Senior Logistics Engineer — Freight Network Optimization

Uber Freight; Rogers (AR); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Uber Freight is seeking a Lead Logistics Engineer to design, analyze, and optimize complex freight networks at scale. The role sits at the intersection of data, technology, and logistics operations, partnering with Product, Operations, Data Science, and Leadership to improve efficiency, service, and profitability across the network.

The position requires 7+ years in logistics or related fields, strong SQL/Excel, and experience with dashboards in Tableau/Power BI.

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.
• Work with large scale datasets, databases, and ETL pipelines in fast moving operational environments.
• Develop dashboards, KPIs, and operational reporting using Tableau, Power BI, or similar BI tools.

Skills

SQL

Excel

Python

Tableau/Power BI

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

ETL pipelines

Job description

Uber Freight is seeking a Lead Logistics Engineer to design, analyze, and optimize complex freight networks at scale. The role sits at the intersection of data, technology, and logistics operations, partnering with Product, Operations, Data Science, and Leadership to improve efficiency, service, and profitability across the network.

The position requires 7+ years in logistics or related fields, strong SQL/Excel, and experience with dashboards in Tableau/Power BI.