Top Backend Engineer Jobs in Chicago, IL

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Remote
Chicago, IL
193K-309K Annually
Senior level
193K-309K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Fintech • Food • Information Technology • Software • Hospitality
The Staff Software Engineer will design and implement backend services for the payments platform, ensuring scalable and secure APIs, mentoring junior engineers, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimize payment processing solutions.
Top Skills: Ai ToolsContainerization TechnologiesDynamoDBJavaKotlinMicroservices ArchitecturePostgres
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Remote or Hybrid
Chicago, IL
165K-235K Annually
Mid level
165K-235K Annually
Mid level
Big Data • Cloud • Productivity • Software • Database • Analytics • Automation
The Backend Software Engineer will develop data ingestion pipelines, implement observability tools, and provide technical support while improving team collaboration.
Top Skills: Python
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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
The Staff Software Engineer will define architecture for cross-service financial correctness, mentor engineers, and lead AI guardrails while collaborating with multiple teams.
Top Skills: DockerDynamoDBFlinkGoKafkaMongoDBPostgresRuby
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Remote
Chicago, IL
157K-230K Annually
Senior level
157K-230K Annually
Senior level
Insurance • Legal Tech • Social Impact
As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll own backend systems, mentor team members, and collaborate with product and design to build user-focused solutions.
Top Skills: DockerGoGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesTerraform
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Remote
Chicago, IL
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200K-270K Annually
Senior level
200K-270K Annually
Senior level
Big Data • Fintech • Mobile • Payments • Financial Services
The Staff Software Engineer will develop and manage backend platforms for incentives and growth, ensuring robust operations and collaborating across teams to enhance Affirm's systems.
Top Skills: AWSKotlinKubernetesMySQLPythonSpark
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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
The Senior Software Engineer will design and develop backend systems, support API lifecycle, collaborate with teams, and engage in community activities.
Top Skills: AWSKotlinKubernetesMySQLPython
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Remote
Chicago, IL
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254K-299K Annually
Senior level
254K-299K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Blockchain • Fintech • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency • NFT • Web3
The Senior Staff Engineer at Coinbase will build advanced products and systems, solve complex technical challenges, and drive engineering quality in user growth.
Top Skills: BackendBlockchain TechnologyDataMlWeb
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Remote
Chicago, IL
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186K-219K Annually
Senior level
186K-219K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Blockchain • Fintech • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency • NFT • Web3
As a Senior Software Engineer at Coinbase, you will design scalable backend systems, lead growth experiments, and write high-quality code to enhance the crypto trading experience for users.
Top Skills: BlockchainDockerDynamoDBGoMongoDBPostgresRuby on RailsRuby
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Remote or Hybrid
Chicago, IL
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196K-294K Annually
Mid level
196K-294K Annually
Mid level
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Software
As a Software Engineer specializing in IAM, you will design and maintain scalable systems, develop solutions for identity management, and ensure security and reliability in a collaborative environment.
Top Skills: AWSAws CloudformationJavaScriptKubernetesNode.jsNoSQLOauthOpenid ConnectSaml 2.0ScimSQLTerraformTypescript
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Remote
Chicago, IL
Senior level
Senior level
Software
Lead the design and development of scalable Python backend services and APIs on AWS, mentor engineers, and manage PostgreSQL databases in a healthcare technology environment.
Top Skills: Api GatewayAWSBitbucketDockerGitJIRAKubernetesLambdaOauth 2PostgresPythonRest ApiSlackTeams
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Remote
Chicago, IL
167K-286K Annually
Senior level
167K-286K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Software
The Backend Engineer will build a multi-cloud inference platform and manage distributed systems for AI model deployment while ensuring operational excellence and low toil services.
Top Skills: AWSAzureBackend EngineeringCloud ProvidersGCPGoKubernetes
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Remote or Hybrid
Chicago, IL
165K-235K Annually
Senior level
165K-235K Annually
Senior level
Big Data • Cloud • Productivity • Software • Database • Analytics • Automation
The Senior Backend Engineer will design and implement key SaaS features, focusing on data modeling and API performance, while collaborating with a senior development team to enhance engineering operations.
Top Skills: AWSDjangoPython
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Remote
Chicago, IL
142K-210K Annually
Senior level
142K-210K Annually
Senior level
Information Technology • Software
The Fullstack Engineer will design developer-first tooling, streamline workflows, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and mentor peers while improving development efficiency.
Top Skills: GoNode.jsReactTypescript
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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
The Senior Software Engineer will lead and support a team in developing reliable and scalable backend systems, collaborating on product development, and improving infrastructure for secure communication between services.
Top Skills: AWSHelmKotlinKubernetesMySQLPython
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Remote
Chicago, IL
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142K-210K Annually
Junior
142K-210K Annually
Junior
Big Data • Fintech • Mobile • Payments • Financial Services
The Software Engineer II will develop and launch backend systems, collaborate on projects, support operational metrics, and engage in team growth activities.
Top Skills: AWSKotlinKubernetesMySQLPython
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In-Office
Chicago, IL
Senior level
Senior level
Information Technology • Software • Analytics
Lead the design and implementation of scalable, resilient, high-performance applications, mentor junior developers, and promote cloud-native development best practices.
Top Skills: Apache KafkaAzureAzure AisCi/CdHelmIstioJavaKubernetesKustomizeNode.jsOutsystemsPowerappsRabbitMQSpring CloudTerraform
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Remote
Chicago, IL
100K-160K Annually
Mid level
100K-160K Annually
Mid level
Blockchain • Software • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency
The Backend Engineer will develop high-performance trading systems, optimize algorithms, work with distributed architectures, and ensure system reliability and scalability while collaborating on blockchain-related technologies.
Top Skills: GoPythonRustTypescript
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Hybrid
Chicago, IL
179K-225K Annually
Mid level
179K-225K Annually
Mid level
Fintech • Machine Learning • Payments • Software • Financial Services
Lead a team of developers in creating solutions for regulatory needs, collaborate with product managers, and deliver cloud-based solutions using various programming languages and technologies.
Top Skills: AWSAzureDockerGoGCPJavaKubernetesNode.jsNosql DatabasesOpen Source RdbmsPythonScalaSQL
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Hybrid
Chicago, IL
209K-262K Annually
Senior level
209K-262K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Machine Learning • Payments • Software • Financial Services
Lead diverse technology projects and a team of developers to create solutions for regulatory needs. Collaborate with product managers to deliver cloud-based solutions that enhance customer experiences.
Top Skills: AWSDockerGoJavaKubernetesNode.jsNosql DatabasesOpen Source RdbmsPythonScalaSQL
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Remote
Chicago, IL
175K-210K Annually
Senior level
175K-210K Annually
Senior level
Software
As a Staff Backend Engineer for Tempo, you'll lead technical initiatives, own core component architecture, drive operational excellence, mentor engineers, and contribute to open-source projects, focusing on enhancing Grafana's tracing capabilities and API development.
Top Skills: CC++GoGrafanaKubernetesOpentelemetryRust
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Remote
Chicago, IL
Senior level
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Machine Learning • Software • Defense
The Senior Backend Engineer will develop data collection applications, design architecture, create APIs, manage databases, and collaborate with teams to enhance software solutions.
Top Skills: AWSDockerElasticsearchPythonRedis
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Remote
Chicago, IL
Senior level
Senior level
Gaming • Information Technology • Software
The Senior Backend Engineer will design and optimize backend systems, work with cross-functional teams, and ensure security and performance for mobile games, primarily using C# and cloud services.
Top Skills: AWSAzureC#DockerGCPJavaKubernetesNoSQLSQL
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In-Office or Remote
Chicago, IL
180K-220K Annually
Senior level
180K-220K Annually
Senior level
Consumer Web • Software
The Senior or Staff Backend Engineer will architect and maintain backend services, design APIs, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance customer experiences and product offerings.
Top Skills: JavaScriptRuby On RailsTypescript
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Remote
Chicago, IL
Expert/Leader
Expert/Leader
Other
The Staff Backend Engineer will lead the development of OXIO's telecom platform, focusing on backend systems, architecture, and scalable solutions. They will utilize multiple languages and cloud services while collaborating with stakeholders to innovate telecom apps.
Top Skills: AirflowAndroidAngularAWSC++CassandraDockerDynamoDBGCPGitGoGraphQLGrpciOSJavaJavaKotlinLinuxMongoDBMs AzureMySQLNode.jsPostgresProtobufReactRestSQLSupersetSwift
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Remote
Chicago, IL
2-12 Annually
Mid level
2-12 Annually
Mid level
Payments • Software
As a Backend Engineer, you'll design and maintain APIs for global money management, collaborate with teams, and mentor engineers.
Top Skills: AWSDockerGraphQLGrpcKubernetes
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