Software Engineer I

DAT Freight Solutions; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 122,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Flexible Vacation Time

401k matching

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Short-and Long-term disability sick leave

Free TriMet transit pass

Job summary

DAT Freight Solutions is seeking a Software Engineer to develop tools for the Convoy Platform. The role involves backend development using Node.js and TypeScript, collaborating with teams, and enhancing system reliability.

Candidates should have 1 to 5 years of experience in software engineering and familiarity with SQL databases. The position also offers a hybrid work environment, along with competitive salary and benefits.

Qualifications

• Professional software engineering experience with a focus on development.
• Solid debugging, testing, and code quality skills.
• Curiosity about system operations in production.

Responsibilities

• Write, test, and deploy production-quality code.
• Build and maintain backend services using Node.js/TypeScript.
• Improve observability for deployed services.

Skills

Node.js

TypeScript

React

Kafka/RabbitMQ

SQL

Docker

Kubernetes

Education

1 to 5 years of professional software engineering experience

Tools

AWS

Terraform

CI/CD tools

Job description

About DAT

DAT is an award-winning employer of choice and a next‑generation SaaS technology company that has been at the leading edge of innovation in transportation supply chain logistics for 45 years. We continue to transform the industry year over year, by deploying a suite of software solutions to millions of customers every day – customers who depend on DAT for the most relevant data and most accurate insights to help them make smarter business decisions and run their companies more profitably. We operate the largest marketplace of its kind in North America, with 400 million freights posted in 2022, and a database of $150 billion of annual global shipment market transaction data. Our headquarters are in Denver, CO, and Beaverton, OR, with additional offices in Seattle, WA; Springfield, MO; and Bangalore, India. For additional information, see www.DAT.com/company

Job Application Deadline: 07/31/2026

The Opportunity

Broker Tech builds products for the Convoy Platform at DAT, enabling brokers to match and execute shipments while they work seamlessly within their Transportation Management Systems (TMS). We partner with brokers to transform how they work, grow, and succeed by:

• Empowering Matching: Building smarter tools and visibility that boost broker match rates and strengthen carrier connections.
• Fueling Growth: Enabling brokers to expand through better pricing, new freight categories, and integrations.
• Ensuring Payments: Strengthening and automating broker payment processes to reduce risk and ensure reliability.
• Enabling Ideal Experiences: Delivering seamless workflows via APIs and webhooks between the Convoy Platform and TMSs, with self‑service configuration and onboarding tools.

We care as much about how software runs in production as what it does. If you like understanding the full path from a code change to a healthy, observable, safely‑deployed service, you’ll fit in here.

What You'll Do

Hands‑On Development

• Write, test, and deploy production‑quality code with guidance from senior engineers.
• Build and maintain backend services in Node.js/TypeScript and contribute to React frontends as needed.
• Implement and support message‑driven workflows (Kafka/RabbitMQ) using existing patterns and reusable components.
• Improve code quality and maintainability as you deliver features (tests, refactors, documentation).

Infrastructure & Reliability

• Learn how our services are built, deployed, and operated (containers with Docker, orchestration with Kubernetes, and infrastructure‑as‑code with Terraform) and make changes to them with mentorship.
• Add and improve observability (logs, metrics, traces, dashboards, alerts) so the systems you touch are easy to reason about in production.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and safe deployment practices (feature flags, staged rollouts, rollbacks).
• Treat operational health as a feature: help tune alerts, reduce toil, and harden the services in your area.

Collaboration & Growth

• Partner with product and business stakeholders to clarify requirements in a complex domain.
• Participate in code reviews (both receiving and giving) and incorporate feedback quickly.
• Learn the team's operational practices: monitoring, alerts, on‑call support, and incident follow‑ups.
• Grow ownership over time: take on increasingly complex tickets, then small projects, including the infrastructure that supports them.

What Excites Us About This Role

• As the Convoy platform expands into a critical marketplace for brokers, this team shapes outcomes that matter for broker workflows and reliability.
• High ownership with support: you’ll ship meaningful work while learning from senior engineers in a complex, real‑world domain.
• Lots of surface area: integrations, workflows, payments, messaging, partner‑facing APIs, and the cloud infrastructure, pipelines, and observability that keep it all running.

What We're Looking For

• 1 to 5 years of professional software engineering experience (or equivalent).
• Solid engineering fundamentals: debugging, testing, code quality, and clear written communication.
• Familiarity with TypeScript/Node.js/JavaScript (or strong Java/C#/Go experience with willingness to ramp).
• Familiarity with SQL databases (schema basics, writing queries, migrations with guidance).
• Curiosity about how systems run in production (deployment, monitoring, and reliability) and a willingness to dig in.
• Willingness to participate in on‑call rotation and incident follow‑ups (with support and training).

Bonus Skills

• Hands‑on exposure to cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and infrastructure‑as‑code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar).
• Docker/Kubernetes familiarity.
• CI/CD experience (tests in pipeline, safe deploy patterns, feature flags).
• Experience with observability tooling (Datadog, OpenSearch/ELK, Prometheus/Grafana, or similar): dashboards, alerts, tracing.
• Experience with microservices in production.
• Hands‑on exposure to Kafka/RabbitMQ/SQS patterns (retries, DLQs, idempotency), or willingness to learn.
• Comfort working with APIs (REST preferred; GraphQL a plus) and collaborating on contracts.
• Familiarity with React and modern frontend development fundamentals.
• Background in transportation/logistics or complex B2B integrations.

Why DAT?

DAT is an award‑winning employer of choice. For starters, we have a hybrid work environment, but we also know what makes a great workplace. We have a time‑tested and resolute set of operating values predicated on integrity, mutual respect, open communication, and executing with excellence. These values inform our strategic vision as much as any one of our products does. We’ve been an employer of choice in the Portland metropolitan area for four decades, and within one year of opening our Denver office, DAT was #26 on Built In Colorado's 100 Best Places to Work In Colorado.

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and AD&D insurance
• Parental Leave
• Flexible Vacation Time (FVT)
• An additional 10 holidays of paid time off per calendar year
• 401k matching (immediately vested)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Short‑and Long‑term disability sick leave
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Additional programs – Employee Referral, Internal Recognition, and Wellness
• Free TriMet transit pass (Beaverton Office)
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Work on impactful projects in a cutting‑edge environment
• Collaborative and supportive team culture
• Opportunity to make a real difference in the trucking industry
• Employee Resource Groups

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship

For Washington‑based candidates, in compliance with the Washington State Pay Transparency Law, the salary range for this role is $122,000.00 - $157,000.00 + Target Bonus. DAT considers factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education and training, core skills, internal equity, and market and business elements when extending an offer.

DAT embraces the value of a diverse workforce, and believes it is a core strength of our company that we encourage those values in every DAT employee, at every level of our organization, regardless of tenure or rank. We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)