Architecting AI Logistics Platform Lead

Avathon Government; Pleasanton (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Avathon is hiring an Engineering Lead to design and operate the Logistics and Transportation product within the Avathon platform. You will guide the team that ingests shipment, carrier, and TMS data, develops ETA and exception workflows, and enables AI-driven decision making.

This is a hands-on leadership role with coding, architecture ownership, and team mentorship. The role demands 8+ years of software engineering, 3+ years leading engineers, and strong backend skills in Python/Java/Go, with

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience.
• 3+ years leading engineers.
• Experience with transportation/logistics software is a plus.
• Experience building APIs and integrations.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical architecture for logistics services (shipment/events, ETA, workflows).
• Build/maintain integrations with TMS platforms and APIs; streaming pipelines.
• Lead and mentor a team of engineers; collaborate on roadmap and releases.

Skills

Backend development

Event streaming

Cloud platforms

API integrations

Data modeling

Education

CS/Engineering degree

Tools

Kafka

Pub/Sub

Job description

Avathon is hiring an Engineering Lead to design and operate the Logistics and Transportation product within the Avathon platform. You will guide the team that ingests shipment, carrier, and TMS data, develops ETA and exception workflows, and enables AI-driven decision making.

This is a hands-on leadership role with coding, architecture ownership, and team mentorship. The role demands 8+ years of software engineering, 3+ years leading engineers, and strong backend skills in Python/Java/Go, with