Senior Staff Software Engineer

At FourKites we have the opportunity to tackle complex challenges with real-world impacts. Whether it’s medical supplies from Cardinal Health or groceries for Walmart, the FourKites platform helps customers operate global supply chains that are efficient, agile and sustainable.

Join a team of curious problem solvers that celebrates differences, leads with empathy and values inclusivity. 

As a Senior Staff Engineer on our Platform team, you will lead the design and implementation of our core authentication, authorization and master data management infrastructure that powers our entire logistics ecosystem. You will architect highly scalable, secure systems using technologies such as Java, GoLang, and modern cloud platforms while optimizing critical algorithms for performance at scale. Your expertise in database optimization and cloud scaling will ensure our platform can handle exponential growth as we continue to transform the global supply chain industry.

What you'll be doing:

• Design, architect, and implement highly secure and scalable authentication and authorization systems that support our global user base and complex hierarchical organization structures, enabling secure access to our Control Tower platform.
• Implement and maintain identity management solutions, including potential expansion of our Keycloak infrastructure to support growing authentication needs.
• Lead the development and optimization of master data management solutions that ensure data consistency across our platform, critical for providing accurate end-to-end visibility in our Control Tower solutions.
• Create and optimize algorithms for critical path operations, focusing on improving system efficiency, latency, and throughput necessary for real-time logistics monitoring and Digital Workforce automation.
• Pioneer the use of LLMs and AI-assisted development tools to accelerate our engineering workflows, improve code quality, and develop features more efficiently for our Control Tower and Digital Workforce platforms.
• Foster a vibe coding culture that emphasizes developer intuition, creative problem-solving, and enjoyable engineering practices while maintaining high-quality standards.
• Implement database scaling solutions for high-volume data processing that maintain performance as our platform grows and handles increasing volumes of logistics data.
• Architect cloud-native solutions that leverage best practices for scalability, reliability, and security in mission-critical Control Tower operations.
• Develop advanced data processing pipelines that power our Digital Workforce solutions, enabling automated decision-making and logistics process orchestration.
• Mentor and guide engineering teams on security best practices, optimization techniques, and scalable architectures.
• Perform design and code reviews with emphasis on security, performance, and maintainability.
• Work with product management to understand complex business requirements and translate them into elegant technical solutions that enhance our Control Tower and Digital Workforce capabilities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure that authentication, authorization, and data management systems integrate seamlessly with other platform components.

About the Team

The Platform team builds and owns the foundational systems that power FourKites’ entire logistics ecosystem—from identity and access management to master data consistency at global scale. We operate at the intersection of security, performance, and reliability, designing cloud-native infrastructure that supports real-time decision-making across the Control Tower and Digital Workforce platforms. The team values deep technical ownership, thoughtful architecture, and engineering excellence, while fostering a creative, collaborative culture that encourages innovation at scale.

Who you are:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field from a reputed institution.
• Minimum of 12 years of experience in Software Engineering with emphasis on authentication systems, authorization frameworks, and master data management.
• Deep expertise in authentication and authorization systems including OAuth, SAML, JWT, SSO implementations, and fine-grained access control models.