About DAT
DAT Freight & Analytics is an award-winning employer of choice and a next-generation SaaS technology company that has been at the leading edge of freight and logistics innovation for nearly five decades. Founded in 1978, DAT operates the largest freight marketplace in North America — processing 250 million+ load posts annually and maintaining one of the largest repositories of freight market transaction data in the world. On a defined path to $1 billion in revenue, DAT deploys a suite of software solutions, machine learning models, and intelligent automation tools that help brokers, carriers, and shippers price freight accurately, source capacity, reduce risk, and operate more efficiently. With nearly 700 teammates across offices in Denver, CO; Portland, OR; Seattle, WA; Springfield, MO; Toronto, ON; and Bangalore, India, DAT combines the credibility of a multi-decade market leader with the drive of a company that is not done disrupting the industry it helped build. For more information, visit www.DAT.com
Job Application Deadline: 5/31/2026
The Opportunity
DAT is hiring Senior Software Engineers to join the teams building the Convoy Platform—a digital freight marketplace that connects brokers and carriers through industry-leading technology.
We currently have two high-impact openings: one within our Broker Tech team and one within Carrier Tech team. While each team focuses on a different side of the marketplace, both share a common goal: building a seamless, automated, and reliable ecosystem for the logistics industry.
- Broker Tech: You will build tools that enable brokers to match shipments and grow their business within their own ecosystems. Your work will focus on things as diverse as:
- Building smarter tools and visibility that boost broker match rates
- Enabling brokers to expand through better pricing, new freight categories, and integrations
- Creating unified, timely communication channels so brokers stay informed and engaged in real time
- Carrier Tech: You will own the systems driving the Convoy marketplace and carrier experience.Your work will focus on things as diverse as:
- Search and discovery
- Carrier onboarding and engagement
- Fraud prevention
- Marketplace impression tracking
What You’ll Do
- Drive Technical Delivery: Lead substantial product initiatives from concept to production. You will drive design and deliveryensuring inter-team dependencies are accounted for.
- Full-Stack Development: Write, test, and deploy production-quality code. Our stack primarily leverages js, TypeScript, and PostgreSQL, with React/React Native powering our web and mobile experiences.
- Architect for Scale: Design message-driven workflows (Kafka/RabbitMQ) and distributed systems that handle the complexities of a real-time marketplace.
- Own the Lifecycle: Manage the full software lifecycle in a high-ownership, low-process environment. This includes observability, incident response, and performance tuning.
- Collaborate & Mentor: Partner with Product, Data Science, and business stakeholders to solve ambiguous problems. Mentor junior engineers and uphold high standards for code reviews and documentation.
The Skills and Experience You’ll Bring
- 5-7+ years of professional software engineering experience with a proven track record of shipping impactful products.
- Backend Mastery: Strong proficiency with TypeScript and Node.js, including API design and debugging in production environments.
- Distributed Systems: Deep understanding of consistency tradeoffs, failure modes, retries, and graceful degradation.
- Data Expertise: Proficiency with SQL (PostgreSQL preferred) including schema design, migrations, and query performance.
- Messaging & Cloud: Hands-on experience with message queues (Kafka or RabbitMQ) and cloud-native deployments (AWS).
- Product Mindset: You prioritize user outcomes and business impact over technical novelty. You are comfortable breaking down complex, undefined problems.
- Communication: Excellent ability to advocate for technical direction and communicate progress to non-technical stakeholders.
- Education: Bachelor's degree in in Computer Science, related field.
Bonus Skills
- Mobile Experience: Familiarity with React Native or app modernization.
- Modern API Patterns: GraphQL experience (schema design, performance, caching).
- Specialized Domains: Experience in logistics, fintech/payments, fraud prevention, or two-sided marketplaces.
- DevOps Culture: Experience with CI/CD, feature flags, and environment promotion strategies.
Our Culture
We are a collaborative, data-driven team that values respect, work-life balance, and self-organization. We move quickly on ambiguous problems and support each other in delivering business impact. Whether you're interested in the broker or carrier side of the house, you'll find a team dedicated to technical excellence and user-centric solutions.
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