Senior Software Engineer – Shipment

Forto; Berlin; Híbrido; EUR 90.000 - 140.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Forto is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer for our Shipment team to build the core "brain" of our logistics operations. You will design and maintain an event-driven architecture to optimize how shipments move, from contract rate management to automated nomination, driving reliable, data-heavy systems that power a global portfolio.

You will mentor the team, collaborate across Engineering, Product, and Global Procurement, and build APIs to ensure low-latency, high-availability services that enable

Formación

• Strong background in data structures, algorithms, and large-scale data processing.
• Expertise in building maintainable, testable code with emphasis on quality.
• Experience with event-driven microservices and robust APIs.
• Knowledge of distributed systems data consistency and performance considerations.
• Proficiency in Node.js, TypeScript, and MongoDB.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes and cloud deployment (AWS or GCP).

Responsabilidades

• Design and implement robust backend services for procurement contract rates and volumes with data integrity.
• Lead evolution of event-driven microservices for real-time updates on contract utilisation and space.
• Refactor and optimize shipment-to-contract matching for low latency and maintainability.
• Automate nomination logic to choose contracts based on cost, volume, and performance.
• Automate carrier agreements ingestion and management via API-driven roadmap.
• Develop tools for capacity vs. demand visibility to meet commitments.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Product, and Global Procurement to align roadmaps with market trends.
• Mentor team to deliver reliable, scalable pricing services.

Conocimientos

Node.js

TypeScript

MongoDB

DDD

Event-driven

Herramientas

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Descripción del empleo

About Us

What if your work could drive change in a globally established industry, shaping processes that touch every corner of the world? At Forto, we are at the forefront of change, harnessing the power of AI to revolutionise logistics. We want to reinvent digital supply chains to be transparent, frictionless and sustainable. From day one, our mission has been to simplify global trade – creating a seamless and efficient logistics process.

About Us

What if your work could drive change in a globally established industry, shaping processes that touch every corner of the world? At Forto, we are at the forefront of change, harnessing the power of AI to revolutionise logistics. We want to reinvent digital supply chains to be transparent, frictionless and sustainable. From day one, our mission has been to simplify global trade – creating a seamless and efficient logistics process.

Your role & Mission

As a Senior Backend Engineer in our Shipment team, you will build the “brain” behind our logistics operations. You’ll maintain and evolve a sophisticated event-driven architecture designed to answer one crucial question: “How do we move this shipment most efficiently?”

From contract rate management to automated shipment nomination, you will lead the charge in creating reliable, data-heavy systems that optimize our global portfolio. You aren’t just writing code; you’re building a revenue-driving engine. Working alongside industry experts, you will mentor your team to deliver robust services that enable NVOCCs to thrive. If you are passionate about leading teams to solve massive logistical challenges, we want to hear from you.

What you will do

• Design and implement robust backend services for capturing, storing, and validating procurement contract rates and allotment volumes, ensuring 100% data integrity for our supply chain logic.
• Lead the evolution of our event-driven microservices to process high-velocity data, enabling real-time updates on contract utilization and space availability.
• Refactor and optimize existing systems responsible for shipment-to-contract matching to ensure low-latency performance and high maintainability.
• Build and iterate on the logic that answers “Which contract should we use?” by automating the nomination process based on cost, volume commitments, and carrier performance.
• Streamline the ingestion and management of complex carrier agreements, moving from manual entry toward a fully automated, API-driven roadmap.
• Develop tools that provide dynamic visibility into our capacity vs. demand, allowing the business to shift volumes proactively to meet carrier volume commitments.
• Collaborate on integrating ML models for capacity forecasting, helping the team predict future space requirements and steer shipments more intelligently.
• Lead initiatives between Engineering, Product, and the Global Procurement team to ensure our technical roadmap aligns with logistics market trends and revenue goals.

Required Skills And Experience

• Strong grasp of data structures, algorithms, and complexity analysis, particularly as they apply to large-scale data processing and financial calculations.
• Proven professional software craftsmanship, with a focus on building high-quality, maintainable, and testable code (an understanding of TDD is a plus).
• Expertise in designing and implementing large-scale, event-driven microservices architectures and robust APIs, with a keen understanding of data consistency in distributed systems.
• Deep understanding of synchronous vs. asynchronous communication patterns and their impact on system performance and reliability
• Hands-on experience developing distributed backend applications, with a strong focus on data consistency, system quality, low latency, and high availability.
• Proficiency in Domain-Driven Design (DDD) principles and their application in microservices, with hands-on experience in backend technologies such as Node.js, TypeScript, and MongoDB.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes and container orchestration for deploying and managing scalable pricing services.
• Experience with cloud providers (AWS or GCP preferred) for deploying and managing highly available and scalable applications.
• A collaborative, team-oriented mindset with strong critical product thinking and a sense of ownership over the accuracy and effectiveness of pricing data.
• Fluent in English, both verbal and written, for effective communication within a global team.

Don’t fit all of our criteria? That’s okay! We know that you might be hesitant to apply if you don’t meet all our requirements, but here at Forto, we pride ourselves on embracing diverse perspectives and celebrating potential. If you are passionate about this position and the Forto values, please apply anyway. There could be a place for you in this role – or another one that’s a perfect fit!

Why work with us?

Our team is hard-working, constantly seeking to maximise the impact of their work, but we put our people first, always winning with care. We value efficient systems and swift, direct communication. We want everyone to have their time to speak, so that we can embrace diverse perspectives to help drive towards solutions always.