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title: 'Senior Software Engineer, Backend at Vector'
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# Senior Software Engineer, Backend at Vector

- **Company:** Vector
- **Location:** Remote
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-07-14
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-13
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/vector/f04f0b14-a5a4-4234-9864-fc9ea5ba69c2

## Job description

## About Vector

Vector builds mobile and web technology that makes freight move faster. Our platform is used by warehouses, distribution centers, and carriers to streamline check-ins, appointments, dock scheduling, and driver workflows.

## About the Role

As a Backend Engineer at Vector, you will be working with our team of experienced engineers which includes application and platform developers. You’ll also collaborate closely with our product, mobile, and web frontend teams to deliver a world class user experience. We are looking for engineers that can own large parts of the system and make large contributions to help us become a collaborative platform for field service automation. We care more about technical fundamentals than we do with knowledge of a particular technical stack. In case you’re curious, we use Java, Google Guice, jOOQ, and Postgres as some of our core backend technologies.

## What You’ll Do

- Lead the design of major software components, systems, and features
- Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain and improve our platform
- Focus on overall product quality and scalability

## What We’re Looking For

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience
- Significant work experience in software development for a commercially shipped enterprise product
- Experience architecting and developing distributed systems design

## Preferred Qualifications

- Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field
- Hands on technical leadership experience leading project teams and setting technical direction
- Experience architecting and developing solutions to ambiguous problems with significant impact
- Extensive hands-on programming skills in the Java ecosystem

## Benefits

- Employer-sponsored medical, dental, vision, 401K, life & disability insurance
- Flexible paid time off and observed federal holidays
- Stock options
- Parental leave of absence
- Flat org structure, offering startup growth and learning paths

Salary Range $180,000 - $200,000 USD Individual pay depends on various factors, such as region, role level, relevant experience and skills. Pay ranges are reviewed and updated typically each year. Offers are made within the pay range applicable at the time.

## About Vector

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Logistics, supply chain, transportation
- **Target customers**: B2B – shippers, carriers (enterprise fleets and independent carriers), 3PLs, and warehouse operators
- **Mission statement**: “Make every shipment visible and collaborative” [withvector.com/careers](https://www.withvector.com/careers/)

## Products & Services
- **Document Capture**: Mobile and web-based tool for drivers and staff to capture, upload, and submit load documents (BOL, POD, lumper receipts) in real time. SaaS.
- **eBOL (Electronic Bill of Lading)**: Digitizes the paper bill of lading; facilities can generate, receive, and manage BOLs digitally. SaaS.
- **Yard Management**: Real-time visibility into trailers, doors, and yard assets; coordinates loading/unloading and reduces dwell time. SaaS.
- **Digital Check-In (Fast Pass)**: Mobile-first, self-service check-in for drivers; automates gate operations and provides yard/dock assignments. SaaS.
- **Appointment Scheduling**: Centralized scheduling for inbound/outbound appointments, smoothing volume peaks and improving on-time performance. SaaS.
- **Imaging (OCR + AI)**: Optical Character Recognition and AI classification to extract structured data from documents, auto-classify types, and reduce manual keying. SaaS/API.
- **Rendition Billing**: Assembles the correct document package for invoicing, attaches supporting documents, and pushes ready-to-bill loads into financial/TMS/ERP systems. SaaS.
- **Carrier Connect+ Program**: Standardizes how carriers connect into shipper and 3PL workflows for document exchange, status updates, and compliance. SaaS.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Total funding not publicly available; serves approximately 200 North American carriers and logistics operators; team of 45 employees across the U.S. and Canada [withvector.com/about/facts/](https://www.withvector.com/about/facts/)
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: No investors publicly listed. Key integration partners include BlueYonder, Oracle, SAP, Manhattan, Samsara, Motive, Geotab, Uber Freight, and many other TMS, WMS, ELD, and ERP providers [withvector.com/about/facts/](https://www.withvector.com/about/facts/)
- **Growth Signals**: Acquired YardView (announced 2026) to deepen yard management offering; SOC 2 Type II certified; fully cloud-hosted SaaS with hybrid deployment options.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Deep integration ecosystem**: Native connections with leading TMS, WMS, ELD, and ERP platforms reduce friction for existing logistics networks.
- **End-to-end workflow digitization**: Replaces paper-based processes from gate check-in to billing, cutting labor productivity gains of 30% and detention fees by 67% (per company claims) [withvector.com](https://www.withvector.com/).
- **AI-powered document processing**: OCR + AI classification enables real-time data extraction and validation, reducing manual data entry.
- **Compliance & security**: SOC 2 Type II certified, FMCSA/DOT compliant, encrypted data in transit and at rest, role-based access controls.

## Strategic Focus
- **Current priorities**: Deepening yard management capabilities (via YardView acquisition), expanding the Carrier Connect+ program, and continuing to automate the entire logistics document lifecycle from capture to billing.
- **Direction for growth**: Building a unified, real-time visibility layer across shippers, carriers, and receivers while scaling integrations and customer adoption in North America.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture highlights**: Values-driven environment emphasizing action and purpose, customer obsession, transparency, camaraderie, humility, and open communication. Mission-driven team focused on transforming logistics.
- **Remote / hybrid policy**: Fully location-flexible within the U.S.; employees can be based anywhere in the country [withvector.com/careers](https://www.withvector.com/careers/).
- **Notable perks**: Comprehensive benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k, Life & Disability insurance, and flexible paid time off. Small, collaborative team (45 people) with low bureaucracy.
- **Engineering culture**: Top technologists rethinking logistics tools; opportunities to work on real-time data pipelines, AI/OCR, mobile apps, and integrations with major enterprise systems.

## Sources
1. [withvector.com](https://www.withvector.com/)
2. [withvector.com/careers](https://www.withvector.com/careers/)
3. [withvector.com/about](https://www.withvector.com/about/)
4. [withvector.com/about/facts](https://www.withvector.com/about/facts/)
5. [linkedin.com/company/withvector](https://www.linkedin.com/company/withvector)

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