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Software Engineer
full-time•Chicago
About this role
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<p> </p></div><p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Why project44?</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">At project44, </span><strong><span data-contrast="auto">we believe in better.</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">We challenge the status quo because we know a better supply chain isn’t just possible—it’s essential. Better for our customers. Better for their business. Better for the world. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">With our</span><strong><span data-contrast="auto"> Decision Intelligence Platform, </span></strong><strong><em><span data-contrast="auto">Movement</span></em></strong><strong><span data-contrast="auto">,</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> we’re redefining how global supply chains operate. By transforming fragmented logistics data into real-time, AI-powered insights, we empower companies to connect instantly, see clearly, act decisively, and automate intelligently. Our Supply Chain AI enhances visibility, drives smarter execution, and unlocks next-gen applications that keep businesses moving forward. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">Headquartered in Chicago, IL with a 2nd HQ in Bengaluru, India we are powered by a diverse global team that is tackling the toughest logistics challenges with innovation, urgency, and purpose. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">If you’re driven to solve meaningful problems, leverage AI to scale rapidly, drive impact daily, and be part of a high-performance team – we should talk.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></p>
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<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Description:</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">project44 is looking for a</span><strong><span data-contrast="auto"> Software Engineer - Backend</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> to join our engineering team. You will work in a fast-paced Agile environment designing, building, and implementing best-in-class integrations to accelerate how project44 connects to the world’s logistics networks. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Key accountabilities: What you'll work on</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true}"> </span></p>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Build state-of-the-art integrations to expand our ever-growing network of connected carriers and customers. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true}"> </span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Manage integrations through their life cycle. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true}"> </span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Operate, maintain, and improve the supply chain visibility platform owned by the team. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true}"> </span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Building systems in a multi-cloud environment. We use AWS and GCP but value experience in other cloud environments such as Azure. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true}"> </span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Work with and align with cross functional teams to solve challenging problems. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true}"> </span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Share ownership of all facets of software delivery, including development, operations, and test </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true}"> </span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="7" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">You will assume on-call responsibilities for systems (together with the team) that are built and owned by your team. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true}"> </span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">You will invest in tools, monitoring, and automation to improve on-call experience for everyone on your team. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true}"> </span></li>
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<p><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true}"> </span><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Qualifications:</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true}"> </span></p>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="9" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">2 to 4 years professional experience building large scale and real time or near real time cloud systems. </span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="9" data-aria-level="1">Strong programming and debugging skills, with proficiency in C++ or Java.<span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true}"> </span></li>
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<p><span data-contrast="auto">Experience in: </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true}"> </span></p>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":1440,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="12" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Building systems in a multi-cloud environment. We use AWS & GCP but value experience in other cloud environments such as Azure. </span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":1440,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Creating and working with scalable Java-based micro-services. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true}"> </span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":1440,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Working with databases (preferably Postgres or other SQL based DB) </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true}"> </span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":1440,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Event stores and stream-processing in Kafka or Kinesis. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true}"> </span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":1440,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Working in an agile software development environment. </span> </li>
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<p><span data-contrast="auto">Desirable and helpful (but not necessary) are experience in </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true}"> </span></p>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="5" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":1440,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Experience with investigating large and complex codebases</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true}"> </span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="5" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":1440,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="7" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Hands-on experience with C++</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true}"> </span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="5" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":1440,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Creating API's/web services: REST, OpenAPI/Swagger is a plus. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true}"> </span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="6" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="9" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Container-orchestration: Docker & Kubernetes </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true}"> </span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="7" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="10" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Enjoy database related work: DynamoDB, MongoDB, Postgres. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true}"> </span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="7" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="11" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Analytical approach to problem solving. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true}"> </span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="12" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Personal drive and maintaining a high pace - while taking responsibility for things working. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true}"> </span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="13" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Willingness to vocalize your ideas and pick yourself up if you get knocked down.</span></li>
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<p><span data-contrast="auto"><strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"><u>In-office Commitment:</u> </span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}">Our office is where ideas spark, connections thrive, and innovation comes alive. We are looking for candidates who are enthusiastic and committed to joining our team on-site,</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in our beautiful headquarters four days a week. Together, we’re building something extraordinary—learn, grow, and thrive in our fast-paced, transformative environment.</span></span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Diversity & Inclusion</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":160,"335559740":279}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">At project44, we're designing the future of how the world moves and is connected through trade and global supply chains. As we work to deliver a truly world-class product and experience, we are also intentionally building teams that reflect the unique communities we serve. We’re focused on creating a company where all team members can bring their authentic selves to work every day.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":160,"335559740":279}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">We’re building a company that every one of us at project44 is proud to work for, and our journey of becoming a more diverse, equitable and inclusive organization, where all have a sense of belonging, is shaped through the actions of our leadership, global teams, and individual team members. We are resolute in our belief that each team member has an equal responsibility to mold and uphold our culture.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":160,"335559740":279}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">project44 is an equal opportunity employer seeking to enrich our work environment by creating opportunities for individuals of all backgrounds and experiences to thrive. If you share our values and our passion for helping the way the world moves, we’d love to review your application!</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":160,"335559740":279}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">For any accommodation needed during the hiring process, please email [email protected]. Even if you don’t meet 100% of the above job description you should still seriously consider applying. Studies show that you can still be considered for a role if you meet just 50% of the role’s requirements.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":160,"335559740":279}"> </span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto"><br>More about project44</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":160,"335559740":279}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Since 2014, project44 has been transforming the way one of the largest, most important global industries does business. As transportation and logistics continue to evolve and customer expectations around delivery become more demanding, industry technology must rise to the occasion. In just a few short years, we have created a digital infrastructure that eliminates the inefficiencies caused by dated technology and manual processes. Our Advanced Visibility Platform is used by the world’s leading brands to track shipments, collaborate with supply chain partners, drive operational efficiencies, and create outstanding customer experiences.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":160,"335559740":279}"> </span></p><div class="content-conclusion"><p> </p>
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What you'll do
- You will design, build, and implement integrations to enhance project44's logistics network. Additionally, you will manage the lifecycle of these integrations and improve the supply chain visibility platform.
About project44
project44 is the leading Decision Intelligence Platform for supply chains.
Powered by the world’s largest transportation data network, project44 gives global brands the intelligence to see, act, and automate across their supply chain—on their terms.
With real-time visibility into more than 1 billion shipments annually across 170+ countries and every mode of transport, we go beyond visibility to help businesses make faster, smarter decisions.
From disruption response to emissions tracking to AI-powered automation, project44’s Supply Chain AI helps you stay resilient, efficient, and always a step ahead.
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What does a Software Engineer do at project44?
As a Software Engineer at project44, you will: you will design, build, and implement integrations to enhance project44's logistics network. Additionally, you will manage the lifecycle of these integrations and improve the supply chain visibility platform..
Is the Software Engineer position at project44 remote?
The Software Engineer position at project44 is based in Chicago, United States. Contact the company through Clera for specific work arrangement details.
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