Senior Software Engineer
Location: Remote (candidates must reside in Minnesota, Illinois, or the Kansas City area)
Employment Type: Full-time, direct hire
About the Opportunity
JR Recruiting is partnering with a leading global company in the supply chain space to hire multiple Senior Software Engineers. This role supports a newly approved growth initiative, offering the chance to join on the ground floor and help shape the direction of a strategic platform.
The team is building an intelligent, AI-driven planning platform that helps customers make smarter decisions at scale, combining optimization, automation, and business rules to solve complex real-world problems.
What You’ll Do
- Design and build cloud-native, event-driven planning and optimization services
- Contribute to the technical roadmap and architectural direction of the platform
- Develop proofs of concept using emerging technologies, including AI and intelligent automation
- Partner with Product, Data Science, Engineering, and Architecture teams to turn customer needs into scalable solutions
- Mentor other engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and technical leadership
What You Bring
- 6+ years of experience building large-scale distributed systems
- Strong experience with .NET Core / C#
- Cloud experience (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
- Experience with microservices, CQRS, event-driven architecture, and asynchronous messaging
- Experience with Kafka, Event Hubs, or similar streaming platforms
- Experience with relational and non-relational databases
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices
- A track record of leading technical design from concept through production
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent work experience
Requirements
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with optimization, routing, scheduling, or decision-support systems
- Experience with rules engines or workflow orchestration platforms
- Experience building AI-enabled applications, agent-based workflows, or LLM-powered features
- Background in logistics, transportation, or supply chain technology