Top Tech Jobs & Startup Jobs in Chicago, IL

Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services in Java and Python. Implement RESTful/GraphQL APIs, optimize SQL/NoSQL databases, develop microservices, enforce security (OAuth2/JWT), write unit/integration tests, optimize performance, and collaborate with frontend and DevOps teams in Agile processes.

Lead end-to-end planning, execution, monitoring, and closure of software/AI technology projects. Coordinate cross-functional teams, manage scope, schedule, budget, risks, and stakeholders; run meetings, maintain documentation, and drive team accountability to deliver projects on time.

Design, develop, and maintain backend microservices in Java/Spring Boot; build RESTful APIs; implement Angular front-end; integrate with Kafka and AWS S3; collaborate across the SDLC; troubleshoot and debug full-stack issues. Fraud prevention experience required.

Lead end-to-end creative production for campaigns, video, events, and digital assets. Manage budgets, schedules, vendors, cross-functional stakeholders, and compliance to deliver brand-aligned content and report project outcomes to leadership.

Lead end-to-end delivery of a retail systems modernization MVP focused on customer workflows (Search, Quoting, Inventory, Payment). Manage discovery, scope, API-based integrations, UX alignment, device readiness, stakeholder communication, risk/scope, and rapid pilot rollout readiness.

Lead UX design for enterprise web and mobile products. Produce high-quality visual and interaction designs, conduct UX research and usability practices, create content strategies, collaborate with cross-functional teams, assess technical feasibility, and hand off deliverables to developers.

Lead design and implementation of GCP architectures, build cloud foundation, migrate on-premises infrastructure to GCP, and implement Vertex AI solutions. Provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, ensure security/compliance, optimize performance and cost, and troubleshoot complex GCP infrastructure issues while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Full Stack/Frontend Developer building responsive, accessible, high-performance UIs with React or Vue, integrating with Java/Spring Boot backends. Design component-based architectures, manage state, consume REST APIs, write UI tests, use modern frontend tooling and CSS methodologies, work in CI/CD pipelines, and collaborate within Agile teams.

Lead architecture and delivery of scalable, secure Agentic AI platforms. Design multi-agent systems, run technical POCs, implement RAG and evaluation frameworks, optimize performance, define MLOps/CI/CD standards, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product and stakeholders.

Serve as liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams to implement and integrate the Finxact core banking platform. Gather and document requirements, configure integrations, define core banking workflows, produce functional specifications and user stories, support sprint activities, UAT, and production validation, and monitor project issues and risks.