Backend Engineeer

Vorto is on a mission to improve America’s Supply Chain efficiency and sustainability using AI technology. They are seeking a Backend Engineer to design, build, and operate mission-critical services that automate workflows and enhance productivity within the logistics sector.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and operate services used daily by shippers, carriers, and drivers

Automate developer-dependent tasks (e.g., tool creation and debugging) to accelerate internal and customer automation efforts

Embed AI/LLMs (Vertex AI, open‑source models, agentic tools) to automate decision‑making and super‑charge developer productivity

Stabilize backend services

Own Problems end to end

Preferred

Proven track record of owning problems end to end

Startup experience

Experience stabilizing and scaling large code bases

Problem Ownership

Startup Experience

Code Base Stabilization

Code Base Scaling

Benefits

Competitive compensation package

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Health, Dental and Vision Insurance

401(k) retirement plan with company match

Flex and Health Savings Plans

Company-paid life and short-term disability insurance

Company-paid parking or RTD pass

Voluntary income protection benefits including Life, AD&D, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, and Accident Protection Insurance

Tuition Assistance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Free or discounted legal program

We supply the industry's best hardware and productivity software

Company

AI-powered supply chain automation platform

Denver, Colorado, USA

https://www.vorto.ai/

Founded in 2013

201-500 employees

Qualifications

3+ years of professional software engineering experience delivering production systems at scale

Strong background in product driven backend development

Deep understanding of what makes systems performant, scalable, and maintainable

Fluency with SQL schema design and data modeling for transactional & analytical workloads

Demonstrated ability to leverage LLMs/AI agents to boost velocity and solve novel problems

Superior product reasoning skills

Exceptional written & verbal communication; able to align technical decisions with business outcomes

Proven track record of owning problems end to end

Startup experience

Experience stabilizing and scaling large code bases

3+ years of professional software engineering experience delivering production systems at scale.

Required skills

Represents the skills you have, click on the tags, Postgres, Redis, Google Cloud Platform, SQL schema design, Data modeling, Large language models, AI agents, Backend development, Product reasoning

Preferred skills

Proven track record of owning problems end to end, Startup experience, Experience stabilizing and scaling large code bases

Experience

3+ years