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About the Role

project44 is seeking a Senior Software Engineer - Backend to join their engineering team. This role involves designing, building, and implementing best-in-class integrations in a fast-paced Agile environment to accelerate how project44 connects to global logistics networks.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate backend systems that power decision intelligence capabilities, using AI and analytics to help customers make informed, timely, and confident supply chain decisions
• Build services and workflows that reduce manual effort and enable action, empowering customers to collaborate more effectively with carriers and partners across the supply chain
• Own and modernize core platform services, such as identity and access management (IAM) and search infrastructure, ensuring they remain secure, scalable, and extensible as new decision intelligence capabilities are introduced
• Transform large-scale logistics data into actionable insights and outcomes, supporting use cases such as recommendations, decision support, and automated actions
• Partner closely with product, data, and design to translate ambiguous customer problems into well-scoped, scalable technical solutions
• Build and operate systems on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), leveraging managed services to deliver reliable and scalable backend solutions
• Take shared ownership of development, testing, deployment, and operations for the systems owned by your team
• Participate in a team on-call rotation, debugging and resolving issues across your team’s services
• Improve observability, monitoring, and operational tooling to ensure system reliability and a strong on-call experience
• Contribute to technical design discussions, code reviews, and documentation, helping set a high bar for quality and maintainability within the team
• Mentor and support other engineers through code reviews, pairing, and technical guidance

Requirements

• 4+ years of professional experience building large-scale, cloud-based systems
• Strong programming and debugging skills with proficiency in Java
• Experience in designing and building scalable Java-based microservices
• Experience in designing and consuming APIs and web services (REST, OpenAPI/Swagger)
• Experience working with databases, including NoSQL and/or relational databases (e.g., MongoDB, DynamoDB, Postgres, or similar)
• Experience working in an Agile software development environment
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools for code generation, refactoring, and debugging (e.g., Cursor, Claude, GitHub Copilot, or similar)
• Experience integrating AI-assisted workflows into daily development while maintaining high standards for code quality, security, and correctness
• Candidates must be authorised to work in the US without current or future employer-sponsored visa support.

Skills

• Java
• REST
• OpenAPI/Swagger
• NoSQL
• Relational databases
• Agile
• AI-assisted development tools
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Event-driven systems
• Stream-processing pipelines
• Kafka
• Kinesis
• Containerization
• Orchestration
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Agentic AI systems
• LLM-powered workflows
• Agentic AI frameworks
• Task planning
• Tool invocation
• Stateful agents
• Workflow orchestration

Location

• Chicago, IL

Work Type

• Hybrid

Experience Level

• Senior

Salary/Compensations

• USD 130,000 – USD 190,000

Benefits

• Stock options
• Bonus or commission eligibility
• Health coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Retirement plans
• Paid time off

About the Company

• At project44, we believe in better and challenge the status quo because we know a better supply chain isn’t just possible—it’s essential.
• With our Decision Intelligence Platform, Movement, we’re redefining how global supply chains operate.
• Our Supply Chain AI enhances visibility, drives smarter execution, and unlocks next-gen applications that keep businesses moving forward.
• 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.
• We expect every project44 team member, regardless of role or function, to actively leverage AI in their day-to-day work.
• We invest in our team's AI fluency because we believe it's a competitive advantage for every person at project44, not just our engineers.
• Since 2014, project44 has been transforming the way one of the largest, most important global industries does business.
• 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.

Equal Opportunity

• At project44, we're designing the future of how the world moves and is connected through trade and global supply chains.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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!
• For any accommodation needed during the hiring process, please email recruiting@project44.com.
• 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.