Title:  Software Engineer

Descartes Unites the People and Technology that Move the World
The need for efficient, secure, and agile supply chains and logistics operations has become ever more critical and complex.  By combining innovative technology, powerful trade intelligence and the reach of our network, Descartes helps get goods, information, transportation assets, and people where they’re needed, when they’re needed. 

We’re one of the most broadly deployed logistics and supply chain technology companies in the world. More than 26,000 customers around the globe use our cloud-based solutions to transform the way they move inventory and information to enhance productivity, better serve customers, thrive competitively, keep pace with evolving regulations, and respond to rapidly changing market conditions. Descartes is publicly traded (Nasdaq:DSGX, TSX:DSG) with headquarters in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, and offices and partners around the world. With record financial performance for more than 16 years, we lead the industry in innovation investment. Every day, logistics service providers, manufacturers, retailers, distributors, and other logistics-intensive businesses of all sizes rely on our scale, stability, and comprehensive solution footprint to move what’s most important to them. Learn more at www.descartes.com. 
 
We’re growing fast and invite you to join our amazing team. 

TMID is a Transport Management System used for managing shipments from their reception to delivery. It allows assigning shipments to customers, orders, and routes, generating invoices, and producing various types of reports. Users can perform numerous operations, including real-time tracking (via MarcoPoint integration), shipment consolidation, pricing calculations based on rate files or additional products like OrderExpress and LNOS, and communication with carrier systems. It also includes CO₂ emissions calculations.
The goal of the project is to modernize legacy backend processes, originally developed in XSharp/XBase with DBF file storage, by migrating them to modern technologies like .NET and SQL Server, while also developing new services. The result should be a robust, scalable, and maintainable logistics platform.
 
Technologies Used:
The technology stack varies by system module (frontend/backend), but currently includes:
•    Backend: .NET Core (including versions 8 and 9), .NET Framework 4.8, gRPC, NHibernate (ORM), MS SQL Server, Redis
•    Frontend: ASP.NET (MVC, WebForms), OneFace framework, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery
•    Others: Git, NuGet, Postman tests, Azure DevOps pipelines, migration from Ranorex to TestComplete
•    Legacy technologies like XSharp, XBase, and Visual Basic are still partially present but gradually being replaced
 
Team Composition:
The team is internationally distributed:
•    Czech Republic: 4 developers
•    Slovakia: 1 developers / 3 testers
•    Netherlands: 9 team members (developers and testers)
•    Additional members (especially in PS/CS teams) come from various European countries and a few from the Philippines
 
Good English communication skills are essential.
 
Work Setup and Collaboration:
•    Office Presence:
The team operates almost entirely remotely. In both Czechia and Slovakia, office visits happen at most once or twice per month.
•    Time Zones:
Everyone works within the Central European Time zone (CET).
Some 3rd-party integrations (e.g., support teams in the US) become available after 2 PM CET, but all team meetings are held no later than 3 PM.
•    Work Style:
Flexible working hours
The team follows an iteration-based approach (monthly sprints), with clearly defined tasks
 
Additional Information for Candidates:
•    The project is ideal for developers with .NET expertise, experience in system migration, and solid analytical thinking
•    Familiarity with Git, NuGet package management, and legacy system modernization is highly beneficial
•    The focus is on new service development rather than maintenance of legacy code
 
We have an office in Žilina, Slovak Republic, which offers really nice and modern workspaces. It is used more actively, with a significantly higher number of people working from there on a regular basis.

Hľadáme .NET vývojára pre modernizáciu logistických riešení
Chceš sa podieľať na vývoji riešení, ktoré denne pomáhajú svetovým značkám ako DHL, American Airlines či Coca-Cola? Pridaj sa k nám a pomôž budovať budúcnosť logistiky.
O projekte
Projekt, na ktorom budeš pracovať, sa zameriava na modernizáciu rozsiahleho logistického systému, ktorý pokrýva celý životný cyklus zásielky – od jej prijatia, cez priradenie k zákazníkovi, objednávke a trase, až po doručenie. Súčasťou systému sú aj funkcie ako generovanie faktúr a prehľadových reportov.
Koho hľadáme?
Hľadáme .NET (C#) vývojára, ktorý bude spolupracovať s medzinárodným tímom na vývoji komplexných softvérových riešení využívajúcich technológie od Microsoftu – ASP.NET, .NET, MS SQL, JavaScript a ďalšie.
•    Pracujeme vo Visual Studio a používame Azure DevOps (GIT).
•    V tíme nájdeš skúsených vývojárov, ktorí ťa podporia aj počas zaučenia.
•    Komunikácia v angličtine je nevyhnutná.
Ponúkame ti flexibilitu práce z domu, no máme kancelárie aj v Žiline, Námestove a Ostrave, takže pozícia je otvorená aj pre uchádzačov z Českej republiky.

Join Us 
As we scale, we’re looking for new doers, collaborators and innovators to join Descartes in uniting the people and technology that move the world as the Global Leader in Logistics and Supply Chain Technology. We’re entrepreneurial, hardworking, geeky-in-a-good way problem solvers. Guided by our values, we nurture a TEAM focused culture that invests in people and creates opportunities for advancement across a broad spectrum of career paths. We prioritize work-life balance and foster an environment with the space to take ownership, to be heard, and to carve a path for your individual accomplishments to help drive our success. At Descartes, everyone has a voice and the best idea wins, regardless of who makes it. We offer competitive compensation, great benefits, remote and flexible work hours, and the opportunity to join a company on an awesome mission with a great existing team and trajectory.

Descartes also has a deep sense of environmental responsibility. Learn more about how we helped our customers save over 552,000 metric tons of CO2 in 2020 by reducing fuel and paper consumption: https://www.descartes.com/who-we-are/social-responsibility-sustainability/environmental-impact.  Join a team that’s committed to working with customers to conserve resources and enhance sustainability. 

If you feel you have 70% of the qualifications we are looking for, and Descartes sounds like the team and the mission you want to be part of, apply now. We can't promise it will be a fit, but we do promise to consider your experience. 

Through COVID-19, we implemented a virtual hiring process and continue to interview and onboard candidates by video using Microsoft TEAMS. We record interviews and use them strictly for quality assurance, training and general record keeping purposes. Should you have any questions about this process, please connect with our hiring team in advance of scheduled interviews. We value the safety of each member of our community because we know we're all in this together. 

We are an Equal Employment employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial, or local law. For more information about our commitment to equal employment opportunity, please review our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics at Descartes.com.