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# Senior Software Engineer at project44

- **Company:** project44
- **Location:** Chicago, IL
- **Posted:** 2026-09-21
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-16
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/project44/jobs/8179764

## Job description

Why project44?

At project44, we believe in better.

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.  With our Decision Intelligence Platform, Movement, 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.  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.  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.

Description:

project44 is looking for a Senior Software Engineer - Backend 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.

Key accountabilities: What you’ll work on

- 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

Qualities

- Strong communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain technical decisions through design docs, discussions, and reviews, and collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical partners
- A strong analytical approach to problem-solving, with comfort navigating ambiguity and making tradeoffs explicit
- A sense of ownership, curiosity, and resilience - comfortable voicing ideas, incorporating feedback, and iterating toward better solutions

## Qualifications

- 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
- Designing and consuming APIs and web services (REST, OpenAPI/Swagger)
- Working with databases, including NoSQL and/or relational databases (e.g., MongoDB, DynamoDB, Postgres, or similar)
- Working in an Agile software development environment
- Using AI-assisted development tools for code generation, refactoring, and debugging (e.g., Cursor, Claude, GitHub Copilot, or similar)
- Integrating AI-assisted workflows into daily development while maintaining high standards for code quality, security, and correctness

Desirable and helpful (but not necessary) are experience in:

- Building event-driven systems and stream-processing pipelines (Kafka, Kinesis, or similar)
- Containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Designing or working with agentic AI systems, including multi-step or autonomous LLM-powered workflows
- Familiarity with agentic AI frameworks or patterns (e.g., task planning, tool invocation, stateful agents, workflow orchestration)
- Building platform or framework-level solutions that enable AI-driven automation and decision-making

Work Authorization: Candidates must be authorised to work in the US without current or future employer-sponsored visa support.

In-office Commitment: 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, in our beautiful headquarters Three days a week. Together, we’re building something extraordinary—learn, grow, and thrive in our fast-paced, transformative environment.

Diversity & Inclusion

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.

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.

More about project44

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.

## About project44

## Core Business
- Primary industries: Supply chain logistics, real-time transportation visibility, decision intelligence
- Target customers: B2B, enterprise (large retailers, automotive, spirits, etc.)
- Mission: “To enable a world where supply chains are resilient, intelligent, and proactive”

## Products & Services
- **Intelligent Shipment & Inventory Visibility**: Real-time tracking across all modes and nodes, powered by the world’s largest logistics data graph.
- **Intelligent Yard Management**: Dynamic scheduling, prioritization, and movement orchestration using real-time conditions.
- **Intelligent e-Commerce Logistics**: Last-mile delivery optimization with predictive alerts and proactive customer communications.
- **Intelligent Transportation Management**: Multimodal rating, booking, and planning with real-time market intelligence and autonomous rate negotiation.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: 1.5B+ shipments across the network annually; 700M+ logistics events processed daily; 267K carriers connected globally; 99% connected logistics facilities; 3.7T validated data points annually; 8B external risk signals captured daily
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not specified in provided sources (awards mention Google Cloud, SAP, and Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice)
- **Growth Signals**: 2025 FreightWaves AI Excellence in Supply Chain Award; 2023 Google Cloud Partner of the Year for Supply Chain & Logistics; 2023 SAP Pinnacle Award for Cloud Partner Integration; global offices in Chicago, Bengaluru, Kraków, Aalborg, Amsterdam, Chennai, Hamburg, Munich, São Paulo

## Competitive Advantages
- Largest and most accurate real-time logistics data graph, enabling AI agents to detect, decide, and act autonomously.
- 99% data validation and cleansing rate, creating a reliable foundation for predictive insights.
- Proven results: $16M cost avoided during Baltimore Bridge collapse, 72% reduction in detention/demurrage fees, 86% reduction in gate wait time, $12M annual savings from safety stock reduction for a $300B+ manufacturer.
- Strong customer references from iconic global brands.

## Strategic Focus
- Building an autonomous supply chain that self-optimizes, anticipates disruptions, and adapts in real-time.
- Expanding AI agent orchestration across visibility, yard, e-commerce, and transportation management.
- Deepening integrations with cloud partners (Google Cloud, SAP) and enhancing data integrity.

## Why Work Here
- Culture of trust and transparency: values include “Obsess over the customer,” “Build trust through real talk,” “Share the wheel,” and “Roll up your sleeves.”
- Strong emphasis on diversity, sustainability, and inclusion with team member communities.
- Global, hybrid/remote work options (e.g., Chicago roles listed as “Hybrid OR Remote”).
- Engineering and data science teams are central to the product; the company is “a team of technologists and logistics experts working together to change the world.”
- Awards and recognition reinforce a high-quality, innovative environment.

## Sources
1. [project44 Company Page](https://www.project44.com/company/)
2. [project44 Careers Page](https://www.project44.com/company/careers/)
3. [project44 Platform Page](https://www.project44.com/)
4. [Greenhouse Job Board](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/project44)

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