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Hybrid
Chicago, IL
120K-140K Annually
Senior level
120K-140K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Hardware • Information Technology • Security • Software • Cybersecurity • Big Data Analytics
Lead the SRE team in managing NG911 call routing systems, ensuring 99.999% availability through technical leadership, incident management, and process automation.
Top Skills: .Net CoreAngularAnsibleAWSAzureC#Github ActionsJavaJenkinsKafkaMs Sql ServerPostgresRabbitMQRedisTerraform
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Remote
Chicago, IL
200K-320K Annually
Mid level
200K-320K Annually
Mid level
Cloud • Fintech • Food • Information Technology • Software • Hospitality
The role involves designing and shipping AI-driven solutions for Go-To-Market processes, integrating AI with sales and marketing systems, and improving operational efficiency.
Top Skills: AIApexClayCrm ApisLwcSalesforceSnowflake
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Hybrid
Chicago, IL
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195K-220K Annually
Senior level
195K-220K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Software • Financial Services
Design, develop, and optimize high-performance trading systems; mentor junior engineers and enhance system monitoring for secure trade execution.
Top Skills: C++DockerGithub ActionsJavaJenkinsKafkaKubernetesRabbitMQScala
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In-Office
Chicago, IL
170K-255K Annually
Senior level
170K-255K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Information Technology • Payments • Sharing Economy • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency
Responsible for ensuring security and integrity in technology operations, providing expertise in security engineering, and collaborating with teams to embed security measures in API design and deployment.
Top Skills: AWSDockerGitGitlab CiGoJavaJenkinsKubernetesPulumiPythonTerraform
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Hybrid
Chicago, IL
100K-160K Annually
Senior level
100K-160K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Hardware • Information Technology • Security • Software • Cybersecurity • Big Data Analytics
The role involves designing and optimizing custom antennas, leading phased array systems development, electromagnetic simulation, and integration with RF architecture. Collaboration with customers to define requirements and participation in business development are also key responsibilities.
Top Skills: Ansys HfssCadenceCst Studio SuiteSignal GeneratorsSpectrum AnalyzersVector Network Analyzers
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In-Office or Remote
Chicago, IL
250K-320K Annually
Expert/Leader
250K-320K Annually
Expert/Leader
Blockchain • Fintech • Payments • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency • Web3
The role involves leading Cloud Security strategy, enhancing security posture, managing infrastructure requirements, and collaborating across teams to ensure robust security in blockchain services.
Top Skills: AWSAzureBlockchainBurp SuiteCosmosEthereumGCPOwaspSolana
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Hybrid
Chicago, IL
130K-190K Annually
Expert/Leader
130K-190K Annually
Expert/Leader
Fintech • Software • Financial Services
As a Principal Platform Engineer at Avant, you will design and implement cloud-native platforms and infrastructure tools, ensuring scalability and stability of customer-facing products while leading automation and security initiatives.
Top Skills: AirflowArgocdAtlantisAWSBashDatabricksDatadogDockerGoHclHelmIstioKubernetesLinkerdNginxOpentelemetryPrometheusPythonSentrySpaceliftTerraform
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In-Office
Chicago, IL
109K-188K Annually
Senior level
109K-188K Annually
Senior level
AdTech • eCommerce • Food • Marketing Tech • Retail
The Security Engineering Manager safeguards technology by enforcing security policies, managing incident responses, monitoring threats, and reporting on security incidents. Must collaborate across IT and business functions, ensuring compliance and conducting training.
Top Skills: Cis ControlsIso/Iec 27001Mitre Att&CkNistSIEMSoc
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In-Office
Chicago, IL
105K-149K Annually
Expert/Leader
105K-149K Annually
Expert/Leader
Transportation
The Principal Engineer leads software system design for NPI projects, ensuring compliance, fostering innovation, and providing technical guidance while managing risks and mentoring teams.
Top Skills: Cloud-Native SoftwareDesign For Six SigmaEmbedded SoftwareModel-Based Systems EngineeringSoftware Engineering
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Hybrid
Chicago, IL
200K-250K Annually
Senior level
200K-250K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Machine Learning • Software • Financial Services
Design and build ML infrastructure, influence data access and model deployment, partner with researchers to optimize ML models for trading, and mentor engineers.
Top Skills: C++CudaCudnnHorovodJaxNcclPythonPyTorchTensorFlowTensorrt
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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
150K-200K Annually
Senior level
150K-200K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Information Technology • Legal Tech • Productivity • Software
The role involves designing and implementing software architecture, collaborating with engineering teams, and ensuring high productivity and quality in software development.
Top Skills: AzureDockerJavaKubernetesLinuxMariadb Clusters
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In-Office
Chicago, IL
173K-260K Annually
Senior level
173K-260K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Information Technology • Payments • Sharing Economy • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency
As a Principal Software Engineer, you will design, develop, and implement complex software solutions, lead projects, and ensure compliance with standards in a cloud-first environment.
Top Skills: AWSCi/CdCSSDb2DevOpsHTMLJavaJSONNoSQLOracleRdsSpringSQLTerraformXML
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Hybrid
Chicago, IL
180K-189K Annually
Expert/Leader
180K-189K Annually
Expert/Leader
Information Technology
The Principal Engineer leads technical direction and architecture for large-scale systems, ensures engineering excellence, manages platform health, and mentors team members.
Top Skills: AICi/CdCloud-Native SystemsDistributed ArchitecturesReliability EngineeringSecurity-By-Design
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Hybrid
Chicago, IL
130K-170K Annually
Senior level
130K-170K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Hardware • Information Technology • Security • Software • Cybersecurity • Big Data Analytics
The Principal Systems Engineer will drive product requirements, system design, and serve as a technical lead on multiple wireless communication projects, interfacing with customers and managing technical teams.
Top Skills: Configuration Management (GithubConfluence)Digital HardwareElectrical ArchitectureEmbedded SoftwareFpgaJIRARf
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Remote
Chicago, IL
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155K-220K Annually
Expert/Leader
155K-220K Annually
Expert/Leader
Cloud • Information Technology
The Principal Software Engineer will tackle platform-level challenges, assist team members, write secure and scalable code, and develop features for cloud storage solutions.
Top Skills: AIAnsibleBashCephContainerdDhcpDnsGoGrafanaHelmHelmfileKubernetesLdapLokiPostgresPrometheusPxeTerraform
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Remote
Chicago, IL
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195K-270K Annually
Senior level
195K-270K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Fintech • Machine Learning • Social Impact • Software
The role involves building and optimizing a machine learning and simulation platform, supporting MLOps, model deployment, and infrastructure modernization, while mentoring engineers.
Top Skills: AWSDatabricksFastapiFlaskGrpcKafkaKotlinMetaflowMlflowPysparkPythonRedshiftSpark
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Remote
Chicago, IL
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171K-367K Annually
Expert/Leader
171K-367K Annually
Expert/Leader
Cloud • Security • Software • Cybersecurity • Automation
As a Principal Engineer at GitLab, you will lead technical direction for infrastructure platforms, ensuring scalability and resilience while mentoring senior talent and influencing architectural decisions across multiple teams.
Top Skills: GoKubernetesRuby
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Remote or Hybrid
Chicago, IL
280K-385K Annually
Senior level
280K-385K Annually
Senior level
Automotive • Big Data • Information Technology • Robotics • Software • Transportation • Manufacturing
The Principal Developer Productivity Engineer will enhance GM's developer tools, mentor engineers, and drive system performance through observability and software engineering best practices.
Top Skills: C/C++DockerGoGrafanaIstioKubernetesNode.jsPrometheusPythonRustTerraform
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In-Office
Chicago, IL
168K-253K Annually
Senior level
168K-253K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Payments • Financial Services
The AI Platform Principal Engineer will develop AI operations services, enhance platform functionality, mentor team members, and collaborate with various partners to architect end-to-end AI solutions.
Top Skills: Ai PlatformApi GatewayBigQueryCi/CdCloud FunctionsData EngineeringDeep LearningDockerETLGkeGoogle Cloud PlatformNatural Language ProcessingNosql DatabasesPythonTerraform
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Remote
Chicago, IL
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186K-270K Annually
Expert/Leader
186K-270K Annually
Expert/Leader
Artificial Intelligence • Fintech • Machine Learning • Social Impact • Software
As a Principal Software Engineer, you will lead the development and architecture of Upstart's Core GenAI Platform, ensuring technical excellence and cross-team collaboration while mentoring junior engineers and influencing business strategy.
Top Skills: Cloud-Native ArchitecturesDockerFastapiKotlinKubernetesLangchainLlamaindexOpenai ApisPythonReactSpringTerraformTypescript
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Remote
Chicago, IL
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221K-300K Annually
Senior level
221K-300K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Fintech • Machine Learning • Social Impact • Software
Lead machine learning initiatives to enhance underwriting model accuracy. Design and implement advanced training strategies and optimize workflows. Mentor engineers and influence modeling strategy.
Top Skills: CudaPythonPyTorchScikit-LearnTensorFlowXgboost
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Remote
Chicago, IL
256K-347K Annually
Expert/Leader
256K-347K Annually
Expert/Leader
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Consumer Web • Productivity • Software • App development • Data Privacy
Lead technical vision and execution for enterprise-scale AI, automation, and data initiatives. Architect scalable, secure AI systems and data pipelines, mentor engineers, drive cross-functional alignment, and deliver high-impact production solutions that improve productivity and business outcomes.
Top Skills: AIAutomated TestingAutomationCiData AnalyticsData PipelinesDistributed TrainingGoJavaMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingPythonScalaVisualization
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Remote
Chicago, IL
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186K-258K Annually
Senior level
186K-258K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Fintech • Machine Learning • Social Impact • Software
The Principal Software Engineer will define technical roadmaps, guide system architecture, mentor leaders, and drive product direction in Capital Supply operations.
Top Skills: AISoftware Engineering
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Hybrid
Chicago, IL
140K-195K Annually
Senior level
140K-195K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Software • Financial Services
The Principal Software Engineer at Avant will architect and develop scalable solutions for credit card and loan servicing products, collaborating with various teams to enhance performance and customer experience while driving innovation in digital banking.
Top Skills: .NetAWSAzureCassandraDockerEvent-Driven ArchitectureGCPJavaKafkaKubernetesMicroservicesMongoDBPostgresPythonRuby
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