Software Engineer, Backend Developer

Gravitate’s mission is to elevate the fuel industry through intelligent automation and connected data. We help organizations buy, price, sell, dispatch, and deliver fuel with greater accuracy, transparency, and control. Our vision is to achieve full autonomous supply and dispatch, redefine how fuel is sold over the rack, and connect the market end-to-end through Crossroads—our unified data platform that brings together refiners, wholesalers, retailers, carriers, and customers.

Our goal is simple: empower the fuel market to operate smarter, faster, and more profitably with every gallon.

Gravitate provides AI-enabled collaboration, automation, and decision support software for the fuel space. As a Software Engineer, you will be working within our backend team, to design, build, and maintain backend services and APIs that power Gravitate’s intelligent automation and connected data platform. We are looking for a clean programmer, who gets excited about solving hard problems, and wants to be a part of an organization where they can strategize best‑of‑class solutions.

• You have experience developing software with modern programming languages such as Python
• You have experience developing web application backends/APIs especially when related to distributed systems
• You feel comfortable working with data persistence technologies such as Mongo
  
  DB, MSSQL, Postgres, MySQL, Maria, etc, both in terms of practical application to problem solving as well as designing/optimizing within those systems when needed.
• You enjoy solving problems and puzzles but know when to ask for help
• You are passionate about the art/craft of coding
• You get excited about new and emerging technologies, whether that be the latest feature in your favorite programming language, or platforms/services that enable you to solve problems in new and exciting ways
• You have strong, well‑formed opinions on design and development decisions, yet you remain open to considering new ideas and approaches.
• you’re the type of person who is a lifelong learner that embraces change and new technologies
• You enjoy not only mastering the practical application of the tools you use but also understanding the internals of how they work and what makes them the right choice for a given problem
• 3+ years experience with one or more general purpose programming languages/design patterns, preferably Python
• Experience with or a conceptual understanding of JSON/Rest API’s
• Experience working with relational or No
  
  SQL databases such as Postgre
  
  SQL, MySQL, or Mongo
  
  DB.
• Familiarity with basic software development tools such as IDEs, database administration tools, and version control tools (GIT).
• Basic understanding of common data structures, algorithms, and design patterns.
• Critical thinking problem‑solving skills and the ability to think through business scenarios
• Experience writing SQL queries for performance, building stored procedures, database views.
• BS in Computer Science or engineering or equivalent technical experience

• Working knowledge of Docker, Git, Mongo
  
  DB, CI/CD
• Experience with application orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes

To understand who our people are, you should first understand what they’re not: replaceable. Each member of the team is chosen carefully and with intention. We believe that finding the right fit is more important than a laundry list of credentials – and that people are people first, and titles second.

Because we hire the Gravitate way, our team is certainly one of a kind. We’ve brought together incredible talent that regularly collaborates to create clean, fresh solutions. That effort has led to remarkable opportunities, including work with many Fortune 500 clients. We’ve found that the winning combination of exciting achievements, trust in one another and open communication lays the groundwork for long‑lasting, successful careers.

That, and the fact that we clap for each other at every opportunity.

Problem solvers, go‑getters and charge‑takers - we (really) want to hear from you.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Consulting and Engineering

Oil and Gas

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