Mothership is a fast-growing startup modernizing an antiquated industry. Help us redefine the freight industry by introducing low-cost, same-day shipping made possible by route optimization algorithms, predictive dynamic dispatching and unprecedented shipment tracking. As a software engineer on Mothership backend engineering team, you will inject life into a primarily b2b domain, with a creative, consumer-minded approach to encourage both shippers and drivers alike to join the freight shipping revolution.

Don't miss the opportunity to become a part of a tight-knit group and help shape the trajectory of an early-stage startup.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Join a fast-growing engineering team and build backend services to deliver the best freight shipping experience in the universe
• Build features to enhance our driver mobile app experience and build tools to enhance our sophisticated internal management system to help our operations team succeed
• Support mobile and web clients through REST APIs, microservices and a realtime database
• Design, develop and implement optimization algorithms and leverage machine learning and analytics tools to improve our routing and predictions platforms
• Build for scalability as we quickly grow and expand our network from a few to many cities

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Computer Science or equivalent
• Strong experience with modern programming language, especially Node.js
• Experience building scalable REST APIs and microservices to support mobile and web clients
• Comfortable with fast-paced, collaborative, iterative environment
• Ambitious, hungry, hustler, get-it-done attitude, team player

BONUSES:

• Experience working at a tech startup
• Experience with source control, especially Git
• Experience writing comprehensive unit and integration tests
• Experience with databases, especially non-relational, document-oriented DBs (MongoDB)
• Familiarity with web and backend frameworks (React.js, Express.js, Grails, Django)
• Familiarity with dev-ops tools and SaaS services (Heroku, AWS, Firebase)
• Familiarity with machine learning, AI platforms

ABOUT THE ROLE:

• Based in Culver City, Los Angeles
• Competitive compensation package, including equity
• Health, vision, and dental insurance
• Unlimited vacation
• We do not offer visa sponsorship