Senior Software Engineer

 

About the team

The Uber Freight team is building a better future for shipping. We believe that when shippers and carriers have the freedom to move together, the entire industry moves ahead. Our teams design and build innovative applications, infrastructure, and models to power Uber Freight. Utilizing Uber's foundational elements, these include the mobile app for Carriers, the portals and integrations that give Shipper’s access to the platform, tools for our Operations teams, and all the underlying pricing, matching, and forecasting algorithms that evolve the freight industry forward. 

 

What the candidate will do 

• Architects high quality solutions to solve complex and ambiguous customer problems.
• Develop high quality software - readable, maintainable & efficient of multiple modules and applications
• Adheres to safe coding practices from security, dependency, and risk mitigation perspectives; Identify the impacts on other modules and applications of the systems
• Assist project leadership in creating estimations of work for client projects, estimating required staffing resources, participating in interviews, and determining the project software development schedule
• Work with version control complexities including multiple concurrent branches, and multi-branch merges
• Perform unit and integration testing in a deployment environment to verify the delivered implementation meets the given requirements
• Identify gaps in testing methodology and suggest alternative solutions or framework
• Provide support for implementations to Business Analysts and Technical Support in resolving production issues and providing key contributions in resolution

 

Basic Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or other related field
• At least 5 years of software engineering experience.  
• Strong problem solving and coding skills.  
• Experience with one or more programming languages: C#, Java, Go 
• Experience with micro-service architecture and systems design.  
• Experience developing highly scalable backend micro services. 

 

Preferred Qualifications  

• MS or PhD degree in computer science, related field or equivalent practical experience.
• Knowledge of data structure and algorithms and an ability to use them practically when implementing solutions.  
• Experience shipping high-quality product features on schedule.  
• Experience handling complex problems at scale.  
• Experience with one of the following databases: MySQL, Oracle.  
• Demonstrated experience working collaboratively in cross-functional teams.  
• Proven experience with leading projects and mentoring junior engineers.  
• Knowledge of the logistics and freight industry is a plus.  
• Experience with React is a plus. 

 

Benefits & Compensation for U.S. Employees

Employees working more than 30 hours in the US at Uber Freight are eligible for benefits like a company sponsored health plan, dental and vision benefits, 401k match, financial and mental wellness benefits, parental leave, short- and long-term disability coverage, life insurance and more.  US based employees may also be eligible for a performance or sales incentive bonus program, participation in Uber Freight equity awards, and other types of compensation depending upon the role.

About Uber Freight 

Uber Freight helps companies move goods more reliably and efficiently. We bring together the technology, people, and transportation capacity they need, using real‑time data from millions of shipments to guide smarter decisions. That helps customers spot issues early, avoid costly surprises, and deliver on time. Uber Freight works with 1 in 3 Fortune 500 shippers across North America and manages over $17B in freight. Learn more at www.uberfreight.com.

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EEOC

Uber Freight is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.