**Why project44?**  

At project44 we’re on a mission - to make supply chains work.  

project44 optimizes the movement of products globally, delivering better
resiliency, sustainability, and value for our customers. As the supply chain
connective tissue, we operate the most trusted end-to-end visibility platform
that tracks more than 1 billion shipments annually for the world’s leading
brands. The undisputed leader in the market, project44 was named the Leader in
the Gartner Magic Quadrant, #1 in FreightWaves’ FreightTech 25, and the
Customer’s Choice in Gartner Peer Insights’ Voice of the Customer report.
project44 is headquartered in Chicago with a diverse and fast-growing, global
workforce.  

If you’re eager to be part of a winning team that works together to solve some
of the most challenging supply chain challenges every day, let’s 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**

  * Build state-of-the-art integrations to expand our ever-growing network of connected carriers and customers. 
  * Manage integrations through their life cycle. 
  * Operate, maintain, and improve the integration services owned by the team. 
  * Building systems in a multi-cloud environment. We use AWS and GCP but value experience in other cloud environments such as Azure. 
  * Work with and align with cross functional teams to solve challenging problems. 
  * Share ownership of all facets of software delivery, including development, operations, and test 
  * You will assume on-call responsibilities for systems (together with the team) that are built and owned by your team.  
  * You will invest in tools, monitoring, and automation to improve on-call experience for everyone on your team. 

**Qualifications:**  

  * 5+ years professional experience building large scale and real time or near real time cloud systems. 
  * Strong programming and debugging skills, with proficiency in Java & Spring. 
  * Experience in Building systems in a multi-cloud environment. We use AWS & GCP but value experience in other cloud environments such as Azure. 
  * Creating and working with scalable Java-based micro-services. 
  * Working with databases (preferably Postgres or other SQL based DB) 
  * Event stores and stream-processing in Kafka or Kinesis. 
  * Working in an agile software development environment. 
  * Desirable and helpful (but not necessary) are experience in 
  * Building systems supporting many and varied integrations to third parties. 
  * Creating API's/web services: REST, OpenAPI/Swagger is a plus. 
  * Container-orchestration: Docker & Kubernetes 
  * Enjoy database related work: DynamoDB, MongoDB, Postgres. 
  * Analytical approach to problem solving. 
  * 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. 
  * Don't have everything listed? No problem! We'd still like to hear from you. 

  

**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 needed accommodations during the hiring process, please email
[recruiting@project44.com](mailto: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.  

  

**About project44**  

Since 2014, project44 has been transforming the way one of the largest, most
important global industries does business. As transportation and logistics
continues to evolve and customer expectations around delivery become more
demanding, industry technology must rise to the occasion. In just a few short
years, we’ve 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.  

