Top Data Engineer Jobs in Chicago, IL

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In-Office or Remote
Chicago, IL
Mid level
Mid level
Edtech • Healthtech • HR Tech • Information Technology • Professional Services • Software • Telehealth
Design, build, and maintain a Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse and Azure Synapse data warehouse. Develop and optimize ETL/ELT pipelines, dimensional/semantic models, and data quality checks. Tune SQL and Spark workloads, implement monitoring/alerting, handle production incidents, and integrate source systems and APIs. Partner with stakeholders, follow Agile practices, document runbooks, and participate in code reviews.
Top Skills: Azure DatabricksAzure SynapseMicrosoft FabricPythonSQL
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Hybrid
Chicago, IL
245K-335K Annually
Senior level
245K-335K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Machine Learning • Payments • Software • Financial Services
Lead technical strategy and architectural evolution in marketing technology, mentoring teams and driving innovative solutions across data engineering and platforms.
Top Skills: AWSPythonScalaSQL
9 Days AgoSaved
Hybrid
Chicago, IL
99K-232K Annually
Senior level
99K-232K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Professional Services • Business Intelligence • Consulting • Cybersecurity • Generative AI
Lead design and implementation of data architecture, ETL/ELT pipelines, data models, warehouses and lakes. Ensure data governance, security, cloud deployments, performance and cost optimization. Coach and manage team members, partner with stakeholders, and drive data-driven solutions for clients.
Top Skills: Amazon DynamodbAmazon RdsAmazon S3AWSAws CloudformationAws GlueAws LambdaAzureAzure Cosmos DbAzure Data FactoryAzure Data Lake StorageAzure FunctionsAzure Resource ManagerAzure Sql DatabaseDatabricksDevops (Aws/Azure/Gcp)GCPGoogle Cloud FunctionsGoogle Cloud StorageGoogle DataflowGoogle DataprocHadoopIamJavaKafkaPythonScalaSnowflakeSparkSQLTerraform
9 Days AgoSaved
Hybrid
Chicago, IL
124K-280K Annually
Senior level
124K-280K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Professional Services • Business Intelligence • Consulting • Cybersecurity • Generative AI
Lead design and implementation of enterprise data architecture and cloud-based data solutions. Manage large data engineering projects, develop data models and pipelines, ensure governance and security compliance, advise clients strategically, and build high-performing inclusive teams.
Top Skills: AWSAzureDatabricksGCPSnowflake
9 Days AgoSaved
Hybrid
Chicago, IL
77K-202K Annually
Senior level
77K-202K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Professional Services • Business Intelligence • Consulting • Cybersecurity • Generative AI
Design and implement data architecture and scalable ETL/ELT pipelines on cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP). Analyze complex problems, mentor junior staff, ensure data governance/security compliance, liaise with stakeholders, and deliver high-quality client solutions while developing technical and client-facing skills.
Top Skills: AWSAws GlueAws LambdaAzureAzure Data FactoryAzure FunctionsDatabricksDataflowEtl/EltGCPGcp DataprocGcp FunctionsScalable Cloud StorageSnowflake
9 Days AgoSaved
Hybrid
Chicago, IL
77K-202K Annually
Senior level
77K-202K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Professional Services • Business Intelligence • Consulting • Cybersecurity • Generative AI
Design and build data infrastructure and pipelines using cloud and big-data tools. Develop data lakes/warehouses, ensure data quality and security, collaborate with clients, and apply data architecture, transformation, and analytics to deliver insights.
Top Skills: Apache AirflowApache HadoopAWSAzure Data FactoryDagsData LakeData WarehouseDatabricksDimensional ModelingAzure
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Hybrid
Chicago, IL
Senior level
Senior level
Fintech • Machine Learning • Software • Financial Services
Design, build, and operate big-data and streaming platforms (Kafka, Hadoop, Dremio). Develop, deploy, and monitor data pipelines using Java, Python, Spark/Flink; collaborate on data modeling and ingestion, ensure data integrity and availability, act as a Big Data SME, and perform root-cause analysis.
Top Skills: Alert ManagerAlertaBashDatabricksDockerDremioFlinkGrafanaHadoopHdfsIcebergJavaKafkaKubernetesOpsgeniePrometheusPythonS3SparkSQL
15 Days AgoSaved
In-Office
Chicago, IL
100K-145K Annually
Mid level
100K-145K Annually
Mid level
Cloud • Fintech • Machine Learning • Database • Analytics • Financial Services • Automation
Design, build, and optimize data pipelines and architecture; extend ML platform; implement ETL using SQL, Python, and AWS; build analytics tools; supervise and mentor junior data engineers; collaborate with development and analytics teams to support data-driven products.
Top Skills: AWSContinuous IntegrationData Pipeline ToolsEc2FlaskGlueMessage QueuingMySQLPostgresPythonRdsRedshiftRest ApiRuby On RailsS3SQLStream ProcessingWorkflow Management Tools
14 Days AgoSaved
Remote or Hybrid
Chicago, IL
70K-120K Annually
Mid level
70K-120K Annually
Mid level
Cloud • Insurance • Payments • Software • Business Intelligence • App development • Big Data Analytics
Build, model, and maintain scalable BigQuery-based data solutions on GCP. Implement performant data models, storage partitioning/clustering, ETL improvements, data validation, and documentation. Collaborate with architects, data scientists, and engineers to deliver governed, high-quality data for reporting and AI initiatives.
Top Skills: Ansi SqlBigQueryBigquery SqlConfluenceGCPJIRAPythonSQL
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Hybrid
Chicago, IL
113K-183K Annually
Senior level
113K-183K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Internet of Things • Software • Cybersecurity • Industrial
Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines, microservices, and cloud-native data platforms. Implement real-time and batch processing using Python/Java and AWS services, ensure data quality and automated testing, monitor production systems, collaborate with architects and stakeholders, and drive operational excellence and CI/CD deployment for large-scale distributed data environments.
Top Skills: Aws CloudwatchAws DynamodbAws EventbridgeAws KinesisAws S3Azure DevopsCi/CdData PipelinesData StreamingHelios Data PlatformJavaJenkinsJIRAMicroservicesNosql DatabasesPythonRelational DatabasesSQL
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Hybrid
Chicago, IL
179K-205K Annually
Mid level
179K-205K Annually
Mid level
Fintech • Machine Learning • Payments • Software • Financial Services
Lead design, build, test, and support large-scale data pipelines and cloud-based solutions. Collaborate with Agile teams, mentor engineers, optimize performance, and work with ML, streaming, and data warehouse technologies to drive customer acquisition and analytics at scale.
Top Skills: AirflowAWSAzureCassandraDatabricksEmrGCPGurobiHadoopHiveJavaKafkaMapreduceMongoDBMySQLPythonRedshiftScalaShell ScriptingSnowflakeSparkSQLUnix/Linux
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Hybrid
Chicago, IL
209K-239K Annually
Senior level
209K-239K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Machine Learning • Payments • Software • Financial Services
Lead and mentor a data engineering team to design, build, test, and operate cloud-based, distributed data platforms and pipelines using big-data, streaming, and data‑warehousing technologies to deliver production solutions.
Top Skills: AWSCassandraEmrGCPGurobiHadoopHiveJavaKafkaMapreduceAzureMongoDBMySQLNoSQLPythonRedshiftScalaShell ScriptingSnowflakeSparkSQLUnix/Linux
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6 Hours AgoSaved
In-Office
Chicago, IL
101K-151K Annually
Mid level
101K-151K Annually
Mid level
Fintech • Payments • Financial Services
Design and build production-scale data pipelines, orchestration, and integrations on GCP to enable metadata-driven governance, lineage, automation, and AI-enabled workflows. Implement secure, observable, cost-efficient cloud data solutions, embed governance into engineering workflows, and drive CI/CD, testing, monitoring, and platform engineering best practices.
Top Skills: APIsBigQueryCi/CdCloud ComposerCloud Storage (Gcs)CollibraDataplexDataplex Knowledge CatalogEvent-Driven ArchitecturesGithub CopilotGoogle Cloud PlatformIamInformatica CdgcInformatica IdmcPythonSnowflakeSQLTerraform
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Hybrid
Chicago, IL
113K-188K Annually
Senior level
113K-188K Annually
Senior level
eCommerce • Information Technology • Retail • Industrial
The Data Engineer III will design, build, and optimize data pipelines and backend systems, integrating with SAP and supporting analytics applications. Responsibilities include developing ETL workflows, backend applications, and ensuring data quality.
Top Skills: SparkAws GlueCloudFormationDockerGithub ActionsKafkaKubernetesPostgresPythonSap DatasphereSap S/4HanaScalaSnowflakeSQLTerraform
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Remote or Hybrid
Chicago, IL
200K-260K Hourly
Senior level
200K-260K Hourly
Senior level
Big Data • Cloud • Productivity • Software • Database • Analytics • Automation
Own and architect large-scale data pipelines, orchestration, and integrations. Drive IaC strategy (Terraform), third-party API and AI/LLM tool integrations, build export pipelines and internal tooling, mentor engineers, and align cross-team technical strategy for reliable, scalable data infrastructure.
Top Skills: Apache AirflowCi/CdClaudeCloudFormationDagsterDelta LakeGitGithub CopilotGitlabJIRALakehousePrefectPythonRest ApisTerraform
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In-Office
Chicago, IL
133K-157K Annually
Senior level
133K-157K Annually
Senior level
Fintech
Design, build, and operate cloud-native, domain-oriented data products and pipelines across Azure and AWS using Databricks and Snowflake. Lead migration from legacy platforms, implement batch and streaming processing with Spark, ensure security and governance compliance, promote best practices (CI/CD, testing, observability), and mentor junior engineers while collaborating with product, analytics, and security teams.
Top Skills: Api GatewayAws GlueAws S3Aws SqsAzure Data FactoryAzure Data Lake StorageAzure FabricAzure Synapse AnalyticsCi/CdDatabricksDelta LakeGraphQLIamJwtKafkaMqOauth 2.0ObservabilityPower BIRabbitMQRbacRestSnowflakeSnowpipeSoapSparkSQLTableauTls/Mtls
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Hybrid
Chicago, IL
125K-200K Annually
Senior level
125K-200K Annually
Senior level
Financial Services
The role involves designing and maintaining data pipelines, optimizing data architecture, developing visual analytics with Tableau and Power BI, project management, and collaboration with cybersecurity teams.
Top Skills: Azure Data EngineerAzure Data FactoryC++Cloud ServicesEtl ToolsJavaMicrosoft FabricPower BIPythonRelational DatabasesScalaSQLTableau
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In-Office
Chicago, IL
100K-115K Annually
Junior
100K-115K Annually
Junior
Sports
Build, maintain, and optimize reliable data pipelines and workflows using Python and SQL. Implement automated testing, data-quality checks, schema migrations, and version-controlled changes. Support data lake/warehouse (S3, Athena/Glue, Postgres/Aurora), CI/CD and containerized deployments, monitoring, and production support. Collaborate with analysts, engineers, and client teams to deliver documented, trustworthy data solutions.
Top Skills: Amazon S3Amazon SqsApache AirflowAthenaAuroraAWSAws LambdaAzureCi/CdClickhouseDockerFastapiFlaskGCPGitGlueMySQLPostgresPower BIPytestPythonRedshiftSQLTableauTerraform
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Remote
Chicago, IL
174K-230K Annually
Mid level
174K-230K Annually
Mid level
Insurance • Legal Tech • Social Impact
As the first in-house Data Engineer, you will own the data infrastructure, build and maintain data pipelines, and collaborate with teams to ensure quality data access and insights.
Top Skills: AirflowBigQueryDagsterDbtGoPythonSQL
7 Days AgoSaved
In-Office
Chicago, IL
105K-126K Annually
Mid level
105K-126K Annually
Mid level
Insurance
Build and maintain scalable GCP-based data pipelines, ETL/ELT processes, and data models. Support migrations from legacy systems, enable ML integrations, enforce data quality and lineage, document Terraform modules, implement CI/CD across environments, and provide production support and performance tuning within Agile teams.
Top Skills: BigQueryCloud BuildCloud ComposerCloud FunctionsCloud NotebooksCloud RunCloud StorageDataformDataplexGithub ActionsGoogle Cloud PlatformLookerLooker StudioPythonSQLTerraformTerraform CloudVertex Ai
13 Days AgoSaved
Hybrid
Chicago, IL
179K-225K Annually
Mid level
179K-225K Annually
Mid level
Fintech • Machine Learning • Payments • Software • Financial Services
Lead design, develop, test, deploy, and support cloud-based data solutions and pipelines. Collaborate with Agile teams, product managers, and engineers on distributed, streaming, and full‑stack systems; mentor engineers; optimize code and perform unit testing and reviews to drive marketing technology data capabilities.
Top Skills: AWSCassandraEmrGCPGurobiHadoopHiveJavaKafkaMapreduceAzureMongoDBMySQLNoSQLPythonRdbmsRedshiftScalaShell ScriptingSnowflakeSparkSQLUnix/Linux
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In-Office
Chicago, IL
207K-276K Annually
Expert/Leader
207K-276K Annually
Expert/Leader
Fintech
The Principal Data Engineer will provide technical leadership, design complex software architectures, mentor teams, and drive data engineering best practices within the organization.
Top Skills: AngularjsAWSChefClouderaGitGCPJ2EeJavaJavaScriptJenkinsJmsJqueryJunitKafkaMavenMicroservicesMs AzureOracle Pl/SqlPysparkPythonS3SparkSpring BootSpring CoreSQL ServerTibco EmsTomcat
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Hybrid
Chicago, IL
90K-147K Annually
Junior
90K-147K Annually
Junior
Consulting
Design and build scalable cloud-native data pipelines and models to produce trusted, analysis-ready data. Ensure data quality, governance, and privacy controls, apply software engineering best practices, enable BI and AI/ML consumption, and collaborate with clients and cross-functional teams.
Top Skills: AWSAzureBigQueryCi/CdDatabricksGCPGitPythonRedshiftSnowflakeSQLSynapse
8 Days AgoSaved
Hybrid
Chicago, IL
85K-105K Annually
Mid level
85K-105K Annually
Mid level
Marketing Tech • Sales • Consulting
Design, build, optimize, and support an AI-forward data platform. Develop scalable ETL/ELT pipelines using Databricks, Python, and PySpark. Build cloud-native solutions on AWS/Azure, apply CI/CD and secure development practices, collaborate with data scientists and stakeholders, and incorporate AI tools to improve engineering productivity.
Top Skills: Amazon RedshiftAWSAzureAzure AdCi/CdDatabricksGitMySQLOauthOktaOraclePandasPostgresPysparkPythonSAMLSnowflake
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Easy Apply
Hybrid
Chicago, IL
Easy Apply
150K-200K Annually
Senior level
150K-200K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Information Technology • Software • Financial Services • Quantitative Trading
Belvedere Trading seeks a Senior Data Engineer to enhance trading performance through data availability and reliability, designing ETL pipelines and data architectures in a fast-paced environment.
Top Skills: BigQueryFlinkKafkaKinesisPulsarPythonSparkSQL
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