Senior Software Engineer – Global Forwarding Technology

C.H. Robinson

. Lead the design and development of scalable software solutions modernizing and automating Global Forwarding workflows .

Posted 9/24/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $113,000 - $254,200 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and developing scalable software solutions, particularly in AI-enabled applications and automation of complex workflows. Proven ability to lead technical initiatives, mentor teams, and translate business needs into effective technical strategies.

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C# DevelopmentAI-Enabled SolutionsAPI Design and DevelopmentRelational Database DesignTechnical Leadership

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Hard Skills

Object-Oriented ProgrammingDistributed SystemsPerformance TuningAutomated Testing StrategiesVersion Control SystemsCI/CD PracticesEvent-Driven ArchitecturesAsynchronous ProcessingSchema DesignNon-Relational Databases

Soft Skills

Strong Communication SkillsProblem-Solving AbilityMentoring and Coaching

Tools & Technologies

GitGitHubTFSHTTPREST APIs

Industry Keywords

Software DevelopmentGlobal ForwardingAutomationWorkflow OrchestrationData Governance

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsTFS.NET

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the design and development of scalable software solutions modernizing and automating Global Forwarding workflows
Translate business and customer problems into technical solutions across pricing, rating, carrier contracts, shipment planning, booking, visibility, documents, and operations
Design and build AI-enabled and agentic solutions that automate knowledge work and support complex decision-making
Apply large language models, intelligent agents, workflow orchestration, retrieval-augmented generation, and other AI capabilities to business processes
Develop AI-assisted workflows that interpret information, act across systems, and escalate exceptions when human judgment is required
Establish reliable enterprise AI patterns covering evaluation, observability, human-in-the-loop controls, grounding, security, auditability, and guardrails
Experiment with emerging AI and agentic technologies and evolve successful prototypes into production capabilities
Define interfaces and develop code across applications, APIs, services, data platforms, and shared capabilities
Partner with product, engineering, operations, and business stakeholders to identify automation and simplification opportunities
Design solutions for high-volume environments requiring resiliency, performance, and low-touch execution
Build integrations across internal platforms, APIs, carrier systems, external partners, messaging, and event-driven architectures
Provide technical leadership across multiple engineering teams and business domains
Improve code quality through design reviews, code reviews, automated testing, and engineering best practices
Optimize, refactor, and reuse capabilities to improve performance, maintainability, scalability, and technology investment returns
Identify and resolve performance, reliability, availability, and security risks
Incorporate security, privacy, and data-governance considerations into software and AI solutions
Develop technical documentation, architectural guidance, and reusable engineering patterns
Estimate initiatives, including dependencies, scope, effort, resources, technical risk, and skill needs
Mentor and coach software engineers through architecture discussions, reviews, pairing, knowledge sharing, and technical leadership
Collaborate with engineering and product leadership to unblock teams and resolve complex technical problems
Reduce duplication and strengthen shared platform capabilities across organizational boundaries

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of experience developing and implementing commercial software
Strong experience designing and developing applications in an object-oriented environment, such as C# and .NET
Experience designing distributed systems, APIs, services, and integrations across multiple applications or domains
Experience with relational database design and development, including schema design, stored procedures, performance tuning, and optimization
Experience with non-relational databases and modern data-storage patterns
Experience with HTTP, REST APIs, event-driven architectures, and asynchronous processing
Experience with unit, integration, acceptance, and automated testing strategies
Experience with version control systems such as Git, GitHub, and TFS
Experience with CI/CD and modern software delivery practices
Ability to solve complex technical problems spanning multiple systems, teams, or business domains
Ability to understand complex business processes and translate them into scalable, maintainable technical solutions
Ability to provide technical leadership and influence architecture without relying solely on formal authority
Strong communication skills for explaining complex technical concepts to engineering, product, business, and operational stakeholders
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IS, MIS, or another technology degree, or minimum 6 years of equivalent work experience and high school diploma/GED
Role can be based only in MN, IL, or Kansas City

Benefits

Comp & perks

Three medical plans
Prescription drug coverage
Enhanced Fertility benefits
Flexible Spending Accounts
Health Savings Account, including employer contribution
Dental and Vision
Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
Paid observed holidays
2 paid floating holidays for U.S. hourly employees
Flexible Time Off (FTO) offered to U.S. salaried employees — no accruals and no caps
Paid Time Off (PTO) offered to all other employees in the U.S. and Canada
Paid parental leave
Paid time off to volunteer in your community
Charitable Giving Match Program
401(k) with 6% company matching
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Career development, networking, and team-building opportunities