C.H Robinson is seeking a Software Engineer III on our Bots & Quoting Automation team where you will support customer quoting automation including API integrations, web scraping, & email automation for 1000s of customers. You can read a bit about the exciting work we have done in the news here: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/c-h-robinson-leveraging-ai-tools-to-answer-email-requests-for-quotes. The primary focus will be on choosing optimal solutions to use for these purposes; then maintaining, implementing, and monitoring them. The team continues to lean into LLM powered solutions for customization and generalized solutions and you will work directly on applying these new tools to help build out a workforce that combines traditional software, ai/ml powered software, ai agents, and humans to efficiently handle the fractured and varied logistics processes for all of our customers!

This role can be based only in Minnesota, Chicago or Kansas City

Responsibilities:

• Partner with product managers and principal software engineers to translate requirements into detailed designs

• Partner with data scientists and data analysts to drive performance improvements for our applications

• Proactively troubleshoot applications and identify performance and availability issues providing effective options for resolution

• Tune performance and resolve availability issues of product or service and its dependencies

• Increase code quality through writing unit, integration, and acceptance tests

• Collaborate with other software engineers and teams on code reviews, development infrastructure, and process enhancements

• Grow, push the boundaries and learn new things to apply to our team's work

• Write clean, maintainable Python and JS code

• Participate in AGILE/SCRUM process

• Work directly on a product suite that drives revenue and cost-savings to the company bottom line

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience collaborating in a team environment shipping software (Python)

• Experience with automation and/or human computer-interaction (HCI) principles & design

• AI Native Programming – you both make use of tools like copilot and think about when to integrate LLMs into systems

• Proficient creating applications and features in object-oriented and functional programming environments

• Working experience with database objects in relational databases (ex. MS SQL, Oracle, Postgres) and non-relational databases (ex. MongoDB)

• Proficient with GIT for version control

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience and a high school diploma/GED

Preferred Qualifications:

• Exposure developing containerized applications (Docker)

• Front-End (React) development/design

• Exposure to statistics and machine learning concepts

• Experience building Agentic AI systems that interact with humans

• Web Scraping Experience (ex. Selenium, Playwright)

• You value Systems Thinking: how do different parts of the system interact with each other, queues, software components, agents, etc.

• Experience with monitoring tools (ex. DataDog, Prometheus, Grafana)

• Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Have a growth mindset that is open to giving and receiving feedback

• Able to thrive in a collaborative, creative, dynamic workplace

We will review applications for this role on an ongoing basis and encourage all interested candidates to apply at their earliest convenience.

Compensation Range

$102,700.00 - $231,100.00

The base pay range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum base pay for the position across all U.S. locations. Your individual base pay within this range is determined by work location, which takes into account geographic cost of labor, and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base pay only and do not include additional variable compensation.

Questioning if you meet the mark? Studies have shown that some individuals may be less likely to apply unless they match the job description exactly. Here at C.H. Robinson, we’re building an inclusive workplace where all employees feel they belong. If this position excites you, we welcome you to apply whether you check all the preferred qualifications or just a few. You may just be our next great fit!

Equal Opportunity

C.H. Robinson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to a workplace and performance culture that reflects the strengths of our worldwide marketplace. We value unique experiences and diverse backgrounds of our people within our company, our business relationships, and our communities. We’re committed to providing an inclusive environment, free from harassment and discrimination, where all employees feel welcomed, valued and respected.

EOE\Disabled\Veteran

Benefits

Your Health, Wealth and Self

Your total wellbeing is the foundation of our business, and our benefits support your financial, family and personal goals. We provide the top-tier benefits that matter to you most, including:

Three medical plans which include
- Prescription drug coverage
- Enhanced Fertility benefits
Flexible Spending Accounts
Health Savings Account (including employer contribution)
Dental and Vision
Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
Paid observed holidays
2 paid floating holidays for U.S. hourly employees
Flexible Time Off (FTO) offered to U.S. salaried employees — no accruals and no caps. Paid Time Off (PTO) offered to all other employees in the U.S. and Canada
Paid parental leave
Paid time off to volunteer in your community
Charitable Giving Match Program
401(k) with 6% company matching
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Plus a broad range of career development, networking, and team-building opportunities

Learn more about our benefit offerings on our BENEFITS & WELLBEING page