Software Engineer III, Data Product

Shippo

Full-Stack Engineer III building customer-facing data products at Shippo. Focused on Python and React to deliver actionable insights and automated recommendations.

Posted 6/10/2026full-timeRemote • Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Virginia, West Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

KafkaPostgresPythonReact

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and maintain Python (FastAPI) services with async patterns suited to high-throughput, low-latency workloads.
Design and implement event-driven integrations (Kafka) to keep data products synchronized with upstream business events.
Architect PostgreSQL data models that balance query performance with auditability and long-term maintainability.
Develop APIs that power customer-facing data products—spanning business rules automation, ML-based recommendations, analytics, and configuration systems.
Build and own React UI surfaces for customer-facing data product features—including management interfaces, dashboards, and configuration tools.
Collaborate with design and product to translate requirements into polished, accessible interfaces.

Requirements

What you’ll need

4+ years of professional software engineering experience, including meaningful full-stack work.
Strong Python backend skills; FastAPI experience preferred.
Comfortable with async programming, dependency injection, and structured API design.
Hands-on experience with event-driven systems (Kafka or equivalent) and designing for eventual consistency.
Solid PostgreSQL skills: schema design, query optimization, migrations, and data modeling at scale.
Production-level React experience: component architecture, state management, API integration, and UI testing.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible work arrangements
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonFastAPIasync programmingevent-driven systemsKafkaPostgreSQLReactAPI designdata modelingquery optimization

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingattention to detailadaptability