Full-Time

Senior Software Engineer

Portcast

Portcast

11-50 employees

Predictive analytics for logistics forecasting

No salary listed

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Remote

Category
Software Engineering (1)
Required Skills
REST APIs
Requirements
  • Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or equivalent work experience in the field.
Responsibilities
  • Design, build and maintain APIs, services and systems and debug production issues across multiple levels of the stack.
  • Collaborate closely with our Business, Product and Data Science teams to understand and solve customer pain points at scale.
  • Design, Develop, Implement and Deploy enterprise level, high availability web application platforms, with support from the design team at Portcast.
  • Create a technology infrastructure that functions well at scale. You will design and improve the system architecture.
  • Keep up to date on the latest software development technologies and methodologies to help ensure the Portcast remains technically at the forefront of its field.
Desired Qualifications
  • Minimum 5+ years of experience in a technical role designing, developing and releasing technical solutions.
  • 1st principles thinker: You are good at problem solving. You break complex problems into smaller logical pieces. You come up with multiple innovative solutions and then logically select the best course. Your decisions are backed by sound reasoning and you exhibit good judgment.
  • System Architecture: You understand how parts of a system fit together and have a strong background in building scalable products or systems. You are comfortable in dealing with lots of moving pieces/data sources and possess meticulous attention to detail. You are quick to generate ideas and give suggestions on how to improve the tech stack and feature developments.
  • Team Player: You have experience working in a diverse, dynamic and cross-cultural team. This role is an opportunity to drive engineering excellence within the team and participate in key architectural discussions. You are a hands-on goal-orientated engineer who works according to milestones and software guidelines, following agile principles.
  • Empathetic Communicator: You can communicate nuanced ideas clearly, from real-time remote brainstorming to explaining a technical decision in writing. You may be opinionated, but in disagreements, you engage thoughtfully with other perspectives and can compromise when needed.
  • Tech Stack: Ideally you are proficient with Python-based backend programming, web frameworks like Flask, Amazon Web Services. You are able to design RESTful APIs and are aware of best practices. Experience with Docker, Git, Elasticsearch, Spark, CI/CD is a plus. However, if you have worked on other tech stacks in the past and are confident on picking up a new tech stack, please go ahead and apply.
  • You’ve been an early engineering hire at a startup who has built a technical product from scratch up to scale. We’d love to hear your learnings from doing that.

Portcast provides predictive analytics and real-time visibility for logistics and supply chains. Its platform helps freight forwarders, shippers, and logistics providers forecast demand, track vessels and containers, and estimate ETAs and risks. Functioning as a subscription service, the portal delivers centralized data, AI-powered forecasts, and alerts to optimize lead times and reduce safety stock. Unlike traditional methods that rely on static carrier schedules and spreadsheets, Portcast focuses on dynamic data-driven forecasting and live tracking to improve efficiency and profitability.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$9.7M

Headquarters

Singapore, Singapore

Founded

2017

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • $6.5M Series A from Susquehanna Asia VC fuels AI enhancements.
  • Gartner 2024 Magic Quadrant recognition accelerates enterprise sales.
  • Multi-modal expansion to air cargo cross-sells to mixed supply chains.

What critics are saying

  • FourKites freemium model erodes Portcast's Asia-Pacific customers within 6-12 months.
  • Project44's satellite ETAs surpass Portcast's accuracy, capturing enterprises in 12-18 months.
  • LTA's Q3 2026 open-source ETA standards commoditize Portcast's analytics.

What makes Portcast unique

  • Portcast delivers AI-powered actionable intelligence beyond passive tracking.
  • Portcast integrates 70+ data sources for 90%+ ETA accuracy across 30,000 trade lanes.
  • Portcast combines visibility with freight audit, cutting costs by 30%.

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1 year growth

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Nov 19th, 2024
Deals in brief: Portcast raises USD 6.5 million, Secai Marche nets additional Series A funding, Boman Group charts new fund for Australian startups, and more

Portcast, a Singapore-based logistics tech startup, has closed a USD 6.5 million Series A round led by Susquehanna Asia VC, with participation from Hearst Ventures and Signal Ventures, among other investors.

Nestia
Nov 19th, 2024
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TechNode Global
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Portcast, the Singapore-based provider of real-time transportation visibility and predictive analytics, has on Monday announced it has raised $6.5 million in a Series A funding round.

e27
Nov 14th, 2024
Portcast raises $6.5M for AI visibility

Portcast Pte Ltd has secured $6.5 million in Series A funding to enhance its AI-powered supply chain visibility.

Informa TechTarget
Sep 13th, 2021
Newtown Partners invests into Portcast in $3.2M

Logistics startup Portcast has secured $3.2m in pre-Series A financing led by Newtown Partners – via the Imperial Venture Fund – with participation from Wavemaker Partners, TMV and Innoport, which join existing investors SGInnovate, among others.