Software Engineer - Backend

About the Position

We are looking for a Software Engineer - Backend to join our engineering team at project44. 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.

Responsibilities

• 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 supply chain visibility platform owned by the team.
• Build 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.
• Assume on-call responsibilities for systems (together with the team) that are built and owned by your team.
• Invest in tools, monitoring, and automation to improve on-call experience for everyone on your team.

Requirements

• 2-5 years professional experience building large scale and real-time or near real-time cloud systems.
• Strong programming and debugging skills, with proficiency in Java.
• 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.

Nice to Have

• Experience with investigating large and complex codebases.
• 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.

We Offer

• Opportunity to work in a fast-paced Agile environment.
• Collaborative culture with a diverse global team.
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion.
• In-office commitment: working in-office three days weekly.

About the Company

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.

AI at project44

We expect every project44 team member, regardless of role or function, to actively leverage AI in their day-to-day work. Whether you're building product, serving customers, managing people, or running operations, AI is a tool you're expected to use with intent, curiosity, and judgment. We don't expect everyone to be a data scientist. We do expect everyone to be an intelligent user of AI: able to identify where it adds value, direct it effectively, evaluate outputs critically, and govern it responsibly. We invest in our team's AI fluency because we believe it's a competitive advantage for every person at project44, not just our engineers.

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.