Staff Software Engineer

Blue Yonder; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading provider of digital supply chain solutions is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to support the development of logistics software. This role involves partnering with stakeholders to analyze requirements and translating them into scalable technical solutions. Candidates should have extensive software engineering experience and a strong skill set across various technologies, including Java and React. The position also offers opportunities for mentoring within a collaborative team environment. Remote options are available.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in software engineering.
• Proven ability to work directly with stakeholders and define technical direction.
• Broad technical skill set across multiple layers of the technology stack.

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders to analyze requirements and ensure clarity.
• Translate functional requirements into technical designs.
• Actively contribute to the codebase and provide technical guidance.

Skills

Software engineering

Stakeholder engagement

Backend: Java

Frontend: React

Cloud & DevOps

Event-driven architectures (Kafka)

Technical mentoring

Tools

GitHub Action

Kubernetes

Azure

Job description

Job Title: Staff Software Engineer – Logistics Solutions

Location: The team is largely based in Germany however remote working options available

About Blue Yonder

Blue Yonder is a leading provider of digital supply chain solutions, leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning to empower businesses to predict and meet consumer demand efficiently. Our innovative cloud‑based platform enhances inventory, labour, and logistics operations, improving efficiency, sustainability, and profitability. Committed to innovation and customer success, Blue Yonder transforms supply chain challenges into competitive advantages.

About the role

We are seeking a highly experienced Staff Software Engineer to support the technical leadership and development of our logistics software portfolio, with focus areas including first/lastmile operations, transport planning, and network planning. This role requires a combination of deep engineering expertise, strong cross‑functional communication skills, and the ability to translate complex business requirements into scalable technical solutions.

What You’ll Do

• Partner with stakeholders to analyze requirements, ensuring clarity, feasibility, and alignment with product strategy.
• Assess proposed business needs for technical suitability, architectural impact, and long‑term maintainability.
• Translate functional requirements into technical designs, architectural concepts, and implementation plans.
• Actively contribute to the codebase, including designing, implementing, reviewing, and optimizing software components.
• Provide hands‑on technical guidance to engineering teams, ensuring consistent execution, adherence to standards, and high‑quality delivery.
• Communicate complex technical topics in a clear and structured manner to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Support cross‑team alignment and contribute to the definition and evolution of architectural patterns and best practices.
• Mentor engineers and support talent development within the organization.

What We’re Looking For

• Extensive experience in software engineering.
• Proven ability to work directly with stakeholders to interpret needs, challenge assumptions, and define actionable technical direction.
• Broad technical skill set, with the ability to operate across multiple layers of the technology stack.
• Backend: Java (preferably Quarkus), REST, JWT.
• Frontend: Working knowledge of React.
• Cloud & DevOps: Containerization, GitHub Action, Kubernetes or Azure.
• Knowledge of event‑driven distributed system architectures or streaming technologies (e.g., Kafka), integration patterns, software security principles, and scalable application design.
• Demonstrated capability to quickly learn new technologies, frameworks, and domain concepts.

Our Values

Find out here: Core Values

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.