Flexport

Forward Deployed Engineer - Supply Chain Solutions

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6 days ago
San Francisco, CA, USAMid Level
H1B Sponsor

Base Salary

$183k - $230k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Travel to client sites to map supply chain processes, audit legacy systems, identify financial leaks, and translate operational constraints into technical architectures.
  • Design and build customer applications, internal tools, APIs, data pipelines, decision-support systems, and workflow automations integrated with client ERP, WMS, and TMS systems.
  • Build and deploy production-grade AI applications, agentic LLM workflows, and decision engines.
  • Apply optimization algorithms and analytical methods to routing, mode selection, inventory positioning, container utilization, consolidation, and exception prioritization.
  • Own 90-day deployment sprints from discovery and architecture through production deployment, user adoption, and verified ROI measurement.
  • Partner with Product and Platform Engineering to turn field-tested client solutions into reusable platform capabilities.
  • Validate software in live logistics workflows, train operators, and drive lasting adoption.
  • Communicate system architecture, technical trade-offs, and financial outcomes to client technical leaders and C-suite executives.

Requirements

  • BA/BS degree or equivalent practical experience in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, or a related technical field.
  • At least 4 years of professional software engineering experience building customer-facing or mission-critical applications.
  • Experience with Python, TypeScript/React, SQL, REST or GraphQL APIs, relational databases, and event-driven architectures.
  • Demonstrated ability to build and integrate AI/ML solutions, including LLM orchestration, agentic workflows, machine learning models, or mathematical optimization solvers.
  • Strong skills in data modeling, ETL pipeline transformations, API integrations, and event-driven workflows across complex enterprise architectures.
  • Ability to work with messy real-world data, operational dependencies, and economic trade-offs in ambiguous environments.
  • Track record of autonomous end-to-end project delivery with measurable financial or operational impact.
  • Willingness to work on-site with clients, frontline operators, and executive stakeholders and to travel as needed.
  • Bonus qualifications include global supply chain or logistics domain knowledge, operations research experience, enterprise implementation experience, or prior experience as a Forward Deployed Engineer, Solutions Architect, Technical Consultant, or Founding Engineer.

Benefits

  • Medical and dental benefits are offered.
  • Flexible time off is offered.
  • The role is based in San Francisco, California.
  • Up to 50% travel to customer headquarters and logistics sites is required.
  • Bonus and equity are included in the total rewards package.

Tech Stack

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AI & MLData EngineeringFull Stack
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About Flexport

1,001-5,000 employees

Our mission is to make global trade so easy that there will be more of it.