Top Lead Software Engineer Jobs in Chicago, IL

Lead backend engineering portfolio and developer team to build cloud-based, distributed microservices and full-stack solutions. Mentor engineers, evaluate and sometimes write code, collaborate with product managers, and apply technologies like Java, Python, Node, Go, Scala, containers, and AWS to meet regulatory and customer needs.

Lead and mentor a team delivering cloud-based, microservices solutions to meet regulatory needs. Collaborate with product managers, design and evaluate code, and build scalable backend systems using modern languages, databases, containers, and cloud services. Promote tech experimentation, community participation, and occasional hands-on coding.

Lead a team to design and deliver cloud-based, full‑stack solutions and distributed microservices. Mentor engineers, collaborate with product managers, adopt emerging technologies, and meet regulatory requirements while leveraging cloud platforms, containers, databases, and modern languages.

Lead a team of developers to deliver cloud-based solutions, solve complex business problems, and mentor junior engineers while staying current with technology trends.

Architect and build microservices using Node.js and Rust, work with cross-functional teams to deliver quality customer-focused features, and improve agile processes.

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

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 Lead Infrastructure Engineer, you'll enhance database reliability, automate infrastructure, collaborate on initiatives, and participate in on-call duties.

Lead technical quality and performance engineering for a global eCommerce platform. Design and execute functional, integration, and performance test strategies (UI, API, E2E). Integrate automated testing into CI/CD, define non-functional requirements, conduct performance diagnostics, and drive root-cause remediation. Advise on architecture and testability, mentor engineers, and enforce release readiness and scalability standards across the SDLC.

As a Lead Software Engineer, you will drive technical direction, contribute to architecture discussions, perform code reviews, and deliver high-quality code in a collaborative, agile environment.

Provide hands-on technical leadership for the Private Passport Platform: design and implement full‑stack features (React frontend, Java/Spring Boot backend), build RESTful APIs and microservices on Azure/AKS, ensure security, scalability, and reliability, mentor engineers, run code reviews, and collaborate with Product, Design, Security, Data, and Platform teams to deliver production‑ready, observable solutions.

Lead design, develop, test and deliver high-quality cloud-based web, mobile and backend software. Mentor engineers, set technical direction, own product/project rollout, champion best practices (TDD, CI/CD), and operate high-traffic microservices on Kubernetes and cloud platforms.

This role involves designing scalable data ingestion systems and building a centralized data lake on Apache Iceberg. Responsibilities include improving performance and reliability, collaborating with data engineers, and providing technical leadership.

Lead Platform Software Engineer responsible for full SDLC: design, develop, test, and deploy APIs and web apps. Set technical direction, perform peer reviews, package releases, collaborate on architecture, ensure non-functional requirements (security, performance, scalability), improve developer experience and CI/CD, troubleshoot and upgrade software, and work in Agile with product and design teams.

Lead technical design and development of software solutions; propose and document designs; resolve complex problems; provide technical guidance, review code/testing/documentation; apply modern methodologies and tools to advance business initiatives.

Design, build, deploy, and operate a high-concurrency, resilient configuration and publishing platform. Lead cross-team projects, set technical direction, improve engineering productivity, optimize performance, and maintain end-to-end ownership of distributed systems at scale.

Lead full‑stack development of complex research platforms, set technical direction and architecture, integrate data pipelines and evaluation frameworks, mentor engineers, promote AI-assisted engineering practices (e.g., Claude Code), assist hiring/onboarding, and represent technical work across teams to deliver scalable, secure software for digital safety research.

Lead the development of a search and data integration platform, ensuring architecture, integration, and delivery of complex software systems in a safety-focused environment.

Lead Platform Engineer to design and evolve Subaru.com using Java, AEM, and AWS. Lead architecture and technical delivery, mentor teams, run design and code reviews, enforce quality, and build scalable web applications and services integrating front-end, mobile, and third-party clients.

Lead design, development, and support of enterprise backend integrations. Build and enhance REST and SOAP APIs, evolve data/service models, develop scalable integration components, troubleshoot production issues, influence architecture, mentor engineers, perform design/code reviews, and collaborate with vendors and cross-functional teams to deliver reliable integrations.

Lead and manage an API engineering team owning core services for Fundrise investor applications. Set technical direction, coach engineers, drive architecture, ensure production quality, security, monitoring, and coordinate cross-team delivery.

The Lead Software Engineer will architect and evolve OfficeSpace's AI platform, focusing on full-stack systems, AI features, and mentorship while ensuring performance, reliability, and security.

Lead design, implementation, and maintenance of scalable backend systems and services. Improve performance, reliability, and deployments; operate production systems (incident response rotation); conduct code reviews; mentor engineers; collaborate with product, sales, and customers.

Lead ownership of connected-device systems powering smart cameras: define and deliver multi-month technical roadmaps, improve reliability and observability, drive incident response, reduce tech debt, mentor engineers, and ship large-scale features across device connectivity, video pipelines, and fleet management.

Lead and mentor an RPA development team to design, deliver, and operate enterprise UiPath automation solutions across the full lifecycle. Own Orchestrator administration, governance, monitoring, and continual improvement while partnering with business and technology stakeholders to prioritize, estimate, deploy, and support automations that meet enterprise security and operational standards.