Top Backend Engineer Jobs in Chicago, IL

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Chicago, IL
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AdTech
As a Staff Backend Engineer, you'll design and scale backend systems for financial products, implement APIs, and maintain high code quality in a collaborative environment.
Top Skills: AIAWSAzureGCPGoGraphQLGrpcKafkaProtobufRabbitMQRustSQL
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Design and scale backend services for Klover's payment systems. Build microservices, implement APIs, and ensure data integrity while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Top Skills: AWSAzureGCPGoGraphQLGrpcKafkaProtobufRabbitMQRustSQL
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Chicago, IL
150K-235K Annually
Senior level
150K-235K Annually
Senior level
Digital Media • Information Technology • News + Entertainment
The Lead Software Engineer will build and maintain a high-performance distributed online video ad server, collaborating with project stakeholders and mentoring junior engineers.
Top Skills: C++Db DesignDistributed SystemsGoNetwork Programming
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Chicago, IL
150K-220K Annually
Mid level
150K-220K Annually
Mid level
Artificial Intelligence • Machine Learning • Natural Language Processing • Software • Conversational AI
Design and implement secure, robust, and scalable backend services for speech processing. Debug complex system issues and partner with Product teams to drive feature development.
Top Skills: CC++Modern Machine LearningPythonRustTorchUnix
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Chicago, IL
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132K-282K Annually
Senior level
132K-282K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Security • Software • Cybersecurity • Automation
Lead the technical strategy for GitLab Secrets Manager, focusing on secure, multi-tenant secrets management architecture, integration with OpenBao, and collaboration across teams.
Top Skills: GitlabGoHashicorp VaultJwtMtlsOpenbaoOpenid ConnectPkcs#11Ruby On Rails
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Remote
Chicago, IL
150K-225K Annually
Senior level
150K-225K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Healthtech • Insurance • Mobile • Financial Services
You will tackle AI challenges, develop scalable software and collaborate with teams to enhance healthcare navigation using AI solutions.
Top Skills: AIAPIsGpt-4Machine LearningSoftware Development
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In-Office
Chicago, IL
80K-120K Annually
Senior level
80K-120K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence
Design and implement scalable backend systems using Node.js, integrate payment gateways, and collaborate with AI and frontend teams.
Top Skills: Ai-Driven ApplicationsAWSAzureBlockchain TechnologiesCi/CdDockerExpress.JsGCPGraphQLHealthcare EmrsLlm-Based ToolsMern StackMongoDBMySQLNext.JsNode.jsRabbitMQReactRedisRestful ApisStripe
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Chicago, IL
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Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Information Technology • Legal Tech • Productivity • Software
This internship involves designing and developing features for iManage cloud products, learning modern cloud computing concepts, and applying best practices in CI/CD.
Top Skills: C#C++DockerGitJavaJenkinsJIRAMavenPythonRustSonarSQL
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Chicago, IL
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153K-153K Annually
Senior level
153K-153K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Big Data • Healthtech • Mobile • Wearables • Analytics
As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will design and maintain backend services, integrate healthcare systems, and mentor junior engineers. Your role involves ensuring data security and reliability while collaborating across teams on API design and cloud deployment.
Top Skills: Ci/CdDatadogDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformKotlinKubernetesPythonRestful Apis
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Remote
Chicago, IL
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98K-210K Annually
Mid level
98K-210K Annually
Mid level
Cloud • Security • Software • Cybersecurity • Automation
As an Intermediate Backend Engineer, you'll design and develop security management capabilities, build scalable services and APIs, and collaborate with teams to enhance GitLab's security platform.
Top Skills: ElasticsearchGraphQLNoSQLPostgresRestRuby On Rails
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Hybrid
Chicago, IL
107K-169K Annually
Mid level
107K-169K Annually
Mid level
Digital Media • Information Technology • News + Entertainment
The Back-End Python Developer will design and develop software applications, collaborate with stakeholders, and support application rollout, focusing on RESTful API development using Django.
Top Skills: DjangoPythonRestful Apis
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In-Office
Chicago, IL
200K-285K Annually
Senior level
200K-285K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Professional Services • Software
As a Staff Back End Engineer, you'll lead engineering best practices, mentor others, and build scalable applications and data pipelines while solving complex problems.
Top Skills: AWSJavaKubernetesMicroservicesPostgresSpring Boot
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Chicago, IL
Mid level
Mid level
Payments • Software
As a Backend Engineer, you will design, build, and test code for Stripe's infrastructures, improving reliability and developer productivity. You'll collaborate with teams, prioritize roadmaps, and solve production issues.
Top Skills: Apache PinotC/C++ElasticsearchGoHive MetastoreJavaPrestoTrino
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Hybrid
Chicago, IL
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100K-150K Annually
Senior level
100K-150K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Software • Financial Services
Design and maintain a Python-based test automation framework. Evaluate test coverage and implement integration tests while mentoring QA engineers and developers. Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
Top Skills: AnsibleCi/CdGcp Pub/SubGithub ActionsJenkinsOraclePytestPythonTerraform
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Hybrid
Chicago, IL
177K-277K Annually
Expert/Leader
177K-277K Annually
Expert/Leader
Digital Media • Information Technology • News + Entertainment
The Principal Software Engineer leads technical vision and architecture, collaborates with stakeholders, mentors engineers, and ensures timely delivery of scalable software solutions.
Top Skills: AWSAzureC++ConfluenceGCPGitGoJavaJIRAMicrosoft Office SuitePython
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Hybrid
Chicago, IL
136K-218K Annually
Senior level
136K-218K Annually
Senior level
AdTech • eCommerce • Information Technology • Travel • Generative AI
Design and operate backend services and APIs for the GenAI Platform, integrating with LLM providers and ensuring safety and compliance while mentoring junior engineers.
Top Skills: AWSElasticsearchFastapiPostgresPython
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Remote
Chicago, IL
142K-227K Annually
Mid level
142K-227K Annually
Mid level
Cloud • Fintech • Food • Information Technology • Software • Hospitality
The Intranet Technical Architect oversees the technical architecture and operational stability of Toast's employee knowledge platform, ensuring scalability and effective information architecture while collaborating with various teams to optimize employee access to resource information.
Top Skills: Adobe Experience ManagerCms ApisConfluenceCSSJavaScriptSharepointUnily
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Remote
Chicago, IL
211K-316K Annually
Senior level
211K-316K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Productivity • Software • Automation
As a Staff Engineer for Revenue, you'll shape technical vision and architecture for billing and pricing systems, ensuring correctness while enhancing cross-team collaboration.
Top Skills: APIsBilling SystemsPerformance OptimizationSubscription Management
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Remote or Hybrid
Chicago, IL
170K-220K Annually
Senior level
170K-220K Annually
Senior level
HR Tech • Information Technology • Professional Services • Sales • Software
The Senior Backend Engineer will develop the Payroll product, overseeing the entire development cycle from design to deployment, in a microservices architecture.
Top Skills: AWSJavaKotlinMySQLPostgresScala
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Remote
Chicago, IL
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169K-240K Annually
Senior level
169K-240K Annually
Senior level
Big Data • Fintech • Mobile • Payments • Financial Services
As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll lead teams to deliver goals, enhance infrastructure security, and support system availability, while also fostering team quality and talent development.
Top Skills: AWSKotlinKubernetesMySQLPython
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Remote
Chicago, IL
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218K-257K Annually
Senior level
218K-257K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Blockchain • Fintech • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency • NFT • Web3
As a Staff Software Engineer at Coinbase, you'll build systems for crypto trading, mentor other engineers, and ensure product excellence by architecting robust, highly available services.
Top Skills: GoMongoDBRedisSnowflake
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Remote
Chicago, IL
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169K-240K Annually
Senior level
169K-240K Annually
Senior level
Big Data • Fintech • Mobile • Payments • Financial Services
Responsible for leading a team to improve developer productivity, managing projects, and ensuring high-quality code delivery while collaborating across teams.
Top Skills: AWSKotlinKubernetesMySQLPython
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Hybrid
Chicago, IL
130K-194K Annually
Senior level
130K-194K Annually
Senior level
Digital Media • Information Technology • News + Entertainment
Design, build, and support video advertising platform features, collaborating with global teams and ensuring high-quality software development processes.
Top Skills: C++Db DesignDistributed SystemsNetwork Programming
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Remote
Chicago, IL
223K-302K Annually
Mid level
223K-302K Annually
Mid level
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Consumer Web • Productivity • Software • App development • Data Privacy
The Staff Backend Product Software Engineer will lead a team in delivering technical solutions, collaborating on product management, and mentor engineers while maintaining high standards in a reliable, scalable environment.
Top Skills: Cloud ArchitectureConcurrencyFrontend TechnologiesJavaMachine LearningMobile TechnologiesPythonSql Databases
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Remote
Chicago, IL
157K-230K Annually
Senior level
157K-230K Annually
Senior level
Insurance • Legal Tech • Social Impact
The Senior Backend Engineer will enhance data integration infrastructure, manage internal systems, and collaborate with teams to execute engineering tasks for growth initiatives.
Top Skills: GCPGoKubernetesSalesforceTerraform
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