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14 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
207K-231K Annually
Senior level
207K-231K Annually
Senior level
Healthtech • Other • Social Impact • Software • Telehealth
The Staff Software Engineer will enhance observability, maintain CI/CD pipelines, and ensure system reliability, collaborating across teams for effective infrastructure management.
Top Skills: AWSKubernetes
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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
Lead front-end technical strategy for Coinbase Advanced trading platform: define and execute a scalable roadmap, deliver a low-latency interface across web and mobile, mentor engineers, anchor complex projects, and ensure high standards for code quality and system design.
Top Skills: BitcoinBlockchainDappsDockerEnsEthereumGoPostgresRuby on RailsRubySinatra
25 Days AgoSaved
Hybrid
Chicago, IL
134K-224K Annually
Senior level
134K-224K Annually
Senior level
eCommerce • Information Technology • Retail • Industrial
As a Staff Software Engineer, you will lead a team to deliver high-quality software, maintain production systems, mentor developers, and collaborate with IT management.
Top Skills: DatabricksKafkaKotlinSnowflakeSpring Boot
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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
As a Staff Software Engineer, you'll design and build scalable data infrastructure, optimize data pipelines, and collaborate across teams to deliver effective streaming solutions, leveraging technologies like Kafka and Spark.
Top Skills: Apache IcebergApache KafkaConfluent PlatformDatabricksFlinkGlueJavaKafka ConnectKafka Schema RegistryKotlinPythonSnowflakeSpark
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In-Office
Chicago, IL
115K-172K Annually
Senior level
115K-172K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Payments • Financial Services
The Staff Software Engineer will lead technical projects, conduct hands-on coding, mentor junior staff, and innovate with new technologies in a hybrid work environment.
Top Skills: .NetAjaxAngularAWSCSSGitHTMLJavaJavaScriptJenkinsJSONRallyReactSonarqubeSQLXMLXslt
20 Days AgoSaved
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Remote
Chicago, IL
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254K-299K Annually
Senior level
254K-299K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Blockchain • Fintech • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency • NFT • Web3
Lead the technical strategy for Coinbase's Data Platform, architecting data systems for AI/ML workloads and ensuring data reliability, performance, and cross-functional alignment.
Top Skills: AIData EngineeringData LakesDatabricksDistributed SystemsKafkaMlSnowflake
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In-Office
Chicago, IL
128K-191K Annually
Senior level
128K-191K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Payments • Financial Services
Lead engineering teams to drive transformation in Employee Benefits applications using Java and AWS. Design scalable technical solutions, mentor junior engineers, and implement standards for quality assurance.
Top Skills: Apache CamelAWSAws LambdaCloudFormationCloudwatchDmsDockerEcsEksEventbridgeGitIamJ2EeJavaJdbcJenkinsJmsJSONKubernetesMicro ServicesPythonRdsS3SnsSpring BootSqsXML
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In-Office
Chicago, IL
115K-172K Annually
Senior level
115K-172K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Payments • Financial Services
The Staff Software Engineer will provide technical leadership, perform hands-on coding, conduct code reviews, mentor junior engineers, and embrace future technologies in a hybrid work environment.
Top Skills: .NetAjaxAngularAWSCSSGitHTMLJavaJavaScriptJenkinsJSONRallyReactSonarqubeSQLXMLXslt
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In-Office
Chicago, IL
128K-191K Annually
Senior level
128K-191K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Payments • Financial Services
The Senior Staff Software Engineer will lead quality engineering efforts, design test automation frameworks, mentor teams, and ensure high-quality delivery across systems.
Top Skills: .NetAWSCotsCypressGCPJavaJunitMainframeNunitPlaywrightPostmanPytestRest AssuredSaaSSeleniumTestng
Reposted 20 Days AgoSaved
Remote or Hybrid
Chicago, IL
129K-217K Annually
Expert/Leader
129K-217K Annually
Expert/Leader
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Sales • Security • Software • Cybersecurity • Data Privacy
Technical lead for backend SaaS identity analytics: design and implement scalable Java/Go microservices, produce estimates and POCs, lead technical design and code reviews, and collaborate with architecture and principal engineers.
Top Skills: AngularAWSBackboneContinuous DeliveryEvent-Driven ArchitectureGoJavaJavascript (Es5/Es6)Json Web Tokens (Jwt)MicroservicesOauthReactSaaSSingle Sign-On (Sso)
Reposted 21 Days AgoSaved
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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
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151K-297K Annually
Expert/Leader
151K-297K Annually
Expert/Leader
Big Data • Cloud • Software • Database
Lead the Networking Observability team at MongoDB, enhancing distributed database communication and observability, and improving resource efficiency. Collaborate on architectural improvements and integrate monitoring features.
Top Skills: C++Opentelemetry
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Reposted 21 Days AgoSaved
Remote or Hybrid
Chicago, IL
160K-240K Annually
Senior level
160K-240K Annually
Senior level
Information Technology • Productivity • Software • Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Design and implement scalable solutions for IT operations, lead software development, mentor junior engineers, and ensure high-quality software delivery.
Top Skills: AWSC++GoJavaJerseyKotlinPostgresRedisSpring
Reposted 21 Days AgoSaved
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Remote
Chicago, IL
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200K-276K Annually
Senior level
200K-276K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Fintech • Machine Learning • Social Impact • Software
Design and build ML features using LLMs, collaborate on technical architecture, and ensure safety and performance of deployments.
Top Skills: DockerFastapiFlaskKubernetesLangchainLlamaindexOpenai ApisPythonReactTerraform
22 Days AgoSaved
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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
The role involves building and automating Kubernetes management, operationalizing the platform, and developing new capabilities while supporting critical services for Coinbase.
Top Skills: AWSGCPKubernetes
Reposted 23 Days AgoSaved
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Remote or Hybrid
Chicago, IL
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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 architectural design, mentor teams, and drive AI-first product strategies while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Top Skills: AWSDynamoDBElasticsearchJavaScriptKafkaKubernetesNode.jsPostgresPythonReactSqsTypescript
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In-Office
Chicago, IL
161K-239K Annually
Senior level
161K-239K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Payments
The Staff Software Engineer will lead the development of scalable JavaScript SDKs, mentor engineers, collaborate across teams, and contribute to PayPal's long-term technical strategy.
Top Skills: Front-End Application ArchitectureJavaScriptTypescript
Reposted 6 Days AgoSaved
In-Office or Remote
Chicago, IL
141K-173K Annually
Senior level
141K-173K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Payments
Lead the design and development of scalable data acquisition systems, mentor engineers, and integrate diverse internal and external data sources. Architect platform components for high-volume data processing with a focus on reliability and governance.
Top Skills: GoJavaPythonScala
2 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
223K-302K Annually
Mid level
223K-302K Annually
Mid level
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Consumer Web • Productivity • Software • App development • Data Privacy
The Staff Backend Product Software Engineer will lead a team in delivering technical solutions, collaborating on product management, and mentor engineers while maintaining high standards in a reliable, scalable environment.
Top Skills: Cloud ArchitectureConcurrencyFrontend TechnologiesJavaMachine LearningMobile TechnologiesPythonSql Databases
Reposted 25 Days AgoSaved
Remote or Hybrid
Chicago, IL
150K-240K Annually
Senior level
150K-240K Annually
Senior level
Information Technology • Productivity • Software • Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
As a Staff Performance Software Engineer, you will lead performance testing, data generation, and optimization initiatives, collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance system efficiency and reliability.
Top Skills: AWSBashC++GoGrafanaInfluxdbJavaJavaScriptK6KotlinPostgresPython
6 Days AgoSaved
In-Office
Chicago, IL
118K-284K Annually
Senior level
118K-284K Annually
Senior level
Fitness • Healthtech • Retail • Pharmaceutical
As a Staff Software Engineer, you'll lead architectural decisions, develop scalable software, mentor engineers, and ensure a user-focused product delivery in a cloud-based health platform.
Top Skills: Agile MethodologiesAzure)Cloud Platforms (GcpDevOpsJavaMicroservicesRestful ApisSpring BootSpring MvcTdd
Reposted 2 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
248K-336K Annually
Expert/Leader
248K-336K Annually
Expert/Leader
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Consumer Web • Productivity • Software • App development • Data Privacy
The Staff Product Backend Software Engineer will architect technical solutions, shape product direction, mentor engineers, and influence engineering standards while participating in on-call rotations.
Top Skills: C++GoPythonRust
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Remote
Chicago, IL
223K-302K Annually
Senior level
223K-302K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Consumer Web • Productivity • Software • App development • Data Privacy
Lead the design and implementation of scalable monetization systems while mentoring engineers and driving technical strategy for revenue growth.
Top Skills: GoPythonReactTypescript
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Remote
Chicago, IL
Easy Apply
132K-282K Annually
Senior level
132K-282K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Security • Software • Cybersecurity • Automation
Lead the technical strategy for GitLab Secrets Manager, focusing on secure, multi-tenant secrets management architecture, integration with OpenBao, and collaboration across teams.
Top Skills: GitlabGoHashicorp VaultJwtMtlsOpenbaoOpenid ConnectPkcs#11Ruby On Rails
8 Days AgoSaved
Remote or Hybrid
Chicago, IL
240K-295K Annually
Senior level
240K-295K Annually
Senior level
Information Technology • Consulting
As a Staff Software Engineer in Applied AI, you'll develop and deploy AI product features, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and advocate for customer needs, utilizing technologies such as TypeScript, Node.js, and LLM APIs.
Top Skills: AWSAzureDatadogGCPLlmNode.jsPostgresRagReactTypescript
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