Sr. Software Engineer, Backend

Role Overview

We're looking for a talented Senior Backend Software Engineer to join our growing Partner Integrations and Data Engineering teams and help shape the future of intelligent transportation logistics technology.

At Optimal Dynamics, you'll work with Python, Django, React, and Terraform to build and scale our cutting-edge platform. As a core contributor, you'll have the opportunity to influence both the technical direction and product strategy, playing a pivotal role in the development of our next-generation solutions.

This is a full-time, remote-friendly position open to candidates across the United States. For those who prefer an in-person experience, our headquarters in New York City offers a collaborative office environment.

Ready to make an impact? Join us and help redefine the logistics industry!

What you will do

• Work with Product Managers, Data Scientists and other Software Engineers, to design, develop, improve and extend our domain models, data infrastructure, data frameworks, data pipelines, and data tools.
• Interact with customers and technology partners to understand their data models, and devise and implement automated solutions to ingest their data into Optimal Dynamics domain models.
• Lead by example to improve the quality, efficiency, cost, scalability, stability, and security of all the sub-components and subsystems of the Optimal Dynamics data platform.
• Embrace the dynamic startup environment-wear multiple hats, tackle new challenges, and contribute wherever needed to fuel our growth!

Who you are

• BSc or MSc degree in Computer Science or equivalent technical experience.
• Strong proficiency in Python 3
• Practical experience with Django
• Hands-on experience with major cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Expertise in relational databases, including Postgres, MySQL, SQL Server, or similar technologies.
• Hands-on data and software engineering experience designing, building and maintaining data infrastructure, frameworks, pipelines and tools for sophisticated domain models.

Nice to have (Bonus Points)

• Experience with transportation systems (e.g., TMS, ELD) or scientific/analytics applications is a significant advantage.
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform.
• Experience with Apache Kafka for building scalable, event-driven architectures.
• Experience with Apache Airflow for managing and orchestrating data workflows.
• Familiarity with modern data tools such as dbt and DuckDB is highly valued.
• Experience with monorepo management tools (e.g., Bazel, Buck) is a plus.

About our tech stack and development practices

At Optimal Dynamics, our entire infrastructure runs on Amazon AWS, leveraging a wide range of services including DynamoDB, Aurora, SSM, and SQS to power our intelligent logistics platform.

Our tech stack includes:

• Backend & AI: Python 3 and Java
• Frontend: JavaScript/TypeScript for our web-based SPA
• Data Stack: Trino, Dagster, dbt, DuckDB, and Preset

We follow modern development best practices with all code stored on GitHub. Every pull request undergoes thorough code reviews, is fully unit tested, and deployed through our CI/CD pipeline for continuous quality assurance.