About the Role
This is a senior individual contributor (IC) backend engineering role at a well-funded Series A startup building an AI-enabled, device-agnostic risk-management platform for cold-chain logistics. The platform helps pharma and perishables shippers and carriers reduce product loss, improve operational efficiency, and make smarter decisions in real time — answering who, what, when, where, and how for every shipment.
You'll be a key technical voice on a lean, high-velocity team of ~27, designing and shipping the distributed systems that sit at the heart of the product. Your work directly protects high-value shipments that people depend on.
What You'll Do
Design and build backend services powering the logistics orchestration and decision-intelligence platform.
Own data-heavy distributed systems that contextualize IoT monitoring data and quantify shipment risk in real time.
Build predictive systems for OTIF (on-time, in-full) performance and automate exception-handling workflows.
Architect and maintain event-driven pipelines for high-volume IoT data ingestion and processing.
Partner closely with engineering leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to influence product and architecture decisions.
Champion software engineering best practices: testing, CI/CD, monitoring, and observability.
Build for scale and reliability in a domain where uptime and accuracy genuinely matter.
What We're Looking For
Required
5–15 years of backend engineering experience building scalable, distributed systems.
Proficiency in at least one modern backend language: Python, Java, Go, or Rust (strong Java and/or Python preferred).
Hands-on experience designing and operating data-heavy distributed systems.
Experience with IoT data ingestion, processing, and contextualization.
Proficiency with relational databases (SQL) and data modeling; experience with NoSQL databases and ETL pipelines is a plus.
Experience building event-driven architectures and working with messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar).
Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes for containerization and orchestration.
Experience deploying and operating services on cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
Experience with API design and development (REST and/or gRPC).
Strong software engineering practices including testing, CI/CD, monitoring, and observability.
Strong cross-functional communication skills; ability to influence architecture and engineering decisions.
Eligibility to work in the United States or ability to obtain visa sponsorship (sponsorship available).
Nice to Have
Domain knowledge in logistics, cold chain, shipment risk quantification, or OTIF prediction.
Prior experience at logistics-tech, supply-chain, or IoT-focused companies.
Familiarity with data security, privacy, and regulatory requirements relevant to pharma or cold-chain domains.
Prior work at a growth-stage or Series A startup.
Compensation & Benefits
Base salary: $130,000 – $160,000 USD annually
Equity participation
Cash bonus
Visa sponsorship available
Location & Work Arrangement
Fully remote, open to candidates based anywhere in the United States. US-aligned working hours required. The company has offices in Indianapolis, IN and Austin, TX.
Interview Process
Manager introductory chat
Take-home technical assessment
Final interview
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