Top Senior Full-Stack Engineer Jobs in Chicago, IL

The Senior Full-Stack Engineer will manage client relationships, design integration solutions, and ensure seamless delivery and optimization of technical workflows, while leveraging AI for efficiency.

Leads multiple software engineering teams building high-volume, resilient payment platforms. Owns technical strategy, enterprise architecture, cloud deployment, system scalability, engineering standards, talent development, and delivery across full-stack technologies. Partners with product and executive leaders to align roadmaps, improve engineering practices, operate distributed systems, and drive innovation using cloud, automation, and AI-enabled development.

Leads technical vision and hands-on engineering for high-volume global payment systems. Designs scalable, resilient distributed platforms; modernizes monoliths into microservices and event-driven architectures; establishes API and design standards; mentors engineers; drives architectural reviews, platform transformations, data migrations, and AI-enabled development across engineering and product organizations.

Leads multiple full-stack engineering teams and major technology initiatives, setting technical strategy, managing engineering talent, and delivering scalable cloud-native systems. Responsibilities include guiding distributed microservices development, defining technology roadmaps, partnering with product and architecture leaders, driving enterprise alignment, mentoring managers and engineers, and overseeing reliable, high-performance implementations using modern programming languages, cloud platforms, databases, containers, and Agile practices.

Build and ship full-stack web and mobile experiences across Affirm’s consumer products. Break down projects, collaborate with product, design, and analytics teams, develop scalable APIs, write well-tested code, monitor service health, participate in on-call support, review code, and contribute to engineering growth and interviewing.

Leads multiple technology projects and engineering teams developing large-scale, distributed, cloud-native systems. Provides technical leadership across teams, defines architecture and platform roadmaps, mentors engineers, and drives reliable, high-performance solutions. Collaborates with product managers, architects, and technology leaders while using modern programming languages, cloud platforms, microservices, databases, containers, APIs, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, observability, and AI-assisted development tools.

Leads the technical strategy and hands-on engineering for Capital One’s customer management platforms. Responsibilities include modernizing legacy systems into microservices and event-driven architectures, setting platform and API standards, building full-stack solutions, establishing SRE and engineering productivity functions, enabling experimentation and AI-powered product delivery, and mentoring senior technical leaders. The role leads more than 100 engineers while contributing directly to architecture, coding, system optimization, and operational excellence.

Leads technical vision and architecture for high-volume payment systems. Designs scalable, resilient distributed platforms, modernizes monoliths into microservices and event-driven architectures, establishes API and coding standards, and drives cross-domain engineering initiatives. Provides hands-on technical leadership, mentors engineers, communicates architecture decisions, and advises senior leaders on performance, scalability, operability, cloud, and data architecture.

Leads full-stack software engineering teams, technology portfolios, and large-scale cloud-native initiatives. Responsibilities include setting technical strategy, mentoring engineering leaders, guiding distributed system design, managing Agile teams, defining technology roadmaps, aligning engineering execution with enterprise goals, and driving reliable solutions using modern cloud, programming, database, and container technologies.

Lead design and delivery of full-stack basketball scoring, statistics, and postgame features. Build scalable backend services and APIs with TypeScript and Node.js, develop React web experiences, support iOS and Android products, and make architectural decisions. Collaborate across product, design, and engineering teams, ensure code quality and system reliability, mentor peers, and contribute to technical standards and tools.

Leads full-stack software engineering teams, technology portfolios, and large-scale cloud-native initiatives. Responsibilities include setting technical strategy, managing engineering talent, defining technology roadmaps, driving architectural decisions, mentoring leaders, and delivering reliable distributed systems. The role involves collaboration with product and platform leaders, oversight of Agile programs, alignment with enterprise goals, and hands-on evaluation or development using modern programming languages, databases, cloud platforms, containers, and open-source technologies.

Build backend-focused Java/Kotlin APIs and data-driven product features, while contributing to React dashboards and workflows. Design scalable systems, participate in architecture and code reviews, troubleshoot production issues using observability tools, and collaborate with data, reporting, design, and product teams to launch emerging products.

Provides operational engineering and technical coordination for the Skan.AI process intelligence platform. Responsibilities include platform administration, incident resolution, monitoring, upgrades, enterprise integrations, APIs, data pipelines, Kubernetes administration, CI/CD, onboarding, troubleshooting, documentation, and cross-functional coordination with vendors, infrastructure, security, and business teams. The role owns platform reliability, technical issue resolution, governance alignment, and continuous improvement.

Lead a small engineering team while building production-grade frontend and backend systems. Design GraphQL and REST APIs, develop React and Node.js applications, support data ingestion and ETL workflows, and own cross-domain technical initiatives. Drive Agile execution, delivery tracking, architecture, testing, performance, and engineering quality. Mentor engineers, collaborate with Product stakeholders, and use AI-assisted development tools to improve delivery efficiency.

Develop fullstack web applications, enhance platform performance, collaborate on high-impact opportunities, and ensure stable, scalable solutions. Engage in rapid iterations and be a committed team player.

Designs, develops, deploys, and supports enterprise web applications and distributed systems. The role combines advanced Java and Spring Boot backend development with React-based frontend engineering, microservices, REST APIs, SQL databases, cloud platforms, CI/CD, and production troubleshooting. Preferred experience includes Kafka or RabbitMQ, Docker, Kubernetes, distributed systems, and automated testing. The developer collaborates with product, architecture, DevOps, and engineering teams in an Agile environment.

Design, implement, and maintain scalable serverless backend services and responsive Next.js front-end components. Build data scrapers and integrations, improve CI/CD and IaC, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate with product and clients to solve complex compliance problems.

Own AI-enabled full-stack applications from requirements through production. Design and build TypeScript, React, Next.js, and Node.js applications, APIs, integrations, authentication, and data layers. Use AI coding tools and develop LLM, agent, RAG, and MCP features with strong security and governance. Manage CI/CD, Azure deployments, observability, production support, documentation, reusable components, and mentoring while collaborating directly with business and technology stakeholders.

Develop and maintain enterprise full-stack applications using Java Spring Boot, REST APIs, modern front-end frameworks, Oracle Exadata, and OpenShift/Kubernetes. Responsibilities include legacy code analysis, full-lifecycle development and testing, SQL and PL/SQL optimization, microservices deployment, CI/CD, code reviews, architecture discussions, monitoring, and Agile collaboration. The role requires an active transferable IRS MBI moderate-risk public trust investigation, U.S. citizenship, and substantial full-stack and cloud-native development experience.

Develop and enhance Grafana data source plugins integrating databases and third-party services. Support plugin reliability and operations in Grafana Cloud, integrate data sources with agentic workflows, improve processes, assist with customer escalations, and collaborate across the Grafana Division. The role requires full-stack software development using Golang and TypeScript, Kubernetes and microservices experience, robust coding practices, and participation in on-call and SRE operations.

Build and operate full-stack features across database, API, and front-end layers using Ruby on Rails. Own complex problems end to end, modernize legacy systems, design durable APIs, improve reliability and developer productivity, and participate in production support. Collaborate with product and engineering teams, document technical decisions, mentor peers, and contribute to architecture, code reviews, and on-call operations. The role also involves using modern developer tooling and working on scalable fleet and service-management software.

Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable full-stack applications supporting Scripture access. Guide software and infrastructure decisions, diagnose technical issues, improve application performance and security, participate in Agile delivery, mentor engineers, conduct constructive code reviews, document systems, and lead AI-enabled software engineering improvements.

Develop firmware, backend systems, and tooling for cellular IoT devices. Responsibilities include C development for STM32 microcontrollers, embedded AI integration, cellular communication, low-power optimization, device debugging and validation, and backend development with Python and Ruby on Rails. The role collaborates with hardware, electronics, and manufacturing teams and requires independently leading complex development initiatives.

Design, develop, test, deploy, and support enterprise full-stack applications using React, Java/Spring Boot, and Python. Build secure APIs, microservices, integrations, chatbot interfaces, and cloud-native solutions. Work with Azure or AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, databases, messaging systems, and enterprise security practices. Collaborate in agile teams, participate in architecture discussions, refine requirements, conduct code reviews, and maintain quality through automated testing. Experience integrating AI or generative AI solutions is preferred.

Build and scale backend-focused systems supporting truckload freight operations, including high-volume carrier quotes, automated transactions, distributed services, and APIs. Design scalable data models and architectures, contribute across the React and TypeScript stack, make key technical decisions, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product leadership. The role also involves developing AI-powered logistics tools and maintaining reliable, secure infrastructure on Kubernetes and GCP.