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Principal Software Engineer

DAT Freight & Analytics

$218,000 - $274,000
Sep 24, 2025
Seattle, WA, USA
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DAT is looking to scale the Convoy Platform to meet evolving broker and platform needs, requiring a strong technical leader to guide the organization into its next phase.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a proven track record of delivering simple, scalable solutions to complex problems.
  • Deep experience with system design, distributed systems, and integrations.
  • Experience designing and evolving public APIs with multiple customers.
  • Strong technical judgment, able to balance short-term tradeoffs with long-term platform health.
  • Experience guiding technical strategy at an org or platform level.

Responsibilities

  • Lead technical direction for Broker Tech, ensuring scalability, reliability, and seamless broker experiences.
  • Drive cross-org collaboration with other engineering teams, shaping platform-wide standards and architecture.
  • Introduce and champion best practices in design, coding, testing, observability, and performance.
  • Mentor and elevate the team of 9 engineers, leading by example and fostering technical growth.
  • Guide product evolution across a broad scope: payments, onboarding, admin roles, matched carrier data, integrations, broker communications, and beyond.
  • Balance hands-on coding and architecture, ensuring alignment between tactical execution and strategic vision.
  • Partner with product and design to deliver thoughtful, user-centric solutions that scale with our customers’ businesses.

Other

  • A collaborative leader who builds trust, communicates clearly, and lifts others up.
  • Passion for building products that power real-world businesses and remove friction for users.
  • Work on impactful projects in a cutting-edge environment
  • Collaborative and supportive team culture
  • Opportunity to make a real difference in the trucking industry