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We're looking for a backend engineer who enjoys solving challenging technical problems, takes ownership of their work, and is motivated by building technology that solves real-world problems. You should be comfortable working in a collaborative environment, learning quickly, and contributing to systems that operate at enterprise scale. Work in a collaborative engineering team with ownership of well-defined technical components and the opportunity to contribute to end-to-end delivery.

The candidate will have responsibilities across the following functions:

Build Reliable Backend Systems:

• Design, develop, test, and maintain backend services in Node.js, Java or Python that power routing, planning, and execution workflows.
• Build and maintain integrations connecting Locus to client ERPs, TMS, WMS, and OMS platforms.
• Write clean, maintainable, and production-ready code with a focus on reliability, performance, and scalability.
• Participate in code reviews, debugging, and production issue resolution to ensure high-quality releases.

Solve Real-World Engineering Problems:

• Understand customer and business requirements and translate them into practical technical solutions.
• Collaborate with senior engineers and technical leads to design and implement solutions for complex logistics workflows.
• Identify performance bottlenecks, investigate failures, and improve the reliability of backend services.
• Contribute to technical discussions and help evaluate trade-offs across performance, scalability, and maintainability.

Collaborate Across Teams:

• Work closely with Product, Customer Success, and Platform Engineering to understand requirements and deliver solutions.
• Participate in customer discussions and integration workshops to understand technical challenges and support successful implementations.
• Communicate technical constraints, dependencies, and potential risks clearly to relevant stakeholders.
• Bring insights from implementation and production environments back to the engineering team to improve the product.

Build for Scale and Continuous Improvement:

• Follow engineering best practices for testing, documentation, code quality, and deployment.
• Contribute to improving system observability, monitoring, and troubleshooting processes.
• Identify opportunities to simplify integrations, automate repetitive tasks, and improve development workflows.
• Take ownership of assigned components, deliver on commitments, and proactively seek feedback to strengthen your technical skills.

Requirements:

• 4-6 years of experience in backend engineering and development, preferably building and maintaining production systems.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Problem-Solving Skills: Strong analytical skills and the ability to break down complex technical problems into practical solutions.
• Team Player: Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and contribute to shared goals.
• Ownership: Demonstrated ability to take responsibility for assigned projects and deliver high-quality results.

Technical Depth:

• Good understanding of distributed systems and microservices, including service communication, failure handling, and reliability.
• Hands-on experience with relational and NoSQL databases, including data modelling and query optimisation.
• Familiarity with event streaming or message queues such as Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerised deployments using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience building and maintaining production backend services using Node.js or Python.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, monitoring, and production debugging.

Nice to Have:

• Background in logistics, supply chain, or transportation management.
• Experience integrating AI/ML or LLM-based workflows into software systems.
• Familiarity with geospatial data, routing algorithms, or optimisation engines.
• Experience building integrations with enterprise systems such as ERP, TMS, WMS, or OMS platforms.

Skills

Distributed Systems, Java, Kafka, Microservices, Node.js, Python, RabbitMQ