Senior Software Engineer, Cloud-Native Logistics Planning

C.H. Robinson; Minneota (MN); On-site; USD 132,000 - 223,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

C.H. Robinson is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Plan/Optimizer team within Technology. You will help build an intelligent planning platform for logistics, generating actionable shipment plans at scale by combining optimization, automation, and business rules.

This role focuses on distributed systems, AI, and modern software practices, located in MN, IL, or Kansas City. As part of the team, you will design and operate cloud-native services, influence architectural direction, and

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience designing and implementing large-scale software products or distributed systems
• Experience with cloud-native applications and services (Azure, AWS, GCP)
• Experience with microservices, event-driven architectures and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with RESTful APIs and integration patterns
• Experience leading technical design and delivering complex initiatives
• Bachelor's degree in CS/SE/MIS or 4 years of equivalent work experience and high school diploma/GED

Responsibilities

• Design and build the next generation of C.H. Robinson's planning and optimization platform for intelligent freight planning at scale
• Contribute to technical roadmap and architecture of optimization, planning, and workflow orchestration services
• Develop resilient, scalable, cloud-native services that support critical supply chain planning
• Build platforms that evaluate constraints, cost, service levels, capacity, and objectives to generate shipment plans
• Develop proofs of concepts to evaluate new optimization and automation approaches
• Create APIs, event-driven services, and workflow orchestration for enterprise integration
• Collaborate with product managers, data scientists, and architects to translate customer needs
• Design systems balancing configurability, maintainability and performance
• Mentor engineers through reviews and knowledge sharing
• Explore AI-assisted tools and emerging technologies to improve productivity
• Stay current on distributed systems, optimization tech, AI, and modern practices

Skills

Distributed systems design

Cloud-native development

RESTful APIs design

Technical leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, MIS, or related field

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

SQL Server

MongoDB

Cosmos DB

Elasticsearch

Git/GitHub

Job description

C.H. Robinson is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Plan/Optimizer team within Technology. You will help build an intelligent planning platform for logistics, generating actionable shipment plans at scale by combining optimization, automation, and business rules.

This role focuses on distributed systems, AI, and modern software practices, located in MN, IL, or Kansas City. As part of the team, you will design and operate cloud-native services, influence architectural direction, and