Senior Software Engineer: Web & AI Backend (Hybrid, Equity)

Flock Freight; Encinitas (CA); Hybrid; USD 155,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

401(k)

Medical, Dental & Vision insurance

Job summary

Flock Freight is seeking a Software Engineer to join the Algorithms Engineering Team in the San Diego/Encinitas area. You will design, build, and maintain web applications using Java, React, and TypeScript, and develop scalable APIs.

You will own features in production, collaborate with product and design teams, and contribute to system architecture while optimizing performance and data models.

Qualifications

• 3-6 years of professional experience in a software engineering role, preferably building and maintaining production web applications.
• Strong experience with Java for back-end development, including familiarity with frameworks such as Spring Boot.
• Proficiency in Typescript, Javascript, and React (or similar front-end frameworks) for building scalable web applications.
• Solid understanding of data modeling, relational databases, and SQL.
• Strong grasp of data structures, client/server architecture, and the trade-offs involved in scaling applications.
• Experience using Git, modern IDEs, and build/deployment tools (e.g., Gradle, Docker, CI/CD pipelines).
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools (e GitHub Copilot, Claude Code).
• Experience supporting production systems, including debugging, root cause analysis, and performance optimization.
• Ability to break down complex technical problems and deliver high-quality solutions.
• Effective communication skills and a track record of collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and maintain web applications using Java, React, and TypeScript.
• Develop APIs using RESTful and gRPC best practices, ensuring high performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Own features beyond initial release, including monitoring, debugging, and iterative improvements in production.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to design and implement new features aligned with customer needs.
• Write clean, well-documented, maintainable, and efficient code using modern frameworks and best practices.
• Debug and troubleshoot issues across the full stack, including production support and root cause analysis.
• Contribute to and help evolve our system architecture to improve scalability and maintainability.
• Utilize SQL and relational database tools to manage and persist application state.
• Make informed recommendations regarding the development of new code, refactoring of existing code, and integration of third-party/open-source frameworks.
• Participate in code reviews, providing constructive feedback while fostering a culture of learning and continuous improvement.
• Participate in scheduled on-call rotations to support our products in production.

Skills

Production web applications

Back-end Java

Front-end React/TypeScript

Relational databases/SQL

Git/CI/CD

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Spring Boot

Gradle

Docker

CI/CD pipelines

Git

IDE tools

GitHub Copilot

Job description

Flock Freight is seeking a Software Engineer to join the Algorithms Engineering Team in the San Diego/Encinitas area. You will design, build, and maintain web applications using Java, React, and TypeScript, and develop scalable APIs.

You will own features in production, collaborate with product and design teams, and contribute to system architecture while optimizing performance and data models.