Top Staff Software Engineer Jobs in Chicago, IL

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Chicago, IL
150K-190K Annually
Senior level
150K-190K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Computer Vision • Software • Transportation
Lead the technical direction of DeepWalk's computer vision platform, enhancing ML systems and data pipelines for sidewalk inspection.
Top Skills: AWSAzureGCPGoJavaPythonTypescript
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Remote
Chicago, IL
193K-309K Annually
Senior level
193K-309K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Fintech • Food • Information Technology • Software • Hospitality
Lead the technical direction of Care & Onboarding platforms by driving architectural decisions, overseeing large initiatives, and enhancing engineering quality.
Top Skills: Api Lifecycle ManagementGraphQLJavaKotlinReact
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Remote
Chicago, IL
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218K-257K Annually
Senior level
218K-257K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Blockchain • Fintech • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency • NFT • Web3
Build and operate Coinbase's LLM and agent platform: design the LLM gateway, agent runtime, knowledge bases, AI spend governance, observability/eval tooling, and ship production agents while partnering cross-functionally to ensure secure, cost-effective, and responsible generative AI at scale.
Top Skills: AgentsAi FinopsAWSCloud ProvidersKnowledge BasesLlmsMarkdown StoresMcp GatewayMcp ServersMicrovmsObservability/TracingOpen-Weight ModelsVector Stores
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Remote or Hybrid
Chicago, IL
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160K-200K Annually
Senior level
160K-200K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Software • Financial Services
Design, develop, and maintain Scala/Akka-based low-latency trading systems on Kubernetes/GCP. Architect scalable, resilient backend services, integrate market data feeds, implement monitoring/observability, troubleshoot distributed systems and networking, and deliver end-to-end production software collaborating with product and engineering teams.
Top Skills: AkkaDnsGithub ActionsGoogle Cloud PlatformHttp/HttpsJenkinsKubernetesScalaTcp/IpTlsWebsockets
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Remote or Hybrid
Chicago, IL
133K-224K Annually
Senior level
133K-224K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Sales • Security • Software • Cybersecurity • Data Privacy
Lead design and implementation of developer tooling (SDKs, CLI, workflows), set API governance and technical standards, advocate developer experience across product teams, run community events and livestreams, and deliver high-impact cross-team SDK and platform initiatives to improve reliability, performance, and developer adoption.
Top Skills: Api GeneratorsCliGenerative AiGoPowershellPythonReactSdksTypescript
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Remote or Hybrid
Chicago, IL
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151K-297K Annually
Expert/Leader
151K-297K Annually
Expert/Leader
Big Data • Cloud • Software • Database
Join the MongoDB Server Query Optimization team to build a distributed open-source query optimizer, focusing on enhancing query performance and robustness. Responsibilities include innovation in flexible schema databases, mentoring team members, and contributing to the technical roadmap based on extensive experience in the database domain.
Top Skills: C++
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Remote or Hybrid
Chicago, IL
185K-335K Annually
Senior level
185K-335K Annually
Senior level
Automotive • Big Data • Information Technology • Robotics • Software • Transportation • Manufacturing
Lead the Mapping Engineering team as a Staff Software Engineer, focusing on designing scalable distributed backend systems for autonomous vehicle mapping, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and mentoring engineers.
Top Skills: AirflowAWSAzureC++DockerGCPKubernetesLinuxPythonTypescript
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Remote
Chicago, IL
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200K-275K Annually
Senior level
200K-275K Annually
Senior level
Big Data • Fintech • Mobile • Payments • Financial Services
Drive the Continuous Integration team, ensuring build systems' reliability and scalability, and mentor CI engineers while improving developer productivity through automation and tooling.
Top Skills: ArtifactoryAWSBazelBuildkiteGitJavaKotlinKubernetesPython
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Remote
Chicago, IL
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195K-225K Annually
Senior level
195K-225K Annually
Senior level
Healthtech • Insurance • Sales • Software
Lead full‑stack development and architecture for Spark’s broker platform. Deliver customer‑facing features, partner with product/design, mentor engineers, resolve technical debt, and set engineering standards while using AI developer tools.
Top Skills: AWSDjangoJavaScriptPythonReactVue
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Remote or Hybrid
Chicago, IL
150K-190K Annually
Senior level
150K-190K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Computer Vision • Software • Transportation
As a Staff Software Engineer, you will lead the development of computer vision systems for sidewalk inspection, overseeing model lifecycle, system architecture, and mentoring while improving deployment practices.
Top Skills: AWSAzureGCPPython
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Remote
Chicago, IL
193K-309K Annually
Senior level
193K-309K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Fintech • Food • Information Technology • Software • Hospitality
As a Staff Software Engineer, you'll design and operate traffic infrastructure, lead multi-team projects, ensure service reliability, and mentor engineers while utilizing AI tools for development efficiency.
Top Skills: AkamaiCloudflareCloudfrontConsul ConnectEnvoyFastlyIstioJavaKotlinLinkerdScalaTerraformTls
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Remote or Hybrid
Chicago, IL
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186K-210K Annually
Senior level
186K-210K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • HR Tech
Design, build, and operate authentication/authorization and high‑availability security services; strengthen data and API protections; detect and mitigate account takeover and abuse; build security platforms and tooling; address ambiguous AI/LLM security risks and promote engineering excellence.
Top Skills: AbacCloud CodeCursorDastFlaskGithub CopilotGraphQLGrpcJavascript/TypescriptKotlinKubernetesOktaOpen Policy AgentPythonRbacRubySaml/SsoSastScaSIEMSpicedbTerraformTraefik
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Reposted 12 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
207K-243K Annually
Senior level
207K-243K Annually
Senior level
Healthtech • Social Impact • Software • Telehealth
The Staff Software Engineer will lead technical projects for the Patient Matching team, focusing on scalable systems and API design. Responsibilities include system architecture, mentoring engineers, and collaborating with various stakeholders to enhance patient experiences in mental healthcare.
Top Skills: Ai-Assisted Development ToolsApi DesignData Modeling
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Remote or Hybrid
Chicago, IL
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200K-250K Annually
Senior level
200K-250K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Machine Learning
Design and develop software solutions enhancing user experience for Governance features, contribute to open-source software, communicate technical designs, and support team quality through reviews.
Top Skills: Ci/CdDockerGoHadoopJavaKafkaKubernetesPythonScalaSpark
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Hybrid
Chicago, IL
148K-201K Annually
Expert/Leader
148K-201K Annually
Expert/Leader
Fintech • Software • Financial Services
Design and develop scalable software solutions, collaborate with teams, implement real-time systems, ensuring engineering excellence and operational success.
Top Skills: AngularAWSAzureCypressGCPJestReact NativeRollupTypescriptWebpack
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Remote
Chicago, IL
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231K-260K Annually
Senior level
231K-260K Annually
Senior level
Big Data • Healthtech • HR Tech • Machine Learning • Software • Telehealth • Big Data Analytics
Lead technical strategy and execution for multi-quarter initiatives; build and maintain AI-driven systems; mentor and raise the technical bar across teams; collaborate cross-functionally; ensure data security and HIPAA-compliant practices; operate in an AWS + Kubernetes environment while introducing new technologies as system load grows.
Top Skills: AirflowAWSClaude CodeDbtGoKubernetesPythonReactTypescript
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Remote
Chicago, IL
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200K-220K Annually
Expert/Leader
200K-220K Annually
Expert/Leader
Information Technology • Cybersecurity
Lead technical design and implementation of the ISPM product using Ruby on Rails. Build scalable data pipelines and systems to process large-scale identity telemetry, collaborate with security researchers and product teams, mentor engineers, and set architectural direction for detection and remediation features.
Top Skills: Ai Coding ToolsAuthnAuthzClaude CodeClickhouseElasticsearchGoogle WorkspaceMicrosoft 365MongoDBOdataOktaPostgresRedisRestRubyRuby On Rails
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Remote
Chicago, IL
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200K-220K Annually
Expert/Leader
200K-220K Annually
Expert/Leader
Information Technology • Cybersecurity
Build and lead development of the ESPM platform using Ruby on Rails. Define technical vision, design scalable data pipelines and architectures for petabyte-scale ingestion, implement features across the stack, collaborate with security researchers, mentor engineers, and ensure high-quality, tested deliveries.
Top Skills: Claude CodePostgresRubyRuby On Rails
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Remote
Chicago, IL
Easy Apply
254K-299K Annually
Senior level
254K-299K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Blockchain • Fintech • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency • NFT • Web3
Lead technical strategy and architecture for Coinbase's Blockchain Platform, overseeing nodes, indexers, wallets, and asset lifecycle. Drive cross-team platform rearchitectures, enforce security and reliability standards, champion AI-driven automation, use observability to improve reliability, and represent the platform to executives to secure alignment and resources for large-scale blockchain infrastructure initiatives.
Top Skills: Ai/Agent-Based AutomationBitcoinBridging ProtocolsEvmIndexersL2SNodesSolanaStaking InfrastructureTokenization SystemsWallets
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Remote
Chicago, IL
180K-230K Annually
Expert/Leader
180K-230K Annually
Expert/Leader
Software • Defense
The Staff Software Engineer will lead full-stack initiatives, improve system quality, drive technical direction, and mentor peers in a collaborative environment.
Top Skills: AWSCi/CdKubernetesNode.jsPostgresReactRedisTypescript
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Remote or Hybrid
Chicago, IL
Easy Apply
200K-250K Annually
Senior level
200K-250K Annually
Senior level
Marketing Tech • Real Estate • Software • PropTech • SEO
As a Staff Software Engineer, you'll lead AI-powered product delivery, shape platform architecture, and drive initiatives like advertising systems and AI-generated content.
Top Skills: ApolloAWSDynamoDBElasticsearchKafkaKubernetesLambdaNode.jsPostgresReactRedisTailwindTemporalTypescript
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Remote
Chicago, IL
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232K-310K Annually
Senior level
232K-310K Annually
Senior level
Big Data • Fintech • Mobile • Payments • Financial Services
This role involves leading web platform initiatives, mentoring senior engineers, architecting web applications, and implementing technical strategies for improved performance.
Top Skills: Ai ToolingCi/CdNxOxlintReactRspackTurborepoTypescriptVite
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Remote
Chicago, IL
207K-243K Annually
Senior level
207K-243K Annually
Senior level
Healthtech • Social Impact • Software • Telehealth
Lead and build a new Trust & Safety engineering domain: design and implement systems to detect and mitigate fraud, billing anomalies, and credential abuse. Architect product and operational solutions, mentor engineers, define processes, and deliver scalable, auditable safety tooling across internal and external workflows.
Top Skills: AWSFullstack Web ApplicationsKafkaMicroservicesNode.jsNoSQLSQLTypescript
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In-Office
Chicago, IL
137K-228K Annually
Expert/Leader
137K-228K Annually
Expert/Leader
Fintech • Information Technology • Analytics
The Staff Software Engineer leads technical teams across product lines, ensuring architectural consistency and mentoring others. Responsibilities include providing oversight, collaboration, and hands-on project involvement, while also addressing long-term technical risks and fostering professional growth.
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In-Office
Chicago, IL
166K-305K Annually
Senior level
166K-305K Annually
Senior level
AdTech
The Lead Senior Staff Software Engineer leads technical and project initiatives, manages a small team, and enhances the platform's UI framework while ensuring quality and efficiency.
Top Skills: CC#C++JavaJavaScriptKubernetesPythonScalaSQLTypescript
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