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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Published on August 17, 2026

11 Top Companies Hiring Early-Career Software Engineers in Chicago

For fresh graduates and junior developers, these companies are offering some of the best entry-level jobs in the city.

Built In Staff, With AI Built In Staff, With AI
Updated on August 05, 2026

12 Companies Hiring AI Engineers in Chicago

Discover the top employers seeking AI talent to build advanced infrastructure and solutions in the Windy City.

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Built In Staff, With AI Built In Staff, With AI
Updated on March 20, 2026

8 Companies With Great Work-Life Balance Hiring AI Engineers in Chicago

Chicago companies offering flexible environments and robust benefits for AI engineers seek to build the future without the burnout.

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Conlan Carter Conlan Carter
Updated on April 08, 2025

Transforming, Innovating, Growing: 14 Featured Companies Embodying Chicago’s Industrious Spirit

With a long history of iconic businesses, Chicago’s tech scene is continuing to carve new pathways into the future. Here are 14 companies celebrating new products, partnerships and open positions.

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Mia Goulart Mia Goulart
Updated on November 19, 2025

Summer Tech Watch 2024: 15 Chicago Companies to Know

Summer is heating up — and so is the city’s tech scene. Here are the companies to watch.

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Conlan Carter Conlan Carter
Updated on April 08, 2025

Making a Real Impact: Chicago’s Mission-Driven Companies of the Month

These nine organizations are redefining business and technology to make their goals a reality.

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Built In Staff Built In Staff
Updated on April 08, 2025

Stuck on UI/UX Design Ideas? How 3 Designers Find Inspiration Off-Screen

Built In Chicago sat down with three UI/UX designers to learn more about the unexpected places they find inspiration.

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Jenny Lyons-Cunha Jenny Lyons-Cunha
Updated on April 08, 2025

Chicago Software Engineers Share Their Hack for Staying Current: Learn With Intention

Intentional learning, online resources and tempered expectations: These are a few of the strategies uncovered in discussions with three leading software engineers about their self-improvement practices in the fast-paced engineering world.

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Cathleen Draper Cathleen Draper
Updated on April 08, 2025

Product Development Is a Team Sport. Here’s the Playbook

Designers and developers are unified in one goal, but to realize it, they need to work together as a team. Built In Chicago spoke to user experience leaders at Morningstar, The Options Clearing Corporation, SRAM and FourKites to find out the secret sauce.

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Brigid Hogan Brigid Hogan
Updated on April 08, 2025

Are Two Pizzas the Secret to Engineer Retention?

Two pizzas might help keep your engineers happy — but not by ordering in. Built In Chicago heard about the structures and strategies helping local managers retain great talent.

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Olivia Arnold Olivia Arnold
Updated on April 08, 2025

Avoid The Blame Game: How 5 Chicago Engineering Leaders Build a Culture of Ownership

No challenge is someone else's problem for these firms’ engineers, who are empowered to own all parts of development.

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Anderson Chen Anderson Chen
Updated on April 08, 2025

Why Independent Contributors Make Dependable Leaders

Independent contributors aren’t managers, but they possess the skills and perspective necessary to guide others.

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Updated on April 08, 2025

Preparing for the Great Return?

Here's how Morningstar is navigating its office reopening this fall.

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