Software Engineer - Paris

Help us digitalize international freight transportation!

OVRSEA is a next-generation, multimodal freight forwarder dedicated to simplifying and optimizing international freight management through technology. We coordinate shipments for over 700 companies across 60 countries, offering clients a unique platform that enables teams to manage shipments easily and transparently. With continued growth in 2024, we are expanding and hiring internationally! Are you ready to join us on this exciting adventure?

⭐️ Our culture

One of OVRSEA's greatest strengths is its ability to create a fulfilling environment where team members feel supported and at ease. Our culture is guided by five core values:

- Learn Together: Many team members have learned to code at Ovrsea. We cultivate a teaching culture so everyone can continue learning, regardless of experience level.

- Act with Care: We aim to create a supportive environment where people feel comfortable and can grow continuously.

- Strive for Excellence: We place high value on clean code and development best practices.

- Reflect and Challenge: We constantly seek ways to improve our code, infrastructure, and product vision.

- Build Trust: We’re all committed to doing things the right way.

Above all, we aim to recruit individuals who are aligned with these values and are dedicated to living them every day.

💻 The Tech team

The tech team is at the forefront of developing two pivotal products:

- Atlas: a groundbreaking Transport Management System designed exclusively for internal use, revolutionizing how we organize shipments across the globe and streamline various tasks. Being an internal tool, it offers us the flexibility to rapidly iterate, allowing for extensive testing and immediate visibility of our work's impact. This agile framework not only accelerates our operational efficiency but also enhances our ability to respond to shipping demands with precision and speed.

- OneChain: a new Transport Management System for our customers. Most companies manage their shipments using Excel and paperwork, causing mental load and time loss that can be optimized with this SaaS. The market is vast, and the project has already secured several clients within a few months.

Our team's structure consists of two specialized squads, each comprising 2 to 4 skilled Software Engineers and a dedicated Product Manager. These squads are each aligned with a distinct business objective, such as automatic pricing, sales activation and the development of OneChain among others.

Our Software Engineering approach is deeply influenced by the methodologies outlined in Accelerate. We implement a robust and efficient workflow, enabling 10 to 20 daily deployments for instance. This strategy significantly shortens our feedback loop. Moreover, we’re working very closely with our end-users, both operations teams and clients, leading to tangible and impactful outcomes.

You can get more information on our team 👉 here!

What is it like being Software Engineer at OVRSEA?

👉 Deliver features in autonomy with high-quality standards

👉 Challenge product specifications if needed

👉 Actively participate in the team processes (weekly tech meeting, PR reviews, pair-programming...)

💡 Some of our current topics

⚙️ Engineering

- Elevating team confidence through advanced use of tools like Jest, ESLint, Cypress, and Storybook.

- Increase the adoption of DORA metrics for a granular analysis of our delivery performance, steering our continuous improvement process.

- Enriching team expertise with advanced engineering concepts such as hexagonal architecture, Functional Core Imperative Shell, inversion of control…etc

- Promoting the adoption of AI-enhanced tools to improve our Developer Experience, including Copilot for coding assistance and AI-enhanced documentation.

🚢 Business

- Leveraging AI for the automation of previously laborious tasks, such as OCR and interpreting unstructured data like emails or handwritten PDFs.

- OneChain: Embarking on one of our most visionary projects, set to introduce a suite of groundbreaking features developed from the ground up.

- Traffics: As we strategically pivot our focus towards serving medium to large enterprises, we are crafting an innovative system designed to manage recurring shipments, enhancing operational efficiency.

- Customs: In response to the rapidly evolving landscape of goods transportation law, particularly in customs, we're harnessing AI and cutting-edge software engineering to revolutionize the customs clearance process, significantly accelerating it for our clients.

🤝 What you'll get in this job

- Join a scale-up where humane values are at the core, offering a chance to grow in a compact, tech-savvy, and ambitious team.

- Benefit from personalized coaching sessions with an experienced freelancer during your onboarding, focusing on specialized skills and knowledge.

- Engage with cutting-edge technologies, including Terraform, Typescript, React, GraphQL, and more, as part of your daily toolkit.

- Contribute to a tangible industry, playing a key role in the global transportation of goods.

- Enjoy a modern office located in the vibrant heart of Batignolles (Paris 17e), complemented by a flexible remote work policy to balance your professional and personal life.

- Receive a competitive salary positioned in the top 25% of French Tech, reflecting your valuable contribution.

🌟 Are you The One?

Must have:

- You graduated from an engineering school.

- We welcome both junior and senior candidates: you may be a recent graduate with a strong foundation in Computer Science or have a few years of experience as a Software Engineer.

- Solid knowledge of our tech stack, or a strong desire to learn it (TypeScript, React, Node).

- Skilled at teaching, you enjoy sharing your knowledge with others. You are supportive and committed to helping others grow.

- Humble and adaptable, you are quick to learn in a fast-evolving tech landscape and to understand the unique aspects of the transport industry.

- Detail-oriented and diligent with high standards, you are motivated by impact and results.

Nice to have:

- Familiarity with development frameworks (e.g., Agile, Kanban).

- Understanding of software design principles (e.g., Inversion of Control, hexagonal architecture).

Still not convinced? 👀

Explore our story, products, teams, and commitments by visiting this Notion.

Get a glimpse of our culture and our #1 value, “Learn together”, through a short video. Learn how we live this value through webinars, cultural presentations, and an immersive onboarding program that will introduce you to the exciting world of international transport.

To find out more about our organisation and tech culture, discover our different contents :

- Our Medium

- Our stack

You are planning to join us ? Don't hesitate anymore and apply to join the crazy OVRSEA adventure!

Our recruitment process

At Ovrsea, we are committed to an inclusive recruitment process and to fostering diversity within our teams !