Senior Software Engineer, Logistics Optimization

C.H. Robinson; Springfield (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Health Savings Account

Dental and Vision

Life Insurance

Disability coverage

Paid holidays

Floating holidays (U.S. hourly)

Flexible Time Off

Volunteer time off

Employee stock purchase plan

Career development opportunities

Job summary

C.H. Robinson in Springfield, IL is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Plan/Optimizer team.

You will design and build cloud-native services that generate scalable shipment plans by balancing cost, service, and constraints, while collaborating with product managers, data scientists, and architects. You will tackle large-scale distributed systems, optimize routing and planning workflows, and apply AI-assisted tooling to improve engineering productivity and platform capabilities.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience designing and implementing large-scale software products or distributed systems
• Experience with modern development languages and frameworks (ex. .NET Core, C#)
• Experience designing and developing cloud-native applications and services (ex. Azure, AWS, GCP)
• Experience with relational and non-relational databases (ex. SQL Server, Oracle, MongoDB, Cosmos DB, Elasticsearch)
• Experience with streaming platforms and integration technologies (ex. Kafka, Event Hubs, ESB)
• Experience establishing testing strategies, acceptance criteria, and reviewing automated tests
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated deployment practices, and modern DevOps principles
• Experience delivering end-to-end features including backend services, APIs, integrations, and operational tooling
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, MIS, or related field; or 4 years of equivalent work experience and a high school diploma/GED

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and operate resilient, scalable, cloud-native services for planning and optimization
• Build APIs, event-driven services, and workflow orchestration for enterprise-scale planning
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Data Scientists, Architects, and stakeholders to translate needs into scalable solutions
• Create systems balancing configurability, maintainability, and performance for diverse customers

Skills

Distributed systems

C#/.NET

Cloud-native apps

APIs & backend

CI/CD / DevOps

Workflow orchestration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Software Eng/MIS or 4 years experience

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Kafka

Event Hubs

ESB

SQL Server

Oracle

MongoDB

Cosmos DB

Elasticsearch

Job description

C.H. Robinson in Springfield, IL is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Plan/Optimizer team.

You will design and build cloud-native services that generate scalable shipment plans by balancing cost, service, and constraints, while collaborating with product managers, data scientists, and architects. You will tackle large-scale distributed systems, optimize routing and planning workflows, and apply AI-assisted tooling to improve engineering productivity and platform capabilities.