Flexport (YC W14) is looking for engineer #2

Flexport helps companies import products from other countries. Our mission is to bring the world free trade through technology. As the first licensed customs brokerage built around a modern web application, we make it easier than ever to do business across borders. We give companies the tools to conduct global trade without worrying about distance, logistical complications or regulatory barriers. We’ve reached product-market fit, with almost 500 customers signed up to use our platform to manage their imports since soft-launching in November. Based on this traction and our team’s track record of building successful companies in this huge industry, we were able to raise a large seed round from some of the best investors in the world. Now it’s time to scale. We are hiring engineer #2 right now, so this is a high impact and high ownership opportunity with competitive salary, solid benefits and founding engineer-level equity. If you’re a talented software engineer interested in solving real-world problems, we may be the perfect place for you to come and do the best work of your life. You would be tasked with creating tools to make it easier for companies of all sizes to participate in global trade. Projects in our pipeline include creating a booking engine for ocean and air freight, integrating service offerings from partners into our platform, creating machine learning algorithms to classify products, developing APIs customers can use to connect our logistics services with their inventory and accounting systems, implementing OCR and other technologies to make our operating teams more effective, analyzing data on global trade flows, and more. Our office is right by the ballpark in SF. We offer full benefits, competitive compensation and very generous equity packages. If this sounds interesting, come and talk with us about the chance to do your life’s work as a founding engineer in an atmosphere that encourages personal freedom and responsibility. Please email jobs@flexport.com to learn more.