Lead Freight Network Optimization Engineer

Uber Freight; Rogers (AR); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401k match

Parental leave

Disability coverage

Life insurance

Equity awards

Job summary

Uber Freight is seeking a Lead Logistics Engineer to design, analyze, and optimize complex freight networks at scale. You will partner with Product, Operations, Data Science, and Leadership to improve efficiency, service, and profitability across the network.

Responsibilities include analyzing routing, capacity, and cost structures; applying optimization techniques; and building scalable analytical frameworks with SQL, Python, Excel, and GCP.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in logistics, transportation, freight brokerage, or supply chain industry experience & network design
• Advanced proficiency in SQL and Excel (complex formulas, scenario modeling)
• Familiarity with databases, ETL workflows, and large scale operational datasets
• Experience building dashboards and operational metrics in Tableau, Power BI, or similar tools

Responsibilities

• Analyze and optimize freight routing, capacity utilization, and cost structures across complex transportation networks.
• Apply optimization techniques to balance cost, capacity, service level, and operational constraints.
• Identify network inefficiencies and design solutions that improve margin, service reliability, and scalability.
• Support initiatives related to continuous moves, dedicated fleets, loop based networks, and specialized routing strategies.
• Conduct deep dive analyses using SQL, Python, Excel, and GCP tools to support engineering and business decisions.
• Build and maintain repeatable analytical frameworks for ongoing network evaluation and performance monitoring.
• Develop dashboards, KPIs, and operational reporting using Tableau, Power BI, or similar BI tools.
• Partner with leadership to deliver scenario analysis and data backed recommendations aligned with industry best practices.

Skills

SQL

Excel

Python

Tableau/Power BI

GCP

Data analysis

Freight economics

Network design

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

SQL

Excel

Python

GCP

ETL

Job description

Uber Freight is seeking a Lead Logistics Engineer to design, analyze, and optimize complex freight networks at scale. You will partner with Product, Operations, Data Science, and Leadership to improve efficiency, service, and profitability across the network.

Responsibilities include analyzing routing, capacity, and cost structures; applying optimization techniques; and building scalable analytical frameworks with SQL, Python, Excel, and GCP.