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2 Days Ago
Remote
Hybrid
Chicago, IL
110K-150K Annually
Senior level
110K-150K Annually
Senior level
Professional Services • Software • Analytics • Consulting • Energy
The Senior Staff Engineer will provide technical leadership on MV/HV cable systems, focusing on testing and inspection services. Responsibilities include client engagement, mentoring, conducting feasibility studies, and driving innovation in high-voltage projects while ensuring technical solutions meet project goals.
Top Skills: Electrical Engineering
7 Days Ago
Chicago, IL
Entry level
Entry level
Greentech • Real Estate • Social Impact • Energy • Industrial • Solar • Renewable Energy
As a Staff Engineer, you will support power system modeling and compliance activities for renewable energy projects. Responsibilities include conducting grid studies, developing models, tuning power plant controllers, and collaborating with OEMs. You will maintain knowledge of grid standards and communicate findings to stakeholders. Occasional travel may be required.
Top Skills: PythonVBA
10 Days Ago
Chicago, IL
Entry level
Entry level
Greentech • Real Estate • Social Impact • Energy • Industrial • Solar • Renewable Energy
This role entails engineering and commissioning of SCADA systems and communication infrastructure for renewable energy projects, coordinating designs, managing procurement and installation of telecom services, and ensuring compliance during commissioning. It involves monitoring construction progress and providing technical and field support.
Top Skills: Scada
21 Days Ago
Remote
Hybrid
Chicago, IL
Senior level
Senior level
Professional Services • Software • Analytics • Consulting • Energy
The Staff Engineer in MV Cable Systems will manage field commissioning tests, audit and conduct laboratory tests, prepare technical bids, and oversee testing projects. Responsibilities include ensuring safety, developing technical solutions, maintaining project schedules, conducting data analysis, and training other engineers while fostering customer relationships.
Top Skills: Electrical EngineeringPower Utilities
20 Hours Ago
Remote
Chicago, IL
Senior level
Senior level
Cloud • Insurance • Payments • Software
As a Staff Data Engineer at Ivans, you will design and implement scalable data pipelines using cloud technologies like BigQuery and work with BI tools such as Looker. You will collaborate with architecture leadership to align data strategies with business goals and optimize the data infrastructure. This role also involves automating data workflows and ensuring data governance practices are followed.
Top Skills: BigQueryPythonSQL
2 Days Ago
Remote
Chicago, IL
158K-253K Annually
Senior level
158K-253K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Fintech • Software
As a Staff Systems Engineer at Toast, you will design and implement Zuora subscription billing and payment solutions, ensuring security and integrity while customizing Zuora features. You will collaborate with various stakeholders to meet business requirements and lead efforts in integrating Zuora with other financial systems, and you will provide technical solutions based on best practices in billing processes.
Top Skills: Zuora
Senior level
Cloud • Insurance • Payments • Software
The Staff Software Engineer will work on developing, monitoring, and scaling internal and external systems while ensuring reliability and performance. Responsibilities include collaborating with teams on system design, mentoring, maintaining CI/CD pipelines, and implementing RESTful services and APIs.
Top Skills: C#GoJava
8 Days Ago
Easy Apply
Remote
Chicago, IL
Easy Apply
Senior level
Senior level
Marketing Tech • Social Media • Software • Analytics • Business Intelligence
The Staff Software Engineer at Sprout Social will lead the Customer Experience Engineering team in developing scalable backend systems and tools, guiding engineering projects, and ensuring high-quality software delivery while collaborating with stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
Top Skills: C#C++JavaPython

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8 Days Ago
Chicago, IL
149K-159K Annually
Senior level
149K-159K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Internet of Things • Machine Learning • Analytics • Industrial
The Staff Software Engineer will lead technical design and development for complex applications using microservices architecture. Responsibilities include collaborating with product owners, providing production support, and implementing CI/CD pipelines for continuous delivery, all while following Agile methodologies.
Top Skills: JavaJavaScript
8 Days Ago
Chicago, IL
Expert/Leader
Expert/Leader
Fintech • Software • Analytics • Financial Services
As a Staff Software Engineer, you will lead the design and architecture of scalable systems, mentor junior engineers, and drive high-impact initiatives. Your role focuses on reducing technical debt, conducting code reviews, and resolving high-severity incidents. You will also write high-quality code and introduce new technologies to improve productivity.
Top Skills: RubySQL
9 Days Ago
Remote
Chicago, IL
150K-240K Annually
Senior level
150K-240K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Fintech • Software
As a Staff Cloud Engineer, you will design and implement automation for cloud landing zones, manage network infrastructure, and ensure cloud security. You will collaborate with product teams and other engineering teams to enhance cloud-based services while upholding security and compliance standards.
Top Skills: AWSCloudFormationEcsGoKubernetesTerraform
9 Days Ago
Hybrid
Chicago, IL
Expert/Leader
Expert/Leader
eCommerce • Information Technology • Retail • Industrial
As a Staff Data Engineer, you will lead the design, development, and maintenance of Zoro's data infrastructure. Your role includes building data pipelines, integrating data from various sources, and ensuring data quality and governance. You will mentor junior engineers, drive technical vision, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to align data initiatives with business goals.
Top Skills: Programming
9 Days Ago
Hybrid
Chicago, IL
165K-206K Annually
Senior level
165K-206K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Software • Financial Services
The Staff Platform Engineer will focus on designing and implementing scalable cloud platform infrastructure, enhancing platform services, and mentoring a team of engineers. Responsibilities include collaborating on architecture, managing project communication, and ensuring compliance while optimizing performance for real-time financial markets.
Top Skills: GoJavaPython
9 Days Ago
Hybrid
Chicago, IL
165K-206K Annually
Senior level
165K-206K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Software • Financial Services
The Staff Platform Engineer will design and implement scalable cloud infrastructure, build and enhance core platform services, and lead a team of engineers in adopting cloud-native technologies. The role requires strong collaboration with cross-functional teams and a focus on optimizing performance and reliability for future trading platforms.
Top Skills: GoJavaPython
10 Days Ago
Remote
Chicago, IL
Senior level
Senior level
Cloud • Insurance • Payments • Software
The Sr. Staff Data Engineer will design and implement scalable data solutions using BigQuery and other cloud-native tools. The role involves optimizing data infrastructure, supporting BI product development, and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure alignment with business goals. Responsibilities include automating data workflows and implementing data governance strategies.
Top Skills: BigQueryPythonSQL
10 Days Ago
Easy Apply
Hybrid
Chicago, IL
Easy Apply
Senior level
Senior level
Fintech • Financial Services
The Staff Software Engineer will be responsible for designing and maintaining a high-throughput, low-latency trading system using Scala and Akka. This involves architecting backend services, developing distributed systems, implementing monitoring solutions, and collaborating with product managers to deliver effective trading solutions.
Top Skills: Scala
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Hardware • Information Technology • Security • Software • Cybersecurity • Big Data Analytics
As a Senior Staff Embedded Software Engineer, you will develop solutions for real-world systems and standalone products, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. You'll be involved in the entire development process including requirements analysis, design, coding, and real-world testing. Ideal candidates should have a solid understanding of real-time embedded software design and proficiency in programming languages like C, C++, and Python.
Top Skills: CC++Python
17 Days Ago
Chicago, IL
Senior level
Senior level
eCommerce • Food • Sales • Software
As a Staff Software Engineer on the Payments Platform team at Grubhub, you will architect and maintain the platform for payment processing, mentor junior engineers, evaluate technologies, and ensure system health while coordinating integrations across teams.
Top Skills: Java
17 Days Ago
Remote
Chicago, IL
150K-240K Annually
Entry level
150K-240K Annually
Entry level
Cloud • Fintech • Software
Lead a team to enhance Team Management Platform APIs, design system architectures, collaborate with Product Management, and integrate APIs into various Toast products. Responsibilities include designing and building APIs, driving technical roadmaps, ensuring quality and reliability of services, and mentoring team members. Proficient in Java, Kotlin, traditional databases, distributed systems, and software development best practices.
Top Skills: JavaKotlin
20 Days Ago
Chicago, IL
98K-184K Annually
Senior level
98K-184K Annually
Senior level
Automotive • Hardware • Internet of Things • Mobile • Software • Design • App development
The Staff Software Engineer will lead the development of the myQ Cloud IoT platform, architecting robust and scalable software solutions. Responsibilities include collaborating with cross-functional teams, mentoring engineers, and promoting Agile methodologies. The role requires technical leadership in system design, adherence to coding standards, and fostering a culture of engineering excellence.
Top Skills: .NetAWSC#DockerGitKubernetesSQLTerraform
25 Days Ago
Remote
Chicago, IL
213K-288K Annually
Senior level
213K-288K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Consumer Web • Productivity • Software • App development • Automation • Data Privacy
The Staff Capacity Engineer at Dropbox will lead capacity planning and cost efficiency strategies to optimize infrastructure supporting a large user base. Responsibilities include conducting demand analysis, overseeing infrastructure migrations, and fostering relationships across technical and financial teams. The role demands strong expertise in cloud services, data modeling, and cost optimization for efficient operational management.
Top Skills: AWSSQL
8 Days Ago
Hybrid
Chicago, IL
Senior level
Senior level
Edtech • Software
As a Staff Software Engineer at Screencastify, you will lead the development of new product features, mentor other engineers, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve video communication tools for the K-12 education sector.
Top Skills: Node.jsReactTypescript
9 Days Ago
Chicago, IL
171K-201K Annually
Senior level
171K-201K Annually
Senior level
Mobile • Social Media • Social Impact • Software
As a Staff Software Engineer for Android, you will develop and maintain the Grindr app, collaborate with product and QA teams, and enhance software architecture to deliver innovative mobile products. You will be responsible for implementing change within the organization and mentoring team members.
Top Skills: AndroidKotlin
9 Days Ago
Chicago, IL
171K-201K Annually
Senior level
171K-201K Annually
Senior level
Mobile • Social Media • Social Impact • Software
As a Staff Backend Engineer, you will lead projects, design and develop Grindr’s backend services, optimize platform performance, mentor team members, and collaborate with product teams to implement new features in a scalable microservices architecture, all while ensuring high service availability.
Top Skills: JavaKotlinScala
9 Days Ago
Remote
Chicago, IL
Expert/Leader
Expert/Leader
AdTech • Artificial Intelligence • Marketing Tech • Software • Analytics
As a Staff Software Engineer at Vidmob, you will develop high-scale software solutions, enhance developer experience, and work with data analytics technologies. You will mentor engineers, ensure application security, and utilize modern programming languages to drive product delivery and system observability.
Top Skills: Typescript
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