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2 Days Ago
Hybrid
Chicago, IL
130K-190K Annually
Senior level
130K-190K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Software • Financial Services
As a Principal Software Engineer at Avant, you will design and develop scalable solutions for credit products while improving system architecture and performance through collaboration with various teams. You'll enhance observability and CI/CD processes for efficient feature delivery.
Top Skills: .NetAnsibleApache FlinkAWSAzureCassandraDockerGCPHelmJavaKafkaKubernetesMongoDBPostgresPythonRubySparkTerraform
Reposted 5 Days Ago
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Remote
Hybrid
Chicago, IL
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222K-290K
Senior level
222K-290K
Senior level
Fintech • HR Tech
The Principal Software Engineer will lead technical initiatives in Payroll Services, designing and building systems to improve payroll functionality, collaborating with multiple teams, and mentoring junior engineers.
Top Skills: Ruby,Rails,Typescript,React,Ai,Machine Learning
Reposted 5 Days Ago
Remote
Chicago, IL
188K-301K Annually
Senior level
188K-301K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Fintech • Food • Information Technology • Software • Hospitality
Lead teams to develop high-scale SaaS solutions, mentor peers, and drive technical strategies for software focusing on payroll and team management.
Top Skills: Api Design PatternsData AnalyticsJavaKotlinMicroservicesReact
8 Days Ago
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Remote
Hybrid
Chicago, IL
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222K-290K
Expert/Leader
222K-290K
Expert/Leader
Fintech • HR Tech
Lead the Payments team building scalable payment systems, collaborating across functions, mentoring engineers, and enhancing product development lifecycle.
Top Skills: ReactRuby On RailsTypescript
10 Days Ago
Hybrid
Chicago, IL
140K-216K Annually
Expert/Leader
140K-216K Annually
Expert/Leader
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Information Technology • Legal Tech • Productivity • Software
Lead the design and delivery of data architecture for a high-traffic multi-region SaaS solution, focusing on scalability, security, and operational excellence while collaborating across teams and driving innovation.
Top Skills: Ci/CdJavaMariadbMySQL
3 Days Ago
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Remote
Chicago, IL
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158K-338K Annually
Senior level
158K-338K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Security • Software • Cybersecurity • Automation
This role involves leading the design and evolution of GitLab’s multi-tenant platform, ensuring high availability and performance while mentoring team members. Responsibilities include backend API design and fostering a collaborative engineering culture.
Top Skills: Cloud ComputingGoRuby
5 Days Ago
Remote
Chicago, IL
155K-270K Annually
Expert/Leader
155K-270K Annually
Expert/Leader
Cloud • Computer Vision • Information Technology • Sales • Security • Cybersecurity
This role involves architecting and driving CI/CD infrastructure globally, leading DevOps operations, and ensuring code quality and developer productivity across enterprise infrastructure.
Top Skills: AgileCi/CdDevOpsIacJavaKubernetesSdlc
11 Days Ago
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Remote
Chicago, IL
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230K-340K
Senior level
230K-340K
Senior level
Big Data • Fintech • Mobile • Payments • Financial Services
Lead the technical vision for traffic management at Affirm, overseeing capacity planning, innovative solutions, and mentoring engineers. Drive infrastructure projects for a large user base.
Top Skills: Capacity PlanningLoad TestingSoftware EngineeringTraffic Management
10 Days Ago
Remote
Hybrid
Chicago, IL
144K-165K Annually
Mid level
144K-165K Annually
Mid level
Fintech • Machine Learning • Payments • Software • Financial Services
The Principal Software Engineer will design, develop, and support full-stack cloud-based solutions, collaborating with Agile teams and mentoring others.
Top Skills: AWSCSSDockerGCPGoHTMLJavaJavaScriptKubernetesAzurePythonRustSQLTypescript
10 Days Ago
Remote
Chicago, IL
50K-200K
Expert/Leader
50K-200K
Expert/Leader
Cloud • Information Technology
The Principal Software Engineer will develop and improve storage software, drive innovation, and maintain production environments while leading a team in a fast-paced cloud storage company.
Top Skills: AWSAzureC++DockerGoKubernetesLinuxZfs
20 Days Ago
Hybrid
Chicago, IL
168K-219K Annually
Senior level
168K-219K Annually
Senior level
eCommerce • Food • Information Technology • Mobile • Cybersecurity • App development • Big Data Analytics
As a Principal Engineer, lead the development of mobile applications, set technology strategies, mentor teams, and solve complex technical challenges in mobile app development.
Top Skills: .NetAndroid JavaElastic SearchJavaJetpack ComposeKafkaKotlinMicronautMongoDBPostgresReactSpring BootSwiftSwiftuiUikit
11 Days Ago
Remote
Chicago, IL
170K-210K Annually
Expert/Leader
170K-210K Annually
Expert/Leader
Cloud • Edtech • Information Technology • Software
Design, develop, and maintain systems ensuring reliability and security, while leading teams and collaborating with product and design to optimize development processes.
Top Skills: AWSDockerJavaScriptJIRAKubernetesNode.jsOpsgeniePostgresReactSQLTypescript
12 Days Ago
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Remote
Hybrid
Chicago, IL
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185K-200K
Expert/Leader
185K-200K
Expert/Leader
AdTech • Artificial Intelligence • Marketing Tech • Software • Analytics
The Principal Software Engineer will lead technical and thought innovations for product features, mentor teams, and collaborate on system infrastructure and architecture, requiring a deep expertise in software and data technologies.
Top Skills: AerospikeApache AirflowApache LuigiAWSBashCi/CdDjangoDockerDynamoDBEmrFastapiHbaseHdfsHiveJavaKafkaKubernetesMySQLOpen Table FormatsPostgresPythonRedisScalaScyllaSnowflakeSparkTerraform
12 Days Ago
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Remote
Chicago, IL
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230K-340K
Senior level
230K-340K
Senior level
Big Data • Fintech • Mobile • Payments • Financial Services
Lead the technical vision for infrastructure platforms at Affirm, collaborating with engineers to deliver reliable, innovative solutions. Mentor junior engineers and manage complex engineering projects.
Top Skills: Ci/CdInfrastructure PlatformsTest Frameworks
Reposted 14 Days Ago
Remote
Chicago, IL
188K-301K Annually
Senior level
188K-301K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Fintech • Food • Information Technology • Software • Hospitality
Lead the technical direction and quality of Toast's POS payments workflows, mentor engineers, and drive improvements in architecture and codebase.
Top Skills: AndroidJavaKotlin
12 Days Ago
Remote
Chicago, IL
185K-295K Annually
Expert/Leader
185K-295K Annually
Expert/Leader
Cloud • Computer Vision • Information Technology • Sales • Security • Cybersecurity
The Principal Software Engineer will lead AI projects, develop SaaS applications, mentor team members, and address complex challenges in cybersecurity for CrowdStrike.
Top Skills: Agentic Ai PlatformsAmazon BedrockGoGoogle Vertex AiHybrid-CloudJavaMicrosoft Copilot StudioOpen AiPythonSaaSScala
14 Days Ago
Remote
Hybrid
Chicago, IL
144K-165K Annually
Mid level
144K-165K Annually
Mid level
Fintech • Machine Learning • Payments • Software • Financial Services
As a Principal Software Engineer, you will design and develop cloud-based solutions, mentor team members, and advance technology initiatives in a collaborative Agile environment.
Top Skills: AWSCSSDockerGCPGoHTMLJavaJavaScriptKubernetesAzureNosql DatabasesOpen Source RdbmsPythonRustSQLTypescript
Reposted 14 Days Ago
Remote
Chicago, IL
249K-336K Annually
Expert/Leader
249K-336K Annually
Expert/Leader
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Consumer Web • Productivity • Software • App development • Data Privacy
Lead the development and optimization of data platforms, ensuring high availability, security, and compliance while mentoring teams and driving strategic data initiatives.
Top Skills: AWSDatabricksHadoopKafkaSpark
16 Days Ago
Remote
Chicago, IL
177K-284K Annually
Senior level
177K-284K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Fintech • Professional Services • Software • Analytics • Financial Services
The Principal Software Engineer will lead engineering teams to develop scalable workflow solutions, mentor engineers, and drive architectural improvements.
Top Skills: AWSDockerGoJavaKotlinKubernetesMySQLPostgresTypescript
16 Days Ago
Remote
Hybrid
Chicago, IL
170K-210K Annually
Expert/Leader
170K-210K Annually
Expert/Leader
Cloud • Edtech • Information Technology • Software
The Principal Software Engineer will solve complex problems, design scalable solutions, guide architecture decisions, and mentor engineers in a collaborative environment.
Top Skills: AWSKubernetesNode.jsPythonReactSagemakerTerraform
Reposted 25 Days Ago
Hybrid
Chicago, IL
Expert/Leader
Expert/Leader
Cloud • Insurance • Professional Services • Analytics • Cybersecurity
Lead the design and development of complex systems, providing technical consultation, mentoring staff, and integrating vendor applications. Manage high-risk projects while ensuring compliance with strategies.
Top Skills: Business ObjectsDb2ETLJavaMainframeMS OfficeOraclePeoplesoftUnixWebsphere J2Ee
Reposted 25 Days Ago
Hybrid
Chicago, IL
Senior level
Senior level
Cloud • Insurance • Professional Services • Analytics • Cybersecurity
Lead and design high complexity systems, providing technical consultation and mentorship across projects. Collaborate with IT and business units for application development.
Top Skills: Business ObjectsData SystemsDb2ETLGuidewireJ2EeJavaMainframeOpentextOraclePeoplesoftUnixWebsphere
22 Days Ago
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Remote
Chicago, IL
Easy Apply
200K-230K
Expert/Leader
200K-230K
Expert/Leader
Information Technology • Cybersecurity
The Principal Software Engineer will lead the development of server-side features in the EDR product, collaborating with various teams to enhance security solutions and improve workflows.
Top Skills: CSSJavaScriptLinuxPostgresRuby On Rails
22 Days Ago
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Remote
Chicago, IL
Easy Apply
186K-258K Annually
Expert/Leader
186K-258K Annually
Expert/Leader
Artificial Intelligence • Fintech • Machine Learning • Social Impact • Software
As a Principal Software Engineer, you'll define technical roadmaps, guide system architecture, mentor leaders, and identify impactful opportunities in Capital Supply operations.
Top Skills: AIMachine LearningSoftware Engineering
4 Days Ago
Chicago, IL
144K-288K Annually
Expert/Leader
144K-288K Annually
Expert/Leader
Fitness • Healthtech • Retail • Pharmaceutical
Lead the design and development of software solutions for enterprise healthcare systems, focusing on innovation, cloud architecture, and best practices in DevSecOps.
Top Skills: .NetAngularCobolGitGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaJavaScriptJenkinsAzureNode.js
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