The Senior Backend Engineer will design, develop, and maintain backend systems, optimize existing code, and collaborate with teams to deliver solutions, while ensuring security and code quality.
Mission
The mission for the Senior Backend Developer is to build and improve the products and services of the platform as a member of an agile team that serves carriers and shippers in the Vehicle Transportation Industry of the United States.
Why Super Dispatch
At Super Dispatch, we're not just changing the game - we're creating a whole new playing field in the auto transport industry. Super Dispatch is the next generation platform that is not only redefining efficiency but is also setting new standards for how vehicles are moved.
Our suite of tools, including the Carrier TMS, Shipper TMS, SuperPay, and the groundbreaking Super Loadboard, are designed with one goal in mind: making auto transport as easy as possible. Leverage the latest in industry trends, data, and user-friendly features, empowering carriers, shippers, and brokers to achieve operational excellence.
From minimizing paperwork to reducing wasted time and cutting costs, we tackle the challenges of the industry head-on, so you can focus on what you do best.
Welcome to Super Dispatch, where the future of auto transport is already a reality.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product managers, frontend engineers, QA, product designers, etc.) to deliver solutions that drive your team's metrics.
- Document, develop, refactor, deploy, and operate APIs, customer-facing components, and internal interfaces to serve Super Dispatch customers.
- Design, develop, and maintain backend systems using Java.
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code following best practices and coding standards.
- Collaborate with the QA and Support teams to investigate issues, fix bugs, and identify performance bottlenecks.
- Optimize and enhance existing code and backend systems for improved performance, scalability, and reliability.
- Participate in and guide the technical design process.
- Ensure the security and integrity of data and systems through best practices, including encryption, authentication, and authorization.
- Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and knowledge sharing among the team, providing constructive feedback to peers.
- Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends and best practices in backend development and Java technologies.
Minimum requirements
- 6+ years of experience as a Backend Engineer
- 3+ years of experience owning production services, including development, deployment, monitoring, troubleshooting, and operational support.
- Advanced English
- Heavy hands-on experience with JPA/Hibernate ORM and plain SQL
- Leading complex projects from a technical perspective
- Strong expertise in Java 21
- Proficiency in Spring Boot 3/4 framework
- Experience with coding AI agents like Cursor/Codex/Claude code etc.
- Experience debugging systems in production
- Familiarity with relational databases
- System architecture/design
- Demonstrated ability to quickly adapt to new programming frameworks and concepts
- Flexible to collaborate with our teams and customers in the US time zones
Plus points for:
- Knowledge of different LLM models and AI integration approaches.
- Hands-on experience with message brokers
- Hands-on experience in building on cloud platforms like GCP or AWS
- Experience with Python Django/FastAPI
- Experience with Kubernetes
- Experience with Elasticsearch
- Experience mentoring/coaching more junior engineers
- Proficiency in designing, building, and running distributed systems (e.g., microservices) in a production environment
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines
- Located in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
What We Offer
- Great Culture - We strive for transparency and you’ll work with like minded highly motivated people excited about solving complex problems
- Remote First Culture - We’re a 100% distributed team!
- Gym/Wellness Stipend - We provide a monthly stipend for gym memberships ($50/month)
- Generous Time Off Flex PTO policy so you can take the time you need, when you need it, as well as 6 weeks paid paternity leave
- Great gear – we’ll set you up for success with the right tech and help you outfit your home office, if needed.
- Stock options
Location Requirement:
We’re especially interested in candidates located in Eastern European or Central Asian regions.
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