Senior Software Engineer – Flash

Stack

Responsibilities

• ▹Design, build and evolve scalable and resilient backend systems
• ▹Contribute to an event-driven, distributed architecture
• ▹Work on AI-adjacent systems (integration, orchestration, data-heavy workflows)
• ▹Own services end-to-end (design, implementation, documentation, operation)
• ▹Collaborate closely with product managers, operations and other engineers
• ▹Communicate clearly with stakeholders and explain technical trade-offs
• ▹Contribute to technical standards and best practices within the team
• ▹Coach team members in backend engineering best practices, domain-driven design and the complexities of the logistics domain

Requirements

• ▹Strong grasp of data structures, algorithms and complexity analysis, particularly for large-scale data processing and financial calculations
• ▹Proven professional software craftsmanship, building high-quality, maintainable and testable code (an understanding of TDD is a plus)
• ▹Expertise in designing and implementing large-scale, event-driven microservices architectures and robust APIs, with a keen understanding of data consistency in distributed systems
• ▹Deep understanding of synchronous vs. asynchronous communication patterns and their impact on performance and reliability
• ▹Hands-on experience developing distributed backend applications, with a focus on data consistency, system quality, low latency and high availability
• ▹Proficiency in microservices with hands-on experience in backend technologies such as Node.js, TypeScript and MongoDB
• ▹Familiarity with Kubernetes and container orchestration for deploying and managing scalable services
• ▹Experience with cloud providers (AWS or GCP preferred) for deploying and managing highly available, scalable applications
• ▹Fluent in English, both verbal and written

Nice to have

• ▹Experience integrating AI/LLM-powered features into user-facing applications
• ▹Experience applying Domain-Driven Design (DDD) in complex product domains

Soft skills

About the company

Forto harnesses the power of AI to revolutionise logistics, building transparent, frictionless and sustainable digital supply chains and simplifying global trade.