 13,000 brands ship with it and that it runs operations across 135 countries and 97% of global GDP. Flexport runs 45+ offices worldwide, and its teams speak over 70 languages.

Open roles: 204
New in 30 days: 91
Founded: 2013

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