DAT Freight & Analytics is an award-winning employer of choice and a next-generation SaaS technology company that has been at the leading edge of freight and logistics innovation for nearly five decades. As a Frontend Software Engineer I, you'll work alongside experienced engineers to help build and maintain customer-facing products while developing your skills across the full frontend lifecycle.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the design, building, and maintenance of performant, accessible, and responsive web applications using our core frontend stack and frameworks, with guidance from senior engineers
- Build and maintain UI components following established design system patterns, with attention to cross-browser compatibility and accessibility standards
- Work closely with product managers, UX designers, and engineers to translate requirements and design specs into production-ready interfaces
- Write unit and integration tests, participate in code reviews, and develop good habits around code quality, accessibility, and maintainability
- Learn and apply frontend monitoring practices using tools like Datadog to understand performance metrics and production health
- Support the response and resolution of frontend-related production incidents under the guidance of more senior team members, and contribute to root cause analysis
Skills
- 0–2 years of frontend development experience, including internships, coursework projects, or personal projects that demonstrate an ability to build and ship working software
- Foundational knowledge of JavaScript and TypeScript, with a willingness to deepen your understanding of modern language features and tooling
- Some experience with at least one modern frontend framework such as Angular, React, or web components
- Exposure to or curiosity about component libraries and design systems
- Basic understanding of how frontend applications communicate with backend services via REST or GraphQL APIs
- Awareness of or interest in cloud deployment concepts; prior exposure to AWS (e.g., CloudFront, S3) is a plus
- Openness to learning containerization basics, including Docker, as part of a modern development workflow
- Familiarity with or eagerness to learn frontend monitoring tools like Datadog
- An emerging awareness of web performance, browser rendering, and accessibility (WCAG) principles
- A collaborative, curious communicator who asks good questions and is receptive to feedback
- A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience — bootcamp graduates and self-taught engineers are welcome to apply
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and AD&D insurance
- Parental Leave
- Flexible Vacation Time (FVT)
- An additional 10 holidays of paid time off per calendar year
- 401k matching (immediately vested)
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Short- and Long-term disability sick leave
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Health Savings Accounts
- Employee Assistance Program
- Additional programs - Employee Referral, Internal Recognition, and Wellness
- Free TriMet transit pass (Beaverton Office)
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Work on impactful projects in a cutting-edge environment
- Collaborative and supportive team culture
- Opportunity to make a real difference in the trucking industry
- Employee Resource Groups
Company Overview
DAT Freight & Analytics maintains a market for truckload freight. It was founded in 1978, and is headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is https://www.dat.com/.