Senior Software Engineer

About The Team

About The Team The Uber Freight team is building a better future for shipping. We believe that shippers and carriers can move together to advance the industry. Our teams design and build innovative applications, infrastructure, and models to power Uber Freight, including the mobile app for carriers, portals for shippers, tools for operations, and pricing, matching, and forecasting algorithms.

Schedule: Full Time Employment
Job Type: Hybrid
Salary Type: Salary
Req #: 1663

About The Role As a senior engineer on Uber Freight, you will design, develop, and maintain highly scalable backend applications for the Transportation Management Platform. You will partner with Product Managers, Designers, UXR & Data Scientists to bring algorithmic solutions to users, utilizing tools from Uber’s Compute, Platform, and Machine Learning teams.

• 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.

• BS, MS or PhD in computer science, related field or equivalent practical experience.
• Knowledge of data structures and algorithms and ability to use them practically.
• 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.

Employees working more than 30 hours in the U.S. are eligible for benefits such as a company‑sponsored health plan, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) match, financial and mental wellness benefits, parental leave, short‑ and long‑term disability coverage, life insurance, and more. U.S. employees may also receive performance or sales incentive bonuses, participation in Uber Freight equity awards, and other compensation types depending on the role.

Uber Freight helps companies move goods more reliably and efficiently, using real‑time data from millions of shipments to guide smarter decisions. It works with 1 in 3 Fortune 500 shippers across North America and manages over $17B in freight.

Uber Freight is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard 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.