Senior Software Engineering

C.H. Robinson; Minneota (MN); Remote; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Paid holidays

Job summary

H Robinson is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Book-It-Now/Digital Negotiator Costing team. You will collaborate with data science to automate costing and optimize pricing using ML and AI tooling.

The role emphasizes experimentation, uptime, data quality, and real-time decisioning within a remote-first environment. You will design Python-based services, APIs, and event-driven solutions powering pricing, booking, and carrier experiences, while mentoring peers and improving

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Expert-level Python development skills.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, distributed systems, and API design.
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools and modern engineering productivity practices.
• Experience building and operating cloud-native applications.
• Strong knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Experience with automated testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficiency with Git and Azure DevOps.
• Strong understanding of software security principles and secure development practices.
• Experience with FastAPI, Flask, or similar Python frameworks.
• Experience with Azure cloud services, Kubernetes, and containerized workloads.
• Experience building highly transactional systems.
• Experience with pricing, booking, order management, logistics, or marketplace platforms.
• Experience working with data-intensive applications and real-time decisioning platforms.
• Experience improving the quality, reliability, and maintainability of large-scale software platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and support Python-based services and APIs for digital freight pricing and booking.
• Build experimentation frameworks to improve AI-driven and human-assisted pricing decisions.
• Partner with data science teams to deploy and optimize ML solutions.
• Develop real-time and near real-time systems to improve performance and data quality.
• Mentor engineers and share technical expertise across the team.
• Collaborate with Product, Architecture, Revenue Management, and Operations to deliver customer-focused solutions.
• Contribute to AI-assisted engineering capabilities, including harnesses and guardrails.

Skills

Python

Distributed systems

API design

AI-assisted development

Git

Tools

Azure DevOps

FastAPI/Flask

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Azure Cloud

Job description

H Robinson is seeking a Senior Software Engineer on our Book-It-Now/Digital Negotiator Costing team where you will collaborate with our data science teams to costing automation and platforms to more efficiently find capacity/trucks to place shipments on. This role will focus on iterating and improving on machine-learning based pricing and costing solutions with a focus on experimentation and having a significant measurable impact. Help us take the system to the next level of uptime and data management (real-time/near real-time). In particular, this specific role will be focused on building harnesses to increase speed and correctness of AI and Human pricing and costing adjustments, including context management, building verification guardrails, and live experimentation/measurement of results, as well as contributing to the team’s AI coding harness and implementation.

In this role, you will engage with your peers from the comfort of your own space, using cutting-edge tools to ignite creativity and deliver impactful results. Enjoy the flexibility and autonomy of a fully remote position, while still being an integral part of our dynamic team.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and support scalable Python-based services, APIs, and event-driven solutions that power digital freight pricing, booking, and carrier experiences
• Build intelligent platforms and experimentation frameworks that improve the speed, accuracy, and reliability of AI-driven and human-assisted pricing and costing decisions
• Partner with data science teams to deploy, validate, and continuously optimize machine learning solutions that drive automation and measurable business impact
• Develop real-time and near real-time systems that improve platform performance, data quality, observability, and operational excellence
• Mentor engineers, share technical expertise, and help elevate software development practices across the team
• Collaborate closely with Product, Architecture, Revenue Management, Operations, and Engineering partners to deliver innovative customer-focused solutions
• Contribute to AI-assisted engineering capabilities, including coding harnesses, validation guardrails, and productivity-enhancing development tools

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Expert-level Python development skills
• Strong understanding of software architecture, distributed systems, and API design
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools and modern engineering productivity practices, including coding agents and harnesses
• Experience building and operating cloud-native applications
• Strong knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases
• Experience with automated testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines
• Proficiency with Git and Azure DevOps
• Strong understanding of software security principles and secure development practices
• Experience with FastAPI, Flask, or similar Python frameworks
• Experience with Azure cloud services, Kubernetes, and containerized workloads
• Experience building highly transactional systems
• Experience with pricing, booking, order management, logistics, transportation, or marketplace platforms
• Experience working with data-intensive applications and real-time decisioning platforms
• Experience improving the quality, reliability, and maintainability of large-scale software platforms

Robinson, we’re building an inclusive workplace where all employees feel they belong. We are committed to a workplace and performance culture that reflects the strengths of our worldwide marketplace. We value unique experiences and diverse backgrounds of our people within our company, our business relationships, and our communities. EOE\Disabled\Veteran

Your total wellbeing is the foundation of our business, and our benefits support your financial, family and personal goals. Three medical plans which include

• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Account (including employer contribution)
• Dental and Vision
• Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Paid observed holidays2 paid floating holidays for U.S. hourly employees
• Flexible Time Off (FTO) offered to U.Paid time off to volunteer in your community
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Plus a broad range of career development, networking, and team-building opportunities

Your individual base pay within this range is determined by work location, which takes into account geographic cost of labor, and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.