Back-End Engineer

**About the company:** Shippio Minato-ku, Tokyo Japan's first digital freight forwarder, building a multi-faceted digital platform that allows both customers (importer/exporter) and operators to efficiently and fluidly process international trade workflows. **Responsibilities:** Join our development team to enhance our advanced logistics platform. Collaborate with product managers and designers to implement new features. Participate in Agile processes, including sprint planning and daily stand-ups. Grow your skills through teamwork, brainstorming sessions, and code reviews. Expand your knowledge in digital forwarding and logistics concepts. Requirements Extensive (5+ years) experience as a back-end engineer Commitment to learn and master Ruby and Ruby on Rails (prior experience is not required) Experience with SQL databases, DB modeling, and ORMs Experience designing REST APIs or GraphQL endpoints Strong grasp of security principles and best practices Solid architectural understanding, data structures, and design patterns Ability to autonomously manage tasks and create clear technical documentation Nice to haves While not specifically required, tell us if you have any of the following. Experience in cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, etc.) Ability to quickly understand business requirements, and translate it into an appropriate architecture design Basic communication skills in Japanese are welcome Compensation ¥7,200,000 ~ ¥9,600,000 annually. APPLY FOR THIS POSITION DO YOU NEED MORE INFO? ASK A QUESTION Meet Shippio's Developers How Shippio’s welcoming culture makes their team flourish with Gloria Chow Gloria recently joined Shippio, starting her engineering manager career after previously working as a security engineer. She talks about her role, how the transition went, the company culture, and how she’s helping to shape their security processes. Read their story... Modernising the hidden world of logistics with Shippio with Chris Ackermann Chris Ackermann started his career in logistics, where he pushed to improve conditions for operators. Rebooting his career as a software developer at Shippio, he once again pursues his passion of revolutionising the logistics industry. Read their story... **Requirements:** Extensive (5+ years) experience as a back-end engineer Commitment to learn and master Ruby and Ruby on Rails (prior experience is not required) Experience with SQL databases, DB modeling, and ORMs Experience designing REST APIs or GraphQL endpoints Strong grasp of security principles and best practices Solid architectural understanding, data structures, and design patterns Ability to autonomously manage tasks and create clear technical documentation **Nice to have:** While not specifically required, tell us if you have any of the following. Experience in cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, etc.) Ability to quickly understand business requirements, and translate it into an appropriate architecture design Basic communication skills in Japanese are welcome **Compensation:** ¥7,200,000 ~ ¥9,600,000 annually. APPLY FOR THIS POSITION DO YOU NEED MORE INFO? ASK A QUESTION Meet Shippio's Developers How Shippio’s welcoming culture makes their team flourish with Gloria Chow Gloria recently joined Shippio, starting her engineering manager career after previously working as a security engineer. She talks about her role, how the transition went, the company culture, and how she’s helping to shape their security processes. Read their story... Modernising the hidden world of logistics with Shippio with Chris Ackermann Chris Ackermann started his career in logistics, where he pushed to improve conditions for operators. Rebooting his career as a software developer at Shippio, he once again pursues his passion of revolutionising the logistics industry. Read their story...