Software Engineer III

Remote

Eden Prairie, MN United States of America

Full time

R49554

C.H. Robinson is seeking a Software Engineer III to join our Master Data Management (MDM) team within Technology. This team owns the customer, carrier, and location golden records that power critical business processes across our global logistics platform. In this role, you will help build and evolve the platforms, services, and data products that ensure our master data remains accurate, complete, and trusted at scale. You will work with both internal and external data sources to enrich, validate, match, and govern core business entities, enabling high-quality data across the enterprise. The systems you build will play a foundational role in quoting, rating, booking, tracking, and delivering millions of customer shipments. You will tackle complex engineering challenges involving data quality, identity resolution, data governance, automation, distributed systems, and AI-driven workflows. We are looking for engineers who are passionate about building scalable, resilient platforms and who enjoy solving difficult data and systems problems. The ideal candidate is comfortable leveraging modern AI-powered development tools and is genuinely curious about how to build reliable, production-grade automation, intelligent workflows, and autonomous agents within an enterprise environment. As a senior engineer, you will help shape technical direction, mentor other engineers, and drive engineering excellence while partnering closely with product, architecture, and business stakeholders. Your work will directly influence the quality and reliability of the data that powers C.H. Robinson's global supply chain operations. If you are excited about building the trusted data foundation for one of the world's largest logistics platforms while exploring the next generation of AI-enabled software engineering, we'd love to talk with you!

This role can be based only in MN, IL or Kansas City

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Design and build the next generation of C.H. Robinson's master data platform responsible for maintaining trusted customer, carrier, and location golden records used across the enterprise

• Contribute to the technical roadmap and architectural direction of the master data platform

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers, fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment

• Design and develop proof of concepts (POCs) to validate new ideas and technologies

• Build resilient and scalable solutions that are critical to the platform's success

• Conduct thorough research to identify and adopt the best technical products and solutions

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration and functionality

• Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies to drive continuous improvement

Required Qualifications:

• 6+ years of experience designing and driving implementation of large-scale software products or services that span multiple systems

• Experience developing POCs and bringing innovative ideas to life

• Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor engineering teams

• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities

• Experience with modern development languages (ex. .Net CORE, C#)

• Experience with database objects in relational (ex. MS SQL, Oracle) and non-relational databases (ex. MongoDB, Elastic, Cosmos)

• Experience with microservice architecture, CQRS, event driven and eventually consistent system design patterns and system flows

• Experience with data streaming architecture and frameworks (Kafka, ESB)

• Experience establishing testing patterns, acceptance testing criteria, and reviewing others’ automated tests

• Experience with version control systems (ex. GIT, GITHub, TFS, etc.)

• Experience with CI/CD continuous integration / continuous deployment practices

• Experience building cloud native applications and services (ex. Azure, AWS, GCP)

• Experience with end-to-end feature development including backend/API engineering

• Strong analytical and communication skills; ability to communicate complex ideas effectively

• Proven track record of effectively delivering results in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or MIS; or, 4 years of equivalent work experience and a high school diploma/GED

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience modernizing legacy systems and incrementally moving complex business capabilities toward modern architectures

• Experience designing highly automated, high-volume transactional workflows where human intervention is reserved primarily for exceptions

• Experience with decision engines, optimization, rules systems, or intelligent workflow orchestration

• Proven track record of delivering results in a fast-paced environment while navigating ambiguity and multiple priorities

• Demonstrated curiosity and willingness to experiment with emerging technologies while maintaining sound engineering discipline

• Strong customer focus and ability to connect technical investments to measurable business outcomes

• A learning and growth mindset that is open to giving and receiving feedback

• Values a diverse and inclusive work environment

We will review applications for this role on an ongoing basis and encourage all interested candidates to apply at their earliest convenience.

Compensation Range

$119,800.00 - $202,300.00

The base pay range displayed on the job posting reflects the minimum and maximum base pay for this specific location. Your individual base pay within this range is determined by job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base pay only and do not include additional variable compensation.

Questioning if you meet the mark? Studies have shown that some individuals may be less likely to apply unless they match the job description exactly. Here at C.H. Robinson, we’re building an inclusive workplace where all employees feel they belong. If this position excites you, we welcome you to apply whether you check all the preferred qualifications or just a few. You may just be our next great fit!

Equal Opportunity

C.H. Robinson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to a workplace and performance culture that reflects the strengths of our worldwide marketplace. We value unique experiences and diverse backgrounds of our people within our company, our business relationships, and our communities. We’re committed to providing an inclusive environment, free from harassment and discrimination, where all employees feel welcomed, valued and respected.

EOE\Disabled\Veteran

Benefits

Your Health, Wealth and Self

Your total wellbeing is the foundation of our business, and our benefits support your financial, family and personal goals. We provide the top-tier benefits that matter to you most, including:

• Three medical plans which include

• 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

• Plus a broad range of career development, networking, and team-building opportunities

Learn more about our benefit offerings on our BENEFITS & WELLBEING ( page

Why Do You Belong at C.H. Robinson?

C.H. Robinson solves logistics problems for companies across the globe and across industries, from the simple to the most complex. With $22 billion in freight under management and 19 million shipments annually, we are one of the world’s largest logistics platforms and rank in the FORTUNE 200. We’ve been an innovator in logistics for over 100 years. Our global suite of services accelerates trade to seamlessly deliver the products and goods that drive the world’s economy. With the combination of our multimodal transportation management system and expertise, we use our information advantage to deliver smarter solutions for more than 90,000 customers and 450,000 contract carriers on our platform. Our technology is built by and for supply chain experts to bring faster, more meaningful improvements to our customers’ businesses.

As a responsible global citizen, we contribute millions of dollars to support causes that matter to us and our people. FORTUNE has named C.H. Robinson one of the World’s Most Admired Companies 2024, showcasing our position as a leader in our industry. Our commitment to excellence is further affirmed by being named a Great Place to Work 2023-24 by the Great Place to Work Institute, one of Forbes’ Best Employers for Diversity and one of America’s Greatest Workplaces in 2023 by Newsweek. Join us as we collaborate, innovate, and work as one global team to make life better and more sustainable for our customers, communities, and world. For more information, visit us at .