Job brief: Sr. Software Engineer - Backend

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• Listed on Uber Freight's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-04 (3 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-07.
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What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: Not published
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Chicago, IL 60607, United States · United States
• Posted: 2026-10-01

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What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Senior. The title says "Sr".

Must have

• Assist project leadership in creating estimations of work for client projects, estimating required staffing resources, participating in interviews, and determining the project sof…
• MINIMUM EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
• Requires a Master of Science degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a directly related field of study, plus the following experience:
• 1. 3 years of experience in Golang.
• 2. 3 years of experience in Go FX.
• 3. 3 years of experience in Thrift.

Conditions

• Hybrid position. Work from home available 2 days per week. Must reside within commuting distance of employer's Chicago, IL office. Various unanticipated worksites.

Main duties

• Architect and develop high quality software – efficient, maintainable, and scalable development of multiple applications and services.
• Assist project leadership in creating estimations of work for client projects, estimating required staffing resources, participating in interviews, and deter…
• Work with version control complexities, including multiple concurrent branches and multi-branch merges.
• Lead large, complex projects end to end while collaborating with other engineers and cross-functional stakeholders from Product, Design, Operations, and Data…
• Mentor junior software engineers.

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for software engineer jobs in Chicago, IL: $169k a year (19 listings, 7 employers). This listing does not publish pay to compare.
• Across Uber Freight's 67 open listings, 19% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Uber Freight hires

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