What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Engineer III position at uberfreight?
About the Role
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
As a Software Engineer III at Uber Freight, you will design, develop, and maintain highly scalable backend applications to improve Uber Freight’s Transportation Management Platform. Our teams operate our business through amazing product experiences built specifically to deliver value to customers, whether on the supply or demand side of our market.
You will be partnering with Product Managers, Designers, UXR & Data Scientists to bring Algorithmic solutions to our users. At your disposal will be the tools that helped Uber grow to be a worldwide company, as well as new and upcoming tech from our Compute, Platform and Machine Learning teams.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Computer Science or a related field (or equivalent experience)
- 5 years of professional software engineering experience
- Strong programming experience in Java, C#, or Go (Golang)
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong experience with SQL, Oracle, and JDBC
- Hands-on experience with Git, Maven, Gradle, and Docker
- Experience building scalable RESTful APIs
- Experience with Spring Boot, .NET, or Go frameworks
- Experience with distributed systems and microservices architecture
- Experience with Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar messaging systems
- Experience with Redis, Elasticsearch, or other NoSQL databases
- Strong understanding of system design, performance, and reliability
- Experience designing high-throughput, low-latency distributed systems
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure, or OCI)
- Experience shipping high-quality product features on schedule.
- Experience handling complex problems at scale.
- Proven experience owning mission-critical production services
- Experience working in cross-functional product teams
- Knowledge of modern frontend development using React, Angular, or Vue.js is a plus
- Knowledge of the logistics, transportation, or freight industry 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 is a market-leading enterprise technology company powering intelligent logistics. With a suite of end-to-end logistics applications, managed services and an expansive carrier network, Uber Freight advances supply chains and moves the world’s goods. Today, the company manages nearly $20B of freight and one of the largest networks of carriers. It is backed by best-in-class investors and provides services for 1 in 3 Fortune 500 companies, including Del Monte Foods, Nestle, Anheuser-Busch InBev, and more. For more, visit 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.