Senior Fullstack Engineer | Go/React, Hybrid

uberfreight; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Uber Freight in Chicago invites an accomplished Senior Fullstack Engineer to shape our logistics platform. You will build and maintain scalable backend services and user-facing React interfaces, partnering with product, design, and data science teams to deliver complex features.

You’ll drive architectural decisions, promote engineering excellence, and mentor peers while ensuring robust production health across the stack. A minimum 5 years of fullstack experience is expected.

Qualifications

• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum 5 years of software engineering experience, with at least 2 years working across both backend and frontend systems.
• Strong coding skills in one or more backend languages (Go, Java, Python, or C++) and frontend technologies (React, TypeScript, HTML/CSS).
• Experience building scalable microservices and frontend applications integrated with APIs.
• Deep understanding of web performance, API design, and data modeling.
• Experience with testing practices across backend and frontend (unit, integration, and end-to-end).

Responsibilities

• Build End-to-End Applications: Design, develop, and maintain scalable, reliable fullstack services and interfaces using modern technologies like Go/Java and React.
• Lead System Architecture: Drive technical design and architectural decisions for systems spanning both frontend user interfaces and backend distributed services.
• Champion Engineering Excellence: Advocate for best practices across testing, security, code maintainability, and deployment pipelines to elevate the engineering bar.
• Drive Scoping & Product Delivery: Partner closely with Product, Design, and Data Science to define technical scope, navigate trade-offs, and deliver complex logistics features.
• Shape the Technical Roadmap: Proactively identify technical debt, scale bottlenecks, and architectural opportunities to influence the long-term technical direction of the platform.
• Mentor & Foster Culture: Guide and mentor engineers across levels, conduct rigorous design and code reviews, and promote a culture of shared ownership.
• Own Production Health: Troubleshoot and resolve complex, cross-layer issues across both frontend and backend systems in production environments.]
• CoT_job_summary_short":"COMPANY NAME: Uber Freight\nKEY POINTS: End-to-end fullstack systems, cross-functional leadership, architecture & mentoring" ,
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• <p>Uber Freight is seeking a Senior Fullstack Engineer to design and build end-to-end systems powering our logistics platform. You will work on backend services and APIs as well as React-based web interfaces used by customers, collaborating with product, design, and fellow engineers to deliver scalable solutions.</p><p>You will set architectural direction, champion best practices, and mentor engineers across levels while owning production health and delivery of complex logistics features. A strong track record in both backend and frontend work is essential.</p>
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• Senior Fullstack Engineer in Chicago with 5+ years exp: market rate is $140k–$190k gross annually.
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• Engineering Uber Freight

Skills

Backend languages

Frontend tech

Microservices

Web performance

API design

Testing practices

Education

Computer Science degree

Tools

React

Go

Java

Python

C++

TypeScript

Job description

Uber Freight in Chicago invites an accomplished Senior Fullstack Engineer to shape our logistics platform. You will build and maintain scalable backend services and user-facing React interfaces, partnering with product, design, and data science teams to deliver complex features.

You’ll drive architectural decisions, promote engineering excellence, and mentor peers while ensuring robust production health across the stack. A minimum 5 years of fullstack experience is expected.