Staff Software Engineer — AI-Powered Autonomous Freight

Flexport; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 196,875 - 246,094; Full time

Job summary

Flexport is looking for a Staff Software Engineer for its Autonomous Freight Systems team in San Francisco. This role involves designing end-to-end AI agents for pricing and booking compliance, creating secure AI infrastructure, and mentoring engineers. The ideal candidate should have expertise in LLMs, orchestration, and a passion for building high-quality applications. The position offers a competitive salary range of $196,875 to $246,094, depending on experience and skills.

Qualifications

• Experience with agent patterns, RAG, and prompt engineering.
• Proficiency in workflow orchestration and building reliable AI systems.
• Ability to identify higher-leverage automation problems.

Responsibilities

• Design and ship AI agents that handle pricing intelligence autonomously.
• Build tools and secure AI infrastructure for logistics data exposure.
• Mentor engineers and define the technical roadmap.

Skills

LLM Fluency

Agentic Orchestration

Entrepreneurial Drive

Product Instincts

Architecture Leadership

Technical Rigor

Technical Communication

Tools

Java

Spring Boot

Ruby on Rails

React

AWS

Job description

Flexport is looking for a Staff Software Engineer for its Autonomous Freight Systems team in San Francisco. This role involves designing end-to-end AI agents for pricing and booking compliance, creating secure AI infrastructure, and mentoring engineers. The ideal candidate should have expertise in LLMs, orchestration, and a passion for building high-quality applications. The position offers a competitive salary range of $196,875 to $246,094, depending on experience and skills.