Senior Engineer

Optimus; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A logistics tech startup in Austin is seeking an early engineer to help build the core backend systems and data pipelines that drive intelligent freight insights. The ideal candidate should have deep experience in building scalable backend services and APIs, with strong skills in Python and SQL. This role offers a dynamic work environment where your efforts will directly contribute to the growth of a company poised for significant market impact. Interested candidates can reach out for more details.

Qualifications

• Deep experience building versatile backend systems and APIs.
• Experience with MVC frameworks and RESTful API design.
• Strong SQL and Postgres expertise with schema design.

Responsibilities

• Build versatile, scalable backend services and APIs that power the platform.
• Design pipelines to ingest and clean messy real-world freight data.
• Build integrations with TMS systems and external data sources.

Skills

Backend system development

API design

Python

SQL

Data pipeline construction

Geospatial data processing

Job description

Optimus is building the logistics industry's first AI-powered autonomous revenue engine – exclusive shipper intelligence that helps freight brokers find customers, identify expansion opportunities, and close deals automatically.

We're using cutting-edge AI to transform a $3B+ problem where 87% of brokerages aren't growing their customer base.

We just sold another venture-backed tech company and we're about to do it again.

The Opportunity

Join as an early engineer to build the core backend systems, data pipelines, and integrations that power intelligent freight insights at scale. You'll work directly on the infrastructure and data systems that define the technical foundation of a company targeting $125M ARR in 5 years.

What You'll Build

Build versatile, scalable backend services and APIs that power the platform

Design and build pipelines to ingest, clean, and transform messy real-world freight data at scale

Database Infrastructure

Integrations

Build integrations with TMS systems, external data sources, and strategic partners

What We're Looking For

Product & Startup Mindset

• Comfort with ambiguity; builds MVPs quickly
• Strong product intuition — able to turn data and ideas into customer-facing insights
• Experience in early-stage startups ready for scale
• Pragmatic, fast, iterative, and relentlessly resourceful
• Curious and has the ability to learn on the job to use the right tool for the job

Backend / Full Stack

• Deep experience building versatile backend systems and APIs
• Very strong Python skills (primary language)
• Experience with MVC frameworks and RESTful API design
• Understands distributed systems, event-driven workflows, caching, and logging
• Strong SQL and Postgres expertise, schema design and optimization
• Experience building data pipelines and ingestion systems at scale
• Skilled at cleaning, normalizing, and transforming messy real-world data
• Geospatial/location tracking data processing (nice to have)
• Experience working with LLM-powered workflows (agents, tool use, structured outputs)
• Familiarity with prompt engineering, JSON outputs, guardrails
• Exposure to ML systems in production (evaluation, monitoring)

Why Now

Large Market Opportunity

Underserved market with clear pain points and strong demand

Product-Led Growth

No onboarding friction – built for rapid adoption

Clear path to profitability with strong unit economics

Ready to Build the Future of Freight?

Interested in this role? Reach out to us at: