Top Full-Stack Engineer Jobs in Chicago, IL

Design and operate highly available, scalable payment systems and digital payment infrastructure. Lead technology projects and developers, build cloud-based microservices and full-stack solutions, define service architectures, improve performance, reduce technical debt, establish engineering standards, and mentor engineers. Collaborate with product managers and architects while using modern programming languages, databases, containers, cloud platforms, APIs, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, automated testing, and observability.

Leads the design, development, testing, deployment, and production support of customer-facing full-stack applications using Java, Spring, microservices, REST APIs, and front-end technologies. Mentors engineers, conducts code reviews, coordinates releases across global teams, and drives Agile delivery. The role also applies generative AI, LLMs, RAG, and AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity, quality, testing, troubleshooting, and customer experiences.

Build and support scalable production web applications powering a large ticket marketplace. Responsibilities include developing frontend and backend solutions, designing experiments and algorithms, collaborating with cross-functional teams, maintaining software development practices, monitoring application performance, deploying production changes, and mentoring engineers through pairing, code reviews, and technical presentations.

Leads software engineering projects and developer teams building large-scale, distributed, cloud-native full-stack systems. Provides architectural and technical leadership, develops microservices and APIs, delivers AWS-based solutions, establishes engineering standards, mentors engineers, and drives reliability, observability, performance, and technology strategy across teams.

Leads technical vision and architecture for customer resiliency systems. Designs scalable, operable solutions; modernizes monoliths into microservices and event-driven platforms; establishes API and engineering standards; and contributes hands-on across the software lifecycle. Collaborates with senior leaders, mentors engineers, drives cross-divisional initiatives, promotes engineering excellence, and advises on enterprise architecture, cloud computing, data architecture, performance, and scalability.

Build and lead full-stack software engineering projects using distributed microservices, cloud platforms, APIs, databases, and modern development frameworks. Guide teams, establish engineering standards, mentor developers, collaborate with product managers and architects, improve system performance, reduce technical debt, and influence long-term technology strategy. The role emphasizes AWS and other cloud technologies, containerization, CI/CD, automated testing, observability, and emerging AI-assisted development tools.

Leads full-stack engineering initiatives, developer teams, architecture, and technical strategy for large-scale cloud-native systems. Designs and implements distributed microservices and reliable, high-performance platforms using modern programming languages, databases, containers, and cloud services. Partners with product and architecture leaders, mentors engineers, establishes technical standards, drives observability and reliability practices, and delivers solutions supporting regulatory and customer needs.

Leads full-stack engineering across distributed microservices and cloud-native systems. Provides technical leadership, architects scalable platforms, mentors engineers, shapes technology roadmaps, and delivers reliable solutions using modern programming languages, databases, containers, cloud platforms, APIs, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and observability practices.

Build and lead full-stack software engineering initiatives using cloud platforms, microservices, distributed systems, APIs, databases, and modern programming languages. Collaborate with product managers and architects to deliver scalable solutions, establish engineering standards, improve performance, reduce technical debt, and influence technology strategy. The role includes technical leadership, mentoring, Agile collaboration, operational ownership, and development of robust cloud-based customer experiences.

Lead software engineering projects and developer teams building full-stack, distributed microservices and cloud-based solutions. Define service boundaries, integration patterns, reusable frameworks, coding standards, and technical strategy. Develop with modern programming languages, databases, containers, and cloud platforms while improving performance, reducing technical debt, and maintaining operational excellence. Mentor engineers, collaborate with product managers and architects, and drive large-scale technical initiatives across Agile teams.

Leads full-stack engineering strategy and technical execution across complex cloud systems. Defines technical vision, designs scalable and operable architectures, modernizes monoliths into microservices and event-driven platforms, establishes API and coding standards, and contributes hands-on across the software lifecycle. Mentors engineers, drives cross-domain architectural initiatives, communicates technical knowledge, and partners with engineering, architecture, product, and machine learning leaders to deliver organizational technology improvements.

Leads full-stack software engineering for secure, scalable enterprise applications. Designs, develops, reviews, debugs, and troubleshoots Java-based solutions using microservices, cloud-native architecture, databases, messaging, and modern UI frameworks. Drives automation, application resiliency, AI-assisted engineering practices, secure coding, testing standards, architectural evaluations, and adoption of emerging technologies. Coaches teams, leads communities of practice, and collaborates across internal teams and external vendors.

Build and lead full-stack software engineering initiatives using distributed microservices, cloud platforms, databases, APIs, and modern development frameworks. Provide technical leadership across Agile teams, define architectures and integration patterns, improve system performance, reduce technical debt, establish engineering standards, mentor developers, and influence technology strategy. The role supports regulatory needs and customer-facing financial products at scale.

Leads large-scale cloud-native and distributed systems engineering initiatives, guiding multiple technology projects and development teams. Designs and implements resilient, high-performance full-stack solutions using modern programming languages, databases, containers, and cloud platforms. Provides technical leadership on architecture, platform roadmaps, reliability, observability, coding standards, and enterprise technology strategy. Mentors engineers, collaborates with product and architecture leaders, and drives cross-functional technical initiatives.

Leads full-stack software engineering for secure, scalable corporate technology systems. Designs distributed, event-driven microservices using Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, MongoDB, and CQRS/Saga patterns; builds React and TypeScript applications; reviews code; improves operational stability; and guides architecture, testing, security, and AI-assisted engineering practices. Collaborates with vendors and internal teams while leading technical communities and promoting agile delivery.

Leads software engineering projects and developers while designing cloud-based, full-stack solutions. Uses IBM z/OS, Scheduler, DB2, COBOL, and JCL to stabilize and modernize mainframe systems for cloud migration. Develops with multiple programming languages, databases, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS technologies. Provides technical leadership, establishes engineering standards, partners with architects, improves system performance, reduces technical debt, mentors engineers, and drives large-scale Agile initiatives.

Develop and operate CrowdStrike’s internal cloud management platform and mission-critical CI/CD pipelines. Build APIs and UIs using Go and TypeScript, improve developer productivity, integrate tooling, maintain cloud-native infrastructure, and support secure, highly available software delivery systems. Collaborate with development, infrastructure, security, and SRE teams, ensure SOC2-aware processes, and participate in on-call operations.

Leads software engineering projects and developers building cloud-based, full-stack solutions using distributed microservices. Designs service boundaries, APIs, reusable frameworks, and database integrations; establishes engineering standards; improves performance and reduces technical debt. The role requires technical leadership across Agile teams, collaboration with product managers and architects, mentoring engineers, and applying modern cloud, DevOps, testing, observability, and AI-assisted development practices.

Leads full-stack software engineering projects and developer teams building cloud-based, distributed microservices and regulatory solutions. Designs service boundaries, APIs, integration patterns, and reusable frameworks; establishes engineering standards; improves performance and reduces technical debt. Collaborates with product managers and architects, evaluates emerging technologies, mentors engineers, and contributes to technical strategy. Uses modern programming languages, AWS and other cloud platforms, containers, databases, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, automated testing, and observability.

Provides technical leadership on complex, high-impact engineering projects from design through launch. The role involves architecture, company-wide initiatives, engineering excellence, mentoring technical leaders, and establishing standards for scalable, reliable, secure, observable systems. The engineer will collaborate across teams, communicate complex technical topics, and apply customer-focused decision-making and A/B testing techniques.

Build and lead full-stack software engineering solutions for Capital One’s stored payment token platform. Develop Java-based backend APIs and cloud-hosted services using AWS, microservices, databases, containers, and modern frontend technologies. Lead technical initiatives, establish engineering standards, partner with architects and product managers, improve system performance, reduce technical debt, mentor engineers, and drive scalable, secure, and reliable solutions across Agile teams.

Lead software engineering projects and developer teams building distributed microservices and full-stack cloud solutions. Provide technical direction across Agile teams, establish engineering standards, mentor engineers, partner with architects and product managers, and improve system performance through refactoring and observability. The role uses Java and other programming languages, AWS, databases, containers, APIs, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, automated testing, and modern AI coding tools.

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.