Senior Software Engineer - Backend, Product Engineering

Who We Are

Baton is seeking ambitious individuals who desire the autonomy and agility of a startup environment combined with the backing, power, reach, and stability of a highly respected logistics industry giant.

Baton is the Silicon Valley-based technology innovation lab for Ryder, a leading logistics company that owns 260k trucks and manages $7.4B of freight.

Prior to the September 2022 acquisition, Baton was a venture-backed start-up that operated a fleet of trucks and hung out at truck stops to truly understand the challenges at hand.

The Problem We’re Solving

Our mission is to eliminate supply chain waste by creating a digital platform to manage freight and eliminate supply chain waste.

There are 500 million hours wasted in trucking each year, over 3 billion gallons of fuel wasted per year from trucks idling, and 1 in 5 trucks on the road driving empty at any given point.

This has a massive impact on the environment, the lives of millions of drivers, and ultimately, the cost of goods that we all pay. Baton is fixing this, and you will too through the impactful work you’ll do here.

Role: Senior Backend Engineer
Department: Product Engineering
Location: Hayes Valley, San Francisco CA

Basic Job Details

Job Type: Full Time
Work Model: Hybrid
Remote Days: Monday & Friday
Office Days: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer who thrives in a fast-paced environment and has an unrelenting passion for building products that empower users. The successful candidate will contribute to architecting and coding both the backend framework and API layer, working in our stack which includes Python, Postgres, and GraphQL, deployed on AWS. Ideal candidates are proactive, experienced problem-solvers with strong development skills in Python or similar languages, and are passionate about their craft.

Responsibilities

• As a member of Product Engineering at Baton, you will be able to support our Product or Platform Team.
• Contribute to the design and development of backend systems and APIs, utilizing Python and best practices in software engineering to ensure high performance, scalability, and security across Baton's products
• Provide technical leadership by mentoring junior engineers, guiding architectural decisions, and collaborating with cross-functional teams
• Model coding excellence, writing clean, maintainable, and efficient Python code, conducting code reviews, and enforcing coding standards to elevate overall code quality
• Help define the backend architecture, make informed technology choices, and identify solutions that meet current and future requirements while optimizing for scalability.
• Take ownership of complex technical challenges, troubleshoot issues, and proactively identify areas for improvement in the backend infrastructure, ensuring a reliable and efficient web application.
• Stay updated with industry trends and emerging technologies, conducting research and proposing innovative solutions to enhance the web application's capabilities and user experience.

Required Qualifications

• Python Proficiency:
  • Advanced Proficiency in Python for web backend development at a Senior Level.
• First Principles Thinking:
  • Strong foundation in first principles to drive problem-solving and innovation.
  • Ability to think of solutions from end-to-end, including backend/frontend/infrastructure.
• Technical Leadership:
  • Proven track record of managing complex backend systems and leading large-scale projects while collaborating with other engineers and stakeholders.
• Database Management:
  • Deep knowledge in data modeling, database schema design, and SQL.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of full time software development experience.
• Flexibility to contribute to frontend development, ideally with experience in React.
• Strong foundation in first principles thinking to drive problem-solving and innovation.
• Proficient in translating complex technical requirements into effective, clear solutions.
• Demonstrated ability in leading large-scale projects and building scalable backend systems.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Extensive experience in managing complex backend services & infrastructure in high-growth environments.
• Experience working on a engineering team that was building for enterprise users or on team that was building tools for other developers and engineers.
• Experience working in a team whose mission was centered around enabling other software engineers to develop and ship product quickly.
• Experience in both backend and frontend development, providing a holistic approach to web application architecture.

THE PERKS

• Competitive Base Salary + Cash Bonus Structure
• Annual Company Bonus + Long Term Incentive Plan
• 401k with Matching
• Hybrid Work Schedule
• Hyper-Stable, publicly traded Enterprise
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Health Coverage
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (15% discount to market value)
• Collaborative, Fun, and Tech Forward office in Hayes Valley, San Francisco CA

Compensation Range: The annual base salary range for this position is $222,000 - $296,000.

Compensation will vary based on factors including skill level, proficiencies, transferable knowledge, and experience. In addition to base salary, Baton full-time employees are eligible for an annual performance bonus.

Why You Should Join

• Have an immediate impact:
  • With Ryder’s existing customer base of 50,000+ companies and an internal headcount of 43,000, the scale and impact of our products will be large and far-reaching, from day one.
• Opportunity to grow and lead in a Fortune 500 company:
  • You’ll get to work in a rapidly growing, startup-like environment while having the stability and backing of Ryder and its full executive team.
• Creative, fast-paced environment to solve impactful problems in Supply Chain:
  • We’re going to design completely new tools for an industry that hasn’t been rethought in decades. And to do this, we need people who think differently.