Software Engineer III - Full Stack, Web App

Here at Shippo, we are the shipping layer of the internet and we consider ourselves to be one of the core building blocks of e-commerce. Our mission is to make merchants successful through world class shipping. With our products and solutions, we level the playing field by providing our customers with best-in-class solutions that otherwise wouldn’t be available to them. Through Shippo, e-commerce businesses, marketplaces, platforms and a variety of logistics infrastructure providers are able to connect to shipping carriers around the world from one API and dashboard. We provide our customers with the most competitive shipping rates, print labels, automated international documents, shipment tracking, facilitate the returns process and more.

As a Full Stack Engineer, you'll collaborate with our product team and engineers to create and maintain systems that enable our user’s most critical workflows through our web app

Your work will directly impact how customers experience our brand through:

- Modifying our backend systems to enable new features and improve system reliability and scalability.

- Delivering high-performance, observable features that create exceptional user experiences

- Contributing to well-abstracted, reusable component systems that ensure consistency and quality

Shipping & Handling Responsibilities

• Transform complex requirements into elegant and performant features and products

• Implement end-to-end solutions for new pages, features, and experiences

• Develop and lead execution against both short-term and long-term roadmaps

• Contribute to reusable components that enhance product consistency

• Deliver robust, thoroughly tested code while taking full accountability for features from inception to production

• Contribute to architectural discussions and technical breakdowns that drive the product’s scalability

• Partner with product and design to balance innovation with engineering best practices

• Provide technical insights during planning and review discussions to streamline implementation

• Support QA initiatives to strengthen test automation

• Contribute to tools that accurately model and analyze user behavior

• Build and execute an iterative roadmap for continuous improvements

• Implement tools and telemetry to better understand technical and business impact

Do you tick the boxes?

• 6+ years of experience in software development, with a strong foundation in building and maintaining scalable, distributed systems across both front-end and back-end.

• Experience working across both backend and frontend development, including APIs, services, databases, and modern UI frameworks.

• Proficiency in server-side programming (e.g., Go, Python, Java, Ruby) and SQL databases.

• Familiarity with frontend technologies and frameworks (e.g., React, Vue.js, Angular).

• Solid understanding of software development principles, object-oriented programming, and design patterns.

• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus.

• Ability to debug and optimize full-stack applications for performance and scalability.

• Passion for building user-friendly and reliable applications.

• Strong collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

• Clear communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to different audiences.

• A mindset of continuous learning, craftsmanship, and team success.

• BSc in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related STEM field (or equivalent experience).

Sail through the process:

Here at Shippo, we celebrate inclusivity and are committed to creating equal access to opportunities for people from all backgrounds, perspectives and geographies. These values define who we are and everything we do. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply. If you need assistance, or a reasonable accommodation during the application and recruiting process, please contact us at accommodations@goshippo.com

Shippos in the wild:

Our people, much like the packages we help ship, are all over the world. This means, through our remote-first program, “Shippos Everywhere”, our roles can be based anywhere in the US with the exception of Delaware, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Hawaii, New Mexico and West Virginia and many roles can be based internationally.

For locations outside of the US and Ireland, the employment contracts are powered by Remote.com (all Shippo perks still apply - including equity!). What we want to emphasize is that you can be successful at Shippo regardless of location.

We leverage AI to review all resumes during the application phase to ensure fairness, comprehensively evaluate each submission, and mitigate bias. However, all decisions at every stage of the process are made by a real person.