Senior Software Engineer

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 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

• Develop and enhance state-of-the-art features that power our global logistics platform across Ocean, Rail, Road, and Air modes.
• Design and maintain internal libraries and extensions that enable other engineering teams to efficiently leverage our platform.
• Collaborate with customers, product managers, and internal engineering teams to translate requirements into a scalable, unified platform architecture.
• Build and operate systems in a multi-cloud environment — primarily AWS and GCP, though experience with Azure or other providers is valued.
• Partner cross-functionally to tackle complex technical challenges and drive cohesive platform solutions.
• Own the full software lifecycle — from design and development to testing, deployment, and operations.
• Participate in on-call rotations for the services your team builds and owns, ensuring reliability and responsiveness.
• Continuously improve our engineering processes through better tooling, automation, and monitoring to enhance the on-call experience and system resilience.
• Personal drive and maintaining a high pace - while taking responsibility for things working.
• Willingness to vocalize your ideas and pick yourself up if you get knocked down.

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.

In-office Commitment: This position requires a commitment to contribute to our collaborative culture by working in-office Three days weekly.

Qualifications:

• 6+ years of professional experience building large-scale, real-time or near–real-time cloud systems.
• Strong programming and debugging skills, with proficiency in Java or similar object-oriented languages (e.g., Kotlin, C#, Scala).
• Hands-on experience designing and developing distributed systems and RESTful or event-driven APIs.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP, and related infrastructure services.
• Understanding of data streaming, message queues, or asynchronous processing (e.g., Kafka, Pub/Sub, SQS).
• Proficiency with relational and/or NoSQL databases, and comfort writing performant queries.
• Solid grasp of software engineering best practices, including testing, CI/CD, and observability.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills in a cross-functional, Agile environment.