Software Engineer III

Software Engineer III 

About This Role

A leading logistics and supply chain technology company is seeking a Software Engineer III to join their team. You'll work on mission-critical software that powers complex logistics operations at scale. This is a hands-on engineering role where you'll drive technical excellence, mentor peers, and ship features that directly impact customer success.

Location: Minneapolis, Chicago, or Kansas City 

What You'll Do

• Design & Build: Develop robust software solutions that balance performance, availability, and security—from requirements through deployment
  
• Collaborate: Partner with product managers, principal engineers, and QA to translate business needs into scalable technical designs
  
• Estimate & Plan: Break down complex features into deliverables, identify dependencies, and own estimation for your work
  
• Optimize: Refactor and improve existing code for performance, maintainability, and ROI
  
• Secure the Code: Apply secure programming patterns, conduct security reviews, and harden applications against vulnerabilities
  
• Raise the Bar: Write comprehensive unit, integration, and acceptance tests; participate in peer code reviews and design discussions
  
• Troubleshoot: Tune performance bottlenecks and resolve availability issues across your platform and dependencies
  
• Mentor & Learn: Coach junior engineers through design/code reviews, share best practices, and stay curious about emerging technologies

Requirements

What You Bring

Required:

• 5+ years building software in team environments
  
• 3+ years developing applications in an object-oriented language (C#, .NET, Java, etc.)
  
• Hands-on experience with relational (SQL Server, Oracle) or NoSQL (MongoDB) databases
  
• Solid understanding of microservices architectures (WebAPI, REST, gRPC, etc.)
  
• Proficiency in code reviews, optimization, and testing (unit & acceptance)
  
• Strong with version control (Git, GitHub, TFS, etc.)
  
• Bachelor's in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or MIS 
  

Nice to Have:

• Cloud platform experience (Azure, AWS, GCP)
  
• Data streaming & messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, Event-driven architecture)
  
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
  
• Growth mindset—you seek and give feedback openly
  
• Thrive in fast-paced, creative, inclusive teams