Advisor-Software Engineer

While this is a remote position, the successful candidate must reside within 50 miles of a FedEx Freight location within the continental US.

Position Overview

Serve as a technical leader in designing, developing, troubleshooting and debugs highly complex software programs for enhancements and new products.

Essential Functions

• Ensures application of systems thinking principles, allowing team members to independently design, code, test, and deploy software.
• Provide necessary documentation to support the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Develops prototypes and solutions leveraging a diverse range of technology.
• Advises in the application of modern architectures, principles, methodologies, tools, and systemic processes to support the launch of new business capabilities.
• Lead the resolution of highly complex problems.
• Research and integrate emerging technologies to enhance application capabilities and overall system architecture.
• Comply with all applicable laws/regulations, as well as company policies/procedures
• Perform other duties as required

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information systems or other quantitative discipline or equivalent work experience, plus five (5) years’ experience in information technology or engineering environment
• Expertise in programming languages
• Strong understanding of software architecture principles, microservices, and cloud computing platforms
• Strong leadership, customer and people development skills.
• Strong problem solving, project management and analytical skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Preferred Skills & Knowledge

Technical: 6+ years backend development OOP (Java, .NET/C#) API design: REST, GraphQL, event-driven patterns Microservice architecture Messaging (JMS or equivalent) GitHub workflows, branch protection, CI/CD Experience targeting distributed environments Container orchestration (EKS, GKE, AKS) Code review practices Developer tooling and platform engineering AI-driven development: MCP, multi-agentic flows, spec-driven approaches MuleSoft or similar iPaaS experience (plus, not required) EDI or integration architecture (plus, not required) Experience in regulated/compliance-heavy environments Leadership: Leading multiple projects as technical lead Mentoring developers, raising the technical bar Setting standards without being a blocker Peer-building mindset: patient but uncompromising on quality Influencing across teams without formal authority Participation in cross-team ceremonies such as architecture review boards, change control reviews, etc.,

Working Conditions

• Some travel
• Hours may vary due to operational need

Pay Transparency

The compensation listed reflects the pay range or rate of pay reasonably expected for this posted position at the posted location(s). If this opportunity includes multiple job levels, the pay information represents the minimum and maximum range for all levels. Actual pay is determined by job-related factors permitted by law and relevant to the position, such as experience, tenure, market level, pay at the location for this job, performance, schedule, and work assignment. Eligible employees offered health, vision, dental, life, AD&D, STD and LTD insurance, employee assistance program, personal/sick paid time, 401(k) retirement savings plan, bonus potential, tuition reimbursement, adoption assistance, 2 weeks paid parental leave, paid bereavement, employee discounts, 6.67–13.34 hours vacation per month based on service time, 8 paid holidays.

Pay Range: $103,880.00 - $181,790.00 per year

Colorado Pay Ranges: Colorado Springs, Grand Junction $103,880 - $181,790; Henderson, Mead $103,880 - $181,790; Gypsum $103,880 - $181,790

Illinois Pay Ranges: Effingham, Kankakee, Lincoln, Quincy, Rockford, Aurora $103,880 - $181,790; Bolingbrook, Chicago Heights, Des Plaines, Elmhurst, Forest View, Joliet, Schaumburg, Summit-Argo, Zion $103,880 - $181,790

New York Pay Ranges: Plattsburgh, Buffalo, Watertown, North Chili, East Syracuse, Nichols $103,880 - $181,790; Bethpage, Montgomery, West Babylon $103,880 - $181,790

New Jersey Job Postings: $103,880.00 - $142,835.00 per year

This compensation range is a reasonable estimate of the current starting pay range in NJ. If this opportunity includes multiple job levels, the range is a reasonable estimate of the current starting salary for the lowest level to the current starting salary of the highest level. Actual starting pay is determined by experience relative to the job, market level, specific location and other job-related factors permitted by law. Regular full & part-time employees (who complete 91 days of employment and work a minimum average of 12 hours per week) are eligible to enroll in medical, dental, and/or vision coverage, tuition reimbursement. Full/part-time employees who are age 21 are eligible for 401(k) after one month of employment.

EST FedEx Freight, Inc

FedEx Freight is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans. If you have a disability and you need assistance in order to apply for a position with FedEx Freight, please e-mail at ADAAssistance@fedexfreight.com. FedEx Freight will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because such employee or applicant has inquired about, discussed, or disclosed the compensation of the employee or applicant or another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.