About the Role
The Load Tracking Team is seeking a Software Engineer I to build the industry's most reliable, real-time visibility engine. This role involves contributing to Laravel monolith applications and microservices, leveraging AI coding assistants, and collaborating with Senior Engineers to master the craft of building scalable SaaS solutions.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to Laravel monolith applications and microservices, moving from small bug fixes to shipping meaningful API features.
- Proactively adopt AI coding assistants (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot) to enhance code quality, generate unit tests, and explore complex logic.
- Partner closely with Senior Engineers to understand system design, participating in code reviews as a way to both learn and provide a fresh perspective.
- Help us upgrade and scale existing projects, ensuring our tech stack remains cutting-edge.
- Write clean, documented code that reflects a growing understanding of industry standards.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Proficiency in PHP (internship or 1+ year experience) or TypeScript
- A deep sense of curiosity and a proven desire to learn new technologies quickly.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to break down complex problems into manageable tasks.
- An interest in (or experience with) using AI tooling to streamline development and automate the "boring" parts of coding.
- Excellent communication skills and a desire to grow within a collaborative, fast-paced environment.
Skills
- PHP
- TypeScript
- SQL (MySQL/PostgreSQL)
- Docker
- RESTful APIs
- AI coding assistants
- LLMs
Location
- Denver, CO
- Portland, OR
- Seattle, WA
- Springfield, MO
- Toronto, ON
- Bangalore, India
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Software Engineer I
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience
Salary/Compensations
- $117,000.00 - $135,000.00 + target bonus
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and AD&D insurance
- Parental Leave
- Flexible Vacation Time (FVT)
- 10 holidays of paid time off per calendar year
- 401k matching (immediately vested)
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Short- and Long-term disability sick leave
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Health Savings Accounts
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Referral program
- Internal Recognition program
- Wellness program
- Free TriMet transit pass (Beaverton Office)
About the Company
- DAT Freight & Analytics is an award-winning employer of choice and a next-generation SaaS technology company that has been at the leading edge of freight and logistics innovation for nearly five decades.
- DAT operates the largest freight marketplace in North America — processing 250 million+ load posts annually and maintaining one of the largest repositories of freight market transaction data in the world.
- DAT deploys a suite of software solutions, machine learning models, and intelligent automation tools that help brokers, carriers, and shippers price freight accurately, source capacity, reduce risk, and operate more efficiently.
- DAT combines the credibility of a multi-decade market leader with the drive of a company that is not done disrupting the industry it helped build.
Equal Opportunity
- DAT embraces the value of a diverse workforce, and believes it is a core strength of our company that we encourage those values in every DAT employee, at every level of our organization, regardless of tenure or rank.
- We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
- Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
- The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
