Top Tech Jobs & Startup Jobs in Chicago, IL

Design, develop, and maintain Airflow DAGs and ETL/ELT pipelines; integrate with databases, APIs, and cloud storage; optimize and monitor pipelines; troubleshoot failures; collaborate with data teams; ensure code quality, testing, deployment practices; document work and mentor junior engineers.

Principal Automation Engineer driving QE modernization for data and API initiatives. Design, build, and maintain automation frameworks for APIs, data pipelines, and reporting; implement data validation strategies; perform performance testing; integrate tests into CI/CD; coach squads on QE best practices; produce quality metrics and dashboards.

Lead and execute end-to-end UI/UX for web and mobile, define design vision and systems, mentor designers, drive UX research and usability testing, ensure accessibility and design-to-dev handoff, and collaborate with product, engineering, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable, user-centered experiences.

Lead backend development of scalable, secure Node.js APIs and microservices. Participate in architecture and system design, integrate databases and third-party services, support CI/CD and cloud deployments, implement monitoring and performance troubleshooting, and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Lead design strategy and discovery for a retail modernization initiative, defining visual and interaction language for quoting, search, inventory, and payments. Create a modular design system bridging modern aesthetics with API-driven architectures and legacy data. Ensure device-agnostic UX across mobile, tablet, and POS, align design with technical constraints, drive accessibility/usability standards, and communicate a long-term platform vision for multi-vertical expansion.

Lead design and delivery of Node.js/TypeScript domain-driven microservices and public APIs. Architect greenfield systems, set API standards, own production readiness and incident triage, mentor engineers, and collaborate across teams to ship scalable, observable, and secure customer-facing services.

Lead product development for a unified payments platform covering pay‑ins, payouts, merchant acquiring, settlement, routing, and reconciliation. Create PRDs, user stories, process maps and API specs; collaborate with engineering, QA, UX, and data teams; manage backlog, sprints, UAT, and releases; design multi‑rail routing and money movement architecture; operationalize billing, risk, compliance, and support; identify and integrate AI use cases to improve product outcomes.

Lead design and delivery of enterprise Pega BPM/case management solutions. Architect and develop on Pega Infinity (24.x+), Constellation/Cosmos and Pega 8.x upgrades, integrate with RDBMS/Oracle, DX APIs and Pega Cloud/AWS, and support deployment, decisioning, and stakeholder-facing delivery in financial services.

Develop and maintain high-performance Android mobile apps using React Native. Collaborate with designers and backend engineers, integrate RESTful APIs, implement state management, optimize performance, debug issues, participate in code reviews, and follow best practices for testing, CI/CD, and app deployment to the Google Play Store.

Lead and deliver large, cross-functional software programs: break down complex technical goals, write functional and technical user stories, manage resources and roadmaps, remove blockers, communicate with senior leadership and partners, and ensure timely delivery in an agile environment.