Senior Software Engineer, Logistics Optimization Platform

C.H. Robinson Company; Kansas City (MO); Remote; USD 132,000 - 223,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Health benefits

Job summary

C.H. Robinson is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Plan/Optimizer team in Technology. You will develop scalable planning platforms that optimize freight moves, balancing cost, service, and constraints across thousands of decisions.

You'll work on cloud-native services, APIs, and data-focused workflows, collaborating with product managers, data scientists, and engineers to deliver actionable shipment plans at scale. This role is base in MN/IL/Kansas City area.

Qualifications

• 6+ years designing and implementing large-scale software products or distributed systems
• Experience leading technical design and delivering complex initiatives from concept through production
• Experience developing proof of concepts and transforming innovative ideas into scalable production solutions
• 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 microservices, CQRS, event-driven architectures, asynchronous messaging, and eventually consistent systems
• Experience with streaming platforms and integration technologies (ex. Kafka, Event Hubs, ESB)
• Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs and event-driven integration patterns
• Experience establishing testing strategies, acceptance criteria, and reviewing automated tests
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated deployment practices, and modern DevOps principles
• Experience with version control systems (ex. Git, GitHub)
• Experience delivering end-to-end features including backend services, APIs, integrations, and operational tooling
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Proven ability to deliver results in fast-paced environments while balancing multiple priorities and ambiguity
• 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 and build the next generation of CH Robinson's planning and optimization platform that helps customers make intelligent freight planning decisions at scale
• Contribute to the technical roadmap and architectural direction of optimization, planning, and workflow orchestration services
• Design, develop, and operate resilient, scalable, and highly available cloud-native services that support critical supply chain planning capabilities
• Build platforms and services that evaluate transportation constraints, business rules, cost, service levels, capacity, and customer objectives to generate actionable shipment plans
• Design and develop proof of concepts (POCs) to evaluate emerging technologies and validate new approaches to optimization, automation, and intelligent decisioning
• Develop APIs, event-driven services, and workflow orchestration capabilities that enable planning solutions to integrate seamlessly across the enterprise
• Partner closely with Product Managers, Supply Chain Engineers, Data Scientists, Architects, and business stakeholders to translate customer needs into scalable technical solutions
• Design systems that balance configurability, maintainability, and performance while supporting diverse customer planning scenarios
• Mentor and influence other engineers through technical leadership, design reviews, code reviews, and knowledge sharing
• Evaluate and leverage AI-assisted development tools, intelligent automation, and emerging technologies to improve engineering productivity and platform capabilities
• Stay current on advancements in distributed systems, optimization technologies, AI, automation, and modern software engineering practices

Skills

Distributed systems

Cloud-native design

C# / .NET Core

RESTful APIs

CI/CD / DevOps

Git / GitHub

System architecture

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in CS or related

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Kafka

SQL / NoSQL databases

Job description

C.H. Robinson is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Plan/Optimizer team in Technology. You will develop scalable planning platforms that optimize freight moves, balancing cost, service, and constraints across thousands of decisions.

You'll work on cloud-native services, APIs, and data-focused workflows, collaborating with product managers, data scientists, and engineers to deliver actionable shipment plans at scale. This role is base in MN/IL/Kansas City area.