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Senior Software Engineer

Flexport · Shanghai, China

Posted 15 days ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
15 days
Flexport's roles stay open a median of 45 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
3% of Flexport's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Flexport
high
103 stale, 3 reposted of 176 open
Hiring momentum
234 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-17

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Flexport's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Flexport.

About this role

As a Senior Software Engineer at Flexport, you will be responsible for architecting, designing, developing, testing, and maintaining critical systems related to freight forwarding. You will work in a microservice architecture, collaborating with cross-functional teams to solve complex business problems and mentor junior engineers. The role emphasizes building high-quality, scalable solutions that enhance the user experience in global trade.

Our read on this posting2.8out of 5
benefits
1/5
freshness
4/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Flexport as an employer.

What you need

  • 5+ years of experience writing software
  • 3+ years of design and architecture knowledge
  • Experience building large scale, high-performance systems in a complex, multi-tiered, distributed environment
  • Knowledge of at least one programming language such as Java, Kotlin, Ruby, Python or C++
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field

Nice to have

  • A love of simple, well-tested code that is easy to extend and hard to break
  • A bias for action
  • Ability to convey technical ideas in common terms to business partners and product managers
  • Experience delivering large projects involving multiple teams
  • Understanding of performance tradeoffs, load balancing and operational issues

Worth weighing

  • No salary listed
  • Focus on mentoring and team leadership may require strong interpersonal skills
  • Emphasis on legacy code untangling may indicate some existing technical debt

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Listed by Flexport on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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