Top Lead Software Engineer Jobs in Chicago, IL

Leads modernization of legacy application platforms into cloud architecture using Go, SQL Server, and Azure. Oversees architecture, code quality, testing, CI/CD, technical delivery, deployment optimization, production issue resolution, documentation, and regulatory compliance. Collaborates with stakeholders and DevOps teams to deliver robust solutions and designs AI-powered applications using responsible AI practices.

Leads full-stack software engineering for ATM technology products, designing and developing secure Java and Spring Boot applications, APIs, microservices, and React interfaces. Builds cloud-native solutions using AWS, Kubernetes, Kafka, and PostgreSQL; performs performance tuning, troubleshooting, and real-time data processing. Reviews code, improves automation and application resiliency, guides architectural evaluations, and promotes responsible AI-assisted engineering practices. Collaborates within Agile teams and leads technical communities of practice.

Leads a team of software engineers in designing, developing, testing, and operating secure, resilient Java microservices. Oversees architecture, implementation, technical troubleshooting, and design documentation for event-driven systems using Kafka, Spring Boot, and cloud infrastructure. Promotes automation, responsible AI-assisted development, secure coding, continuous delivery, operational stability, and adoption of emerging technologies. Provides technical leadership across agile teams and evaluates architectural solutions with vendors and internal stakeholders.

As a Lead Software Engineer, you will design, develop, and optimize software solutions for e-commerce and automate logistics, while mentoring junior engineers.

Lead and mentor a team building high-throughput, resilient distributed microservices and full-stack cloud solutions for global payment processing. Collaborate with product managers, design scalable systems, ensure observability and reliability, and occasionally code, evaluate, and modernize platforms using cloud, container orchestration, and multiple programming languages.

Lead hands-on software engineering for fixed-income trading systems spanning pre-trade, trade capture, pricing, real-time risk, and P&L. Design scalable solutions, modernize legacy systems, develop proofs of concept, and improve operational stability. Collaborate with trading, risk, and P&L teams, lead transformation initiatives, measure outcomes, and influence senior stakeholders. Drive responsible adoption of AI-assisted engineering tools, including code review, testing, troubleshooting, secure coding, and SDLC automation.

Leads DevOps engineering projects and developers building secure, cloud-based solutions. Responsibilities include mentoring engineers, collaborating with product managers and application teams, applying CDN security controls such as WAF, bot mitigation, and DDoS protection, and using Python, Git, and GitHub. The role requires expertise in cloud-native platforms, Unix/Linux administration, web protocols, Akamai, cybersecurity controls, and Agile delivery.

Lead development of pricing web applications using React/Next.js front ends and Java/Kotlin back ends. Build reusable components, optimize performance and scalability, integrate RESTful APIs and third-party services, containerize with Docker/Kubernetes, enhance CI/CD, collaborate with data, product, and design teams, and troubleshoot production distributed systems.

Lead a team delivering cloud-based, full-stack, microservices solutions for payment network and regulatory needs. Mentor engineers, drive technical direction, collaborate with product, and occasionally write or evaluate code. Leverage containers, cloud services, databases, and modern languages to build scalable systems.

Lead and architect full-stack cloud services and user experiences for credit card acquisition, mentor engineers, own deployments, and apply emerging AI/LLM technologies to drive product and engineering improvements.

As a Senior Lead Software Engineer, you'll lead diverse tech projects, mentor developers, and deliver cloud solutions at Capital One.

Lead development of an AI-first developer portal and AI-enabled support experiences, design secure external API platforms and integrations, establish engineering standards for AI/automation, remain hands-on with critical coding and architecture, drive cross-functional delivery, and coach/mentor engineering talent.

Lead and mentor an engineering team to build resilient, cloud-native infrastructure and observability solutions. Drive projects across container orchestration, IaC, and cloud services, collaborate with product managers, and deliver robust, scalable systems using languages and tools like Java, Python, Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, Terraform, and AWS.

Lead and deliver high-quality, secure, scalable Java-based services (Spring Boot/WebFlux); manage two scrum teams, act as hands-on tech lead (50% coding), design systems, improve operational stability, drive automation/CI-CD, evaluate vendor architectures, and lead engineering communities of practice.

Lead technical design, build, and maintain secure, scalable software; drive adoption of AI-assisted engineering, automation, CI/CD, and cloud-native practices; mentor teams, evaluate vendors and SaaS, and translate business strategy into delivery roadmaps.

Lead and architect production-grade trading systems for Credit Pre-Trade Technology, build AI-native platforms, develop and maintain secure scalable code, partner with trading and product teams, drive AI-assisted engineering practices, support production stability and automation, and lead technical evaluations and communities of practice.

Lead technical ownership and resolution of complex production issues; coordinate cross-functional incident response; troubleshoot C#/.NET and JavaScript systems; analyze logs/metrics (Splunk, New Relic); drive reliability, observability, and customer-first improvements while mentoring teams.

Lead software engineers will manage diverse tech projects, provide mentorship, and deliver robust cloud solutions to meet regulatory needs.

Lead a portfolio of technology projects and a developer team to build distributed microservices and full-stack cloud solutions. Collaborate with product managers, mentor engineers, and deliver scalable, secure platforms using modern languages, databases, container orchestration, and AWS cloud services to meet regulatory and customer needs.

Lead a team building distributed microservices and full-stack cloud solutions, collaborate with product managers, mentor engineers, and deliver enterprise platforms using modern languages, container orchestration, open source databases, and AWS tooling to meet regulatory and customer needs.

Lead technical direction and execution of ecommerce search platforms. Mentor engineers, develop advanced search features (NLP, vector search, personalization), define KPIs, optimize relevance using analytics and ML, and collaborate cross-functionally to align search initiatives with business goals.

Lead and contribute to design, develop, test, and maintain secure, scalable Java-based enterprise applications. Drive architecture reviews, apply AI-assisted engineering practices, automate remediation, mentor teams, and promote reuse and operational stability across the SDLC.

Lead a team of developers to build cloud solutions, mentor engineers, stay updated on tech trends, and deliver robust systems using various programming languages and frameworks.

Lead a team and portfolio building cloud-native, full-stack microservices and solutions. Mentor engineers, collaborate with product, and deliver secure, scalable AWS/GCP/Azure services using containers, RDBMS/NoSQL, and modern languages/frameworks.

Lead a portfolio of technology projects and a team of developers to build cloud-based, full-stack solutions using microservices. Mentor engineers, collaborate with product managers, and occasionally code or review code. Drive regulatory-focused solutions using cloud, containers, databases, and modern programming languages.