Top Entry Level Information Technology Software Engineer Jobs in Chicago, IL

Develop and deploy software solutions for strategic customers using Fin’s AI capabilities. Partner with customer technical teams to understand requirements, code integrations, deliver projects, and drive measurable business outcomes. Collaborate with Sales, Success, Product, and R&D teams to support adoption, influence product roadmaps, and share customer insights. The role requires strong coding, REST API expertise, rapid prototyping, clear communication, and willingness to work on-site with customers.

Design, build, and operate distributed backend systems using Go, TypeScript, GraphQL, Kafka, AWS, and Kubernetes. Lead modernization, migration, and event-streaming initiatives; own reliability, observability, CI/CD, and production operations; consult with enterprise clients on architecture and delivery; and contribute to technical training, conferences, and community activities.

Design, implement, and optimize low-latency C++ trading applications and infrastructure. Collaborate with traders, quants, and engineers to build production-ready systems, maintain proprietary quoting and pricing tools, analyze diagnostic data, and gradually assume production ownership with mentorship.

Own technical outcomes for strategic customer solutions from discovery through production adoption. Build and deploy prototypes using customer data, rapidly develop AI and agentic solutions, measure business value, and productionize reliable integrations. Partner with sales, product, R&D, and implementation teams to validate customer needs, create reusable accelerators, and influence product roadmaps. The role requires customer-facing communication, enterprise integration expertise, software or data engineering capabilities, and travel to customer sites up to 50%.

Develop, test, document, and debug software for telecommunications and IP networking equipment across embedded, infrastructure, application, and full-stack layers. Work with Linux and Unix systems, hardware layers, device drivers, kernels, networking protocols, automation tools, and laboratory test equipment. Contribute to security analysis, software development, system testing, product concepts, and technical solutions for U.S. Federal Government customers. Travel to CACI locations or customer sites as needed and obtain a Top Secret clearance for continued employment.

Develop and rewrite the front end of Aon's intranet home page, resolving responsive layout and alignment issues during resizing. The developer will help transition the portal toward a pure HTML5 platform and use AngularJS, .NET, SharePoint 2013, and front-end development skills.

Front-end Web Application Developer for a large bank near Downers Grove/Oakbrook. Must be strong in JavaScript and experienced with responsive HTML5 and CSS. Role involves programming and testing in JavaScript, onsite work with some remote flexibility, and training on Avoka web forms. Java and .NET skills are a plus. No sponsorship or corp-to-corp; salary $80K–$100K.

Develop responsive websites and full-stack applications using Java, REST APIs, Git, JSON, front-end frameworks, microservices, messaging, and relational databases. Responsibilities include debugging, problem solving, following corporate standards, adapting to new technologies, and contributing within Agile development environments. SAFe Agile experience is preferred.

Entry-level Mobile Application Developer role with a 7-8 week Android training workshop in Chicago. Requires programming experience in Java/.NET/C/C++, strong communication, analytical skills, and willingness to learn. Candidates with valid OPT/CPT are encouraged; the employer offers visa and green card sponsorship and provides accommodation and per diem during training.

Develop and unit-test server-side Java web applications. Assist with integration, build and deployment, database development and data migration, and debug/resolve application issues. Work with Java multithreading, socket programming, frameworks (Stripes/Spring, Hibernate/JPA), JUnit, Oracle 11g, Tomcat, Maven/Ant, Eclipse and Linux.