Staff Software Engineer, Fintech Platform

DAT Freight Solutions; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 198,000 - 246,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Parental Leave

Flexible Vacation Time

401k matching

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Transit pass

Job summary

DAT Freight & Analytics is a leading fintech platform engineering group within a fast-growing freight tech company. We build reliable systems for ledger integrations with banking partners and lenders, scaling multiple fintech products with a modern Go/TypeScript stack on AWS.

The role targets deep ownership of systems that require high data integrity, with a culture of collaboration, learning, and engineering excellence across a hybrid Seattle-area/remote setup.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of combined experience in Software Engineering.
• Experience working with payments systems.
• Experience building and operating complex systems of record that cannot tolerate missing data.
• Experience with cloud platforms and data systems (e.g. AWS, S3, Aurora Postgres).
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent experience.

Skills

Software engineering

Payments systems

Systems of record

Cloud platforms

PostgreSQL

Go

TypeScript

Temporal

LLMs

Grafana

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Go

TypeScript

Temporal

Postgres

LLMs

Grafana

AWS

Job description

About DAT

DAT Freight & Analytics is an award-winning employer of choice and a next-generation SaaS technology company that has been at the leading edge of freight and logistics innovation for nearly five decades. Founded in 1978, DAT operates the largest freight marketplace in North America - processing 250 million+ load posts annually and maintaining one of the largest repositories of freight market transaction data in the world. On a defined path to $1 billion in revenue, DAT deploys a suite of software solutions, machine learning models, and intelligent automation tools that help brokers, carriers, and shippers price freight accurately, source capacity, reduce risk, and operate more efficiently. With nearly 700 teammates across offices in Denver, CO; Portland, OR; Seattle, WA; Springfield, MO; Toronto, ON; and Bangalore, India, DAT combines the credibility of a multi-decade market leader with the drive of a company that is not done disrupting the industry it helped build. For more information, visit www.DAT.com

Job Application Deadline

11/30/2026

About DAT Outgo

We're a fast-growing team tackling a massive opportunity: the $800B US freight market. This industry comprises 1.6 million carriers, with 95% being small businesses operating 10 or fewer trucks. These hard-working business owners often face tight margins while being forced to rely on predatory financial products laden with exorbitant rates, hidden fees, and restrictive contracts.

At DAT Outgo, we're changing that. We're building an intelligent fintech platform from the ground up that truly understands the unique needs of trucking businesses. Our platform operates with radical transparency and fairness, optimizing cash flow to help truckers save more and grow their businesses.

Join our dynamic team at DAT in our mission to level the playing field and empower America's truckers with the financial tools they deserve.

About Us

The Fintech Platform engineering team is at the heart of revolutionizing financial services for truckers. We build robust, fault-tolerant systems that make real-time decisions and manage money flows with bank-grade reliability. Our technology transforms the accounts receivable process through intelligent automation and visualization, multiplying our operations team's effectiveness. For our customers, we craft intuitive, trustworthy applications that set a new standard for financial services.

Our modern tech stack is built on Go (golang) and TypeScript powered by AWS infrastructure. We leverage cutting-edge tools including Temporal, Postgres, LLMs and Grafana to deliver exceptional results.

Our seasoned engineering team brings deep experience from both successful startups and leading enterprises.

Here, you'll find a culture that values:

• Technical craft and engineering excellence
• Intellectual curiosity and continuous learning
• Strong team collaboration and camaraderie
• Individual autonomy and ownership

Candidate profile

We're looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our Fintech Platform team. This team is responsible for our ledger that supports multiple distinct fintech products, integrating with banking partners and lenders, and scaling our fintech platform to meet growing demand across multiple distinct fintech businesses.

You are someone who...

• Demonstrates pride, ownership, and accountability for your team's outcomes, and builds that same sense of ownership in the engineers you lead
• Shares opinions openly on what's working and what's not across the product, tech stack, and team processes, and creates the safety for your team to do the same
• Builds feedback loops into how the team works, coaching engineers to seek input early and often rather than waiting until the end
• Guides the team through speed vs quality tradeoffs, making the reasoning explicit so the right call is clear even under pressure
• Actively fosters a culture where every person can do their best work, and grows people toward the next step in their careers

The Skills and Experience You'll Bring

• 8+ years of combined experience in Software Engineering
• Experience working with payments systems
• Experience building and operating complex systems of record that cannot tolerate missing data
• Experience with cloud platforms and data systems (e.g. AWS, S3, Aurora Postgres)
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent experience

Bonus Skills

• Experience with double-entry accounting
• Experience with asset-based lending
• Experience with marketplaces
• Experience with banking 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 $198,000.00 - $246,000.00 + 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)