Backend Software Engineer
arenaSeattle (WA)
About the role
Backend Software Engineer, Maps and Routing
Location:
Onsite - Rosslyn, VA (daily in office) or Hybrid - Seattle, WA (with travel to DC)
Requirements:
U.S. citizen or permanent resident. No active clearance required, must be clearable. No visa sponsorship.
Type: Full time, salaried
About the opportunity:
Our client is a fast moving, venture backed defense technology company building an AI enabled logistics and sustainment platform for the U.S. military and its allies, built to keep working in degraded and contested environments. They are hiring a Backend Software Engineer to own the routing layer of their platform end to end.
What you will do:
- Own the ground routing and multi modal transport layer independently and expand it on top of an existing foundation
- Build new routing functionality, including time dependent costing and richer transport options
- Work with the broader platform team to turn real logistics needs into reliable routing behavior
- Take full ownership of design, implementation, and reliability, with no team underneath you
- What you bring4 to 6 years of software engineering experience
- Direct, hands on experience with routing engines, not just consuming routing through an API or building map visualizations
- Strong C++ or Rust, with Go familiarity a plus
- Experience with an engine such as Valhalla, OSRM, or Graphhopper, with Valhalla a strong differentiator
- Comfort being the sole owner of a technical layer
Nice to have:
Multi modal transport routing experience Prior work at a logistics, mapping, or supply chain technology company
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