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# Engineering Manager at PortPro

- **Company:** PortPro
- **Location:** New York City, NY
- **Compensation:** $155k–$200k
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2023-03-14
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/portpro/1bdc2505-b1fe-4833-9b17-d7c167844503

## Job description

At PortPro, we are revolutionizing the drayage industry with our premier web-based operating system. As a fast-growing company, we are building out the most comprehensive technology platform to optimize supply chains and make them more efficient. By joining our team at the ground level, you will have the opportunity to be a part of our company's growth and expansion as a global organization, while also making a significant impact on the world. Supply chains are a crucial part of the global economy, and by working to improve them, we are not only solving problems for our own benefit, but for the benefit of society as a whole.

PortPro is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead our development team in building and maintaining our SaaS products. As the Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing the development process from planning to deployment, ensuring that the team is meeting deadlines and producing high-quality code, including working with offshore teams. The ideal candidate must be willing to get hands-on and be a technical leader for one of our multiple SaaS products.

## What You'll Do

- Lead and manage a team of software engineers, including offshore teams, to deliver high-quality, scalable, and maintainable code for multiple SaaS products
- Collaborate with product and design teams to define, scope, and deliver new features and enhancements
- Ensure that development processes are efficient and effective, and that best practices are followed
- Identify, prioritize, and resolve technical issues and roadblocks
- Mentor and coach team members to improve their skills and advance their careers
- Keep abreast of new technologies and industry trends, and identify opportunities to incorporate them into the products
- Experience working with offshore teams, managing remote teams and ensuring effective communication and collaboration
- Willingness to get hands-on and be a technical leader for our multiple SaaS products.
- At PortPro, protecting our customers’ data and maintaining compliance are core to everything we do. Every team member plays a role in safeguarding information. You’ll be expected to follow our information security policies and practices and to keep security top of mind in all aspects of your work.

## Who You Are

- 5+ years of experience in software development, with at least 2 years in a management or lead role
- Strong experience with [Node.js](http://Node.js), React, Express, and MongoDB
- Experience leading and managing engineers, including offshore teams
- Strong understanding of software development best practices, including Agile methodologies
- Excellent communication and leadership skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field

Our team is like family. Working at PortPro, we want you to feel like you are part of the bigger picture, not just working for yourself. We work in a no-drama, no-ego environment We work together and collaboratively to achieve the same goal. We are a team of smart, kind, hard working people. You’ll be surrounded by those that inspire you to bring your best self to work each day.

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

## About PortPro

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: PortPro provides an AI-powered transportation management system (TMS) and operational software purpose-built for drayage carriers and freight brokerages, automating workflows from delivery order to payment.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series A, $12M raised)
- **Headquarters**: Kearny, New Jersey, United States (with an office in Jersey City, NJ)
- **Founded**: 2019
- **Founders**: Michael Mecca (CEO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Drayage / Truck Transportation Software (SaaS TMS), with embedded AI agents for logistics operations
- **Target customers**: B2B — drayage trucking companies, freight brokerages, intermodal carriers (SMB to mid-market)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: PortPro's stated purpose is to help drayage trucking companies "move containers faster, bill faster, and improve customer service" so they can "build a strong, profitable business — even in a down market." CEO Michael Mecca grew up in drayage and built the company to replace legacy systems that held hard-working operators back.

## Products & Services
- **PortPro TMS (drayOS)**: Core drayage transportation management system covering the full workflow — order entry, dispatching, customer service, invoicing. Features include bulk delivery-order uploads, auto-load creation, terminal website data pull (ETA, container size), driver mobile app, real-time GPS tracking, self-service customer portal, automated customer rates, and last-free-day alerts.
- **Jerry (AI Dispatcher)**: AI agent that builds optimal dispatch schedules in seconds, automatically adjusts plans based on real-time disruptions, reduces empty miles, increases street turns, suggests appointments, and improves driver utilization by up to 25%.
- **Helen (AI Biller & CSR)**: AI agent that automates invoice submission via customer portals, identifies and recovers missed accessorial charges ($30–50 per load), remembers customer requirements (seal numbers, BOL stamps, POD photos within 2 hours), and enables same-day invoicing.
- **PortPro AI Platform**: The broader AI layer that plugs into the TMS and "executes on your behalf" using AI agents that work 24/7/365.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding — $12M (Series A, January 2023, led by Avenue Growth Partners)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Avenue Growth Partners (lead investor); integrations and presence across modern tools including HubSpot, Salesforce, Zendesk, Freshdesk, and AWS infrastructure
- **Growth Signals**:
  - 550+ drayage companies and brokers use PortPro
  - 149 employees, up 16% YoY (+26 people)
  - Workforce distributed across 11 countries including the US, Nepal, India, Colombia, and Jamaica
  - Reported customer outcomes: 70% average increase in operational efficiency, 25% average increase in cash flow, and 4.8 average rating on G2 and Capterra
  - Product expansion into AI agents (Jerry and Helen), positioning for autonomous back-office operations

## Competitive Advantages
- **Deep vertical specialization**: Built specifically for drayage (not general freight), a niche segment with complex terminal-specific workflows. CEO/founder has direct drayage industry roots.
- **AI-first agent layer**: Jerry and Helen are positioned as "the world's first AI agents for drayage" — executing on behalf of the customer rather than just providing a dashboard.
- **Revenue recovery engine**: The platform's ability to catch missed accessorials and automate billing directly improves customer cash flow, a compelling ROI story.
- **Global engineering delivery model**: A distributed workforce across 11 countries (including a significant engineering hub in Nepal and India) enables cost-efficient 24/7 development and support.
- **Credibility in the industry**: 550+ customers, 4.8-star reviews on G2/Capterra, and strong repeatable outcomes (operational efficiency, cash flow) create switching costs for customers on legacy systems.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI agent expansion**: Doubling down on PortPro AI agents (Jerry and Helen) to automate dispatch, billing, and customer service workflows — "keeping more of the money you've earned."
- **Continued product depth**: Enhancing TMS capabilities around terminal data integration, real-time status visibility, and customer self-service.
- **Growth in a down market**: Explicitly targeting profitability and efficiency gains for carriers to win business even during freight market downturns.
- **Global scaling**: Growing engineering teams in Nepal and India alongside US commercial functions; actively hiring senior leadership in DevOps and Software Engineering.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture highlights**: Private, founder-led company where the CEO "grew up in drayage" — a mission-driven team focused on serving hard-working trucking operators. Leadership team recently added an SVP of People (Ilyssa Rabinowitz), signaling investment in employee experience.
- **Remote/hybrid policy**: Remote-friendly — multiple open roles are listed as "Remote — New York City, New York," and Built In lists PortPro as a remote workspace.
- **Engineering culture**: Modern and broad tech stack including React, TypeScript, Python, Node.js, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker, GraphQL, Hugging Face, TensorFlow, OpenAI, and Datadog. Emphasis on AI/ML applications (scraping, LLM agents, automation). Roles include senior engineering leadership (Director of DevOps, Director of Software Engineering with Node.js and web scraping expertise).
- **Global team environment**: Work alongside colleagues across the US, Nepal, India, Colombia, Jamaica, and more — a genuinely global engineering organization.
- **Perks context**: Though specific perks are not extensively documented, the company shows strong growth (16% YoY headcount), a meaningful product roadmap (AI agents), and funded stability ($12M Series A) with a clear ROI-driven product story.

## Sources
1. [lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/portpro)
2. [portpro.io](https://portpro.io/)
3. [portpro.io/about-us](https://portpro.io/about-us)
4. [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/portpro)
5. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/portpro-technologies-inc)

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