Top Tech Jobs & Startup Jobs in Chicago, IL

Work on Zed's open source codebase: triage issues, fix bugs, implement community-requested features, review pull requests, improve GitHub processes, and optimize performance and UX while collaborating with community members.

Lead the design, build, and operation of scalable observability and telemetry platforms. Implement IaC and automation, support monitoring/alerting, troubleshoot production distributed systems, participate in incident response/on-call, and mentor engineers while driving platform reliability and cross-team technical decisions.

Design, develop, and maintain secure cloud-native web applications and APIs (REST/GraphQL) using React/Angular. Integrate with AWS/Azure and serverless services, support CI/CD pipelines, implement FedRAMP/DoD security controls, collaborate with engineers and cybersecurity teams, and participate in Agile development and documentation.

Support data migration projects by preparing, validating, mapping, transforming, and testing data. Use SQL and data tools to perform quality checks, reconciliation, and troubleshooting. Collaborate with Engineering, Implementation, and Client Success teams, document processes and findings, and assist client migration activities under senior guidance.

Lead and grow a data engineering team, set technical standards and roadmap, architect scalable GCP data solutions (ingest, transform, warehouse, serving), ensure pipeline reliability and data quality, partner with analytics and client teams, drive best practices (CI/CD, IaC, governance), and evaluate new tooling.

Write and edit high-quality financial news, features, and opinion pieces; ensure grammar, AP Style, SEO, and factual accuracy; fact-check sources; collaborate with reporters; optimize headlines; meet tight deadlines and mentor writers.

Provide in-house legal support focused on US commercial contracting for customers and suppliers, lead negotiations, advise on procurement and compliance, develop compliance programs and training, and support litigation and dispute management.

Senior leader to grow and lead a Compliance Advisory practice focused on KYC, sanctions, AML, and fraud. Originate and deliver large transformation and remediation programs, advise C-suite stakeholders, drive business development, build executive relationships across financial institutions, and mentor senior teams while shaping go-to-market strategy and thought leadership.

Define and drive product strategy and roadmap for high-priority Coursera platform areas (e.g., mobile, AI assessment, enterprise integration). Translate customer insights into scalable solutions, lead execution from ideation through launch, partner with Engineering/Design/Data to deliver AI-powered features, use data to iterate, and mentor peers to build a high-performing product organization.

Lead publisher sales strategy and revenue growth for enterprise/premium publishers. Manage major accounts, negotiate high-value contracts, optimize sales processes, and collaborate with product, marketing, and operations to drive go-to-market execution and publisher success.