Senior Backend Engineer, Forto
Process & Workflow
Online platform for freight forwarding
Job no longer available
Online platform for freight forwarding
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
501-1000 employees
Company mission
Simplifying global commerce has been our mission from day one.
Role
Who you are
- Strong skills with most of the back-end technologies we use: NodeJS, Javascript, Typescript, MongoDB, message queuing systems and Kubernetes
- Experience with multiple databases both within and outside the relational paradigm, with the ability to maintain and use a particular paradigm and reason about its usage for different use cases
- Experience with any cloud provider is welcome
- Professional attitude towards software craftsmanship with a good understanding of different types of testing and why TDD is important
- Hands-on experience building distributed backend applications to address complex challenges such as data consistency and quality, latency, and availability
- Working proficiency and communication skills in verbal and written English
What the job involves
- As a Senior Backend Engineer (f/m/d) in the Process and Workflow team, you will build and maintain operation’s shipment management, automation and documentation tools. From designing workflows to dynamic document generation, you will be working hard to empower Forties in the Operations team with the tools they need to do their jobs effectively
- Enable and maintain a high degree of automation: ending faxes, emails, and phone calls in logistics once and for all, and thereby creating an opportunity for meaningful tasks for Forties rather than working on tedious manual tasks
- Be actively being involved in a team: own the full cycle of designing, building, and maintaining highly scalable and available software, as well as continuously improving existing systems, including refactoring of critical components of our platform
- Explore and implement cutting-edge software design patterns to help solve very challenging problems we are facing within an evolving domain
- Be exposed to challenges, such as: leading engineering-wide initiatives, interacting with different teams and stakeholders, and writing concise Architectural Decision Records (ADRs)
- Mentor others in the engineering team, explore new challenges, and enable your team growth
Otta's take
Sam Franklin
CEO of Otta
Logistics is developing into a paperless digitised industry. The market is expected to grow during the next few years, with digitisation continuing to be one of the key drivers supporting growth by reducing manual processes. Digital freight forwarding carries major benefits, including instant quotes, transparent pricing, comparison of rates and carriers, tracking, easy documentation and more.
Forto is a provider of digitised freight forwarding and supply chain solutions, offering a single platform for managing the journey of a shipping container from origin to destination - a task long-handled with pen, paper and post-it notes. With supply chains strained by shifting consumption patterns and a steep economic recovery, Forto's freight management system can be key for clients to maximise visibility and flexibility of shipments, empowering customers with clearer insights.
Forto's larger clients include online furniture retailer Home 24 and German supermarket chain Edeka. The company's 2022 funding was invested in international expansion, whilst a partnership with climate action tech startup Cozero cemented Forto's ambitions to reduce its carbon footprint across its operations.
Insights
-7% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Mar 2022
$250m
SERIES D
Jun 2021
$240m
SERIES C
Total funding: $615.4m
Company benefits
- Climate Action - Emission Offsetting, Donating Trees, Paperless Office
- Sport - Urban Sports Club Discount, Yoga Sessions, Back Trainings
- Mental Health Platform
- L&D Budget - Trainings & Library, Language Courses
- 2 Performance Cycles
- Visa/Relocation Support
- Onboarding Plan, Remote Onboarding
- Buddy Program
- Inspiring Offices, Flexible desks, Office Shuttles
- Free vegan snacks and drinks
- Regular Events
- Corporate Benefits
- FutureBens
- Pension Scheme
- Employee & Sales Referral Program
- JobRad
- Flexible working hours
- Remote Work, Home Office Equipment
Company values
- We are one
- We love what we do
- We think customer and act owner
- We nail it and scale it
- We focus on impact
Company HQ
Kollwitzkiez, Berlin, BE
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Founders
Ferry Heilemann
(Board Observer)Co-founded a number of companies, including DailyDeal in 2009, Forto in 2016 and Pirate Impact in 2021.
Erik Muttersbach
(Managing Director)Experienced CTO with more than 10 years of experience building software. Founder of number of tech companies.
Michael Wax
(CEO)Co-founder and CRO of KONUX from 2014-2015, and a Founders Pledge member since 2020.
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