Top Software Engineer Jobs in Chicago, IL

Leads the design, development, and evolution of Java-based automation testing frameworks for critical systems. Responsibilities include writing and reviewing code, debugging complex issues, improving CI/CD pipelines, integrating security tools, making architectural decisions, supporting distributed systems, and mentoring engineers. The role collaborates with testing teams, architects, and business stakeholders in an Agile environment while driving engineering standards, reliability, and continuous improvement.

Leads SQL Server database architecture, performance tuning, high availability, disaster recovery, patching, upgrades, security, compliance, and incident resolution. Provides technical leadership across full-stack engineering teams, develops cloud-based solutions, mentors engineers, establishes engineering standards, and drives large-scale technology initiatives. Uses modern programming languages, cloud platforms, containers, databases, APIs, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and observability to improve system performance and reduce technical debt.

Leads technical vision and hands-on engineering for high-volume global payment systems. Designs scalable, resilient distributed architectures, modernizes monoliths into microservices and event-driven platforms, establishes API and coding standards, and guides cloud, data, networking, and AI-enabled solutions. Mentors engineers, drives architectural reviews, collaborates across divisions, and ensures system performance, security, operability, and long-term platform strategy.

Leads technical vision and architecture for high-volume digital payments systems. Designs resilient, low-latency cloud platforms; modernizes monoliths into microservices and event-driven architectures; establishes API and engineering standards; ensures performance, scalability, operability, and implementation quality; mentors engineers; drives cross-domain initiatives; and contributes hands-on technical solutions across the organization.

Leads multiple software engineering teams building enterprise-scale reference data platforms. Responsibilities include coaching engineers, governing AI-assisted development, designing Java and Spring Boot microservices, developing event-driven data products, optimizing AWS-based pipelines, ensuring security and reliability, reviewing code, managing technical debt, supporting production incidents, and driving end-to-end delivery across distributed systems and data mesh architectures.

Lead mobile architecture and develop scalable Flutter applications for iOS and Android. Own features through testing, release, monitoring, and debugging; guide technical roadmaps; optimize performance and reliability; improve observability and crash analytics; collaborate with Product and Design; mentor engineers; and promote engineering excellence.

Design, build, test, deploy, monitor, and support reliable, scalable backend services for Expedia’s content ecosystem. Collaborate with engineers and product managers on system design, APIs, data modeling, and integrations across services. Improve reliability, performance, security, observability, and operational excellence through code reviews and best practices. Contribute to AI/ML-enabled backend solutions, production operations, experimentation, and continuous technical improvement.

Leads a globally distributed 130-person engineering organization responsible for Expedia’s experience platform. Sets platform engineering practices, modernizes web and app infrastructure, CMS, design systems, and configurable capabilities, and partners with architecture and technology leaders on enterprise decisions. The role develops engineering talent, strengthens execution and technical leadership, builds cross-functional partnerships, and treats internal developers and product teams as platform customers.

Leads a team of six to seven software engineers delivering scalable Brand Expedia Home experiences across web and native apps. Owns technical strategy, architecture, roadmap execution, engineering quality, operational excellence, and cross-functional alignment. Develops talent, manages dependencies and risks, connects technical decisions to business outcomes, and promotes responsible AI/ML adoption. Preferred experience includes React, TypeScript, Kotlin, Java, Spring Boot, GraphQL, AWS, distributed systems, experimentation, and high-traffic consumer products.

Develop and maintain scalable backend advertising software using Python and Django. Responsibilities include designing RESTful APIs, analyzing requirements, integrating and releasing applications, supporting production deployments, troubleshooting complex issues, collaborating with QA and cross-functional teams, participating in code reviews, mentoring engineers, and promoting reliability and engineering best practices. The role is hybrid in Chicago and may require variable schedules, including nights and weekends.

Leads the technical direction and architecture of data product systems, including APIs, backend services, data stores, and processing systems. Builds and reviews production code, partners with product managers, data scientists, and ML engineers, and oversees system design, operations, observability, and on-call health. The role also mentors engineers, drives cross-team technical alignment, evaluates machine-learning production systems, and guides effective use of AI engineering tools.

Build AI-powered automation and tools for ServiceNow and other platform administration, inventory, release planning, environment lifecycle management, upgrades, and deployment processes. Identify process improvements, troubleshoot technical issues, implement ServiceNow products, and establish best practices while collaborating with technical and non-technical stakeholders. The role may require work outside core hours and on weekends.

Develop and maintain scalable, highly available software across the full SDLC. Lead design, implementation, testing, deployment, monitoring, and maintenance of backend services and major features. Contribute to architecture, performance, quality, and system scalability; resolve systemic issues; document requirements; and support customer needs. Mentor engineers, lead technical breakdowns, participate in Agile practices, and work with cloud platforms, messaging systems, machine learning, and distributed data technologies.

Manages a middleware software engineering team responsible for web services, databases, APIs, and IoT backend systems. Oversees resource planning, project execution, budgets, architecture, software quality, CI/CD, release processes, and technical standards. Leads recruiting, performance management, training, and consultant coordination while driving continuous improvement and technology roadmaps. Collaborates with product, marketing, architecture, engineering, and scrum teams to deliver reliable, secure, high-quality software products.