Lead Software Engineer salary in Chicago
Average Base Salary in Chicago
$129,786
$12,540
Additional Cash Compensation
$142,326
Total Compensation
Median: $130K
Min: $102K
Max: $161K
How Much Does a Lead Software Engineer Make in Chicago?
The average salary for a Lead Software Engineer in Chicago is $129,786. The average additional cash compensation for a Lead Software Engineer in Chicago is $12,540. The average total compensation for a Lead Software Engineer in Chicago is $142,326. Lead Software Engineer salaries are based on responses gathered by Built In Chicago from anonymous Lead Software Engineer employees in Chicago.
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Lead Software Engineer jobs in Chicago
GoHealth is looking to add a Lead Software Engineer to play an important part in designing high-performing, scalable, web-based software solutions that handle a high volume of transactions each day. As a senior member of our software engineering team, you are experienced with software design, architecture, construction, testing, deployment, and support in an Agile environment. As a Lead Software Engineer, you will be an important contributor to our software development at GoHealth, and serve as an expert in our organization and a leader to your team. You will report to the VP of Engineering.
LEAD SOFTWARE ENGINEER
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JOB DUTIES: Responsibilities of the incumbents are across functional lines with individuals assigned in new program development and/or maintenance of existing mobile, WEB, Cloud, server, personal computer, mainframe, and/or distributed computing systems.
Works on more complex, less clearly-defined software projects under limited supervision. Applies a full understanding of established systems software development principles and best practices to analyze complex issues. Updates or modifies working methods in their own role/work area without the benefit of defined procedures.
Lead Software Engineers are expected to have a high level of knowledge of domain technologies, platforms and systems software development principles and best practices to independently resolve problems and make major changes to existing processes/systems.
Develop and maintain full stack solutions to fit business needs ― full stack solutions require one or more of the following: front-end (user interfaces), back-end (APIs), database and DevOps development.
Work directly with business partners to understand business requirements. Work independently or with own team to innovate and advocate for best practices within the team.
Design complex solutions and lead them from inception to production within the Agile team.
Develop and maintain full stack solutions to fit business needs ― full stack solutions require one or more of the following: front-end (user interfaces), back-end (APIs), database and DevOps development.
Work directly with business partners to understand business requirements. Work independently or with own team to innovate and advocate for best practices within the team.
Design complex solutions and lead them from inception to production within the Agile team.
Develop and maintain full stack solutions to fit business needs ― full stack solutions require one or more of the following: front-end (user interfaces), back-end (APIs), database and DevOps development.
Work directly with business partners to understand business requirements. Work independently or with own team to innovate and advocate for best practices within the team.
Design complex solutions and lead them from inception to production within the Agile team.
As a Lead Software Engineer – Streaming Data, you will provide engineering leadership to build products that will support our streaming data pipelines and other real-time based solutions. You will be on the cutting edge of finding and integrating new technologies/platforms to be used by a large community of companywide engineers. We are looking for a talented individual that is strong technically, creative, and can work across many new technologies. You will be expected to drive innovation, R&D new solutions and must be able to operate without prescriptive directives from management.
We are starting a new trading desk and we’re looking for a Lead Software Engineer to bootstrap the effort. In this role, you’ll be expected to design, development and test proprietary trading software. The firm has built up a significant set of tools and technology, which you will have access to. You will be expected to pragmatically focus on business value by leveraging our existing tools and infrastructure wherever possible.
Lead Software Engineer - SQL PaaS 20-0486
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The Lead Software Engineer at Relativity develops software and leads a team to apply software engineering best practices to deliver high quality, maintainable, reusable, reliable, performant, and scalable software.
You will serve as a technical liaison between your team and other internal and external development teams to identify and resolve dependencies, to identify, improve, and apply software engineering best practices and processes, and to identify and mitigate risks to the on-time delivery of software.
Lead Software Engineer Full Stack - Web/Mobile Authentication
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Currently seeking thoughtful, well-rounded full stack software engineering professional to be part of the Business Technology - Customer Engagement Platform department. In this role, the individual will work in a highly technical agile team which handles common authentication services for Discover websites and mobile apps utilizing the latest Discover platforms for continuous delivery and cloud development. The individual will be required to foster collaboration and provide thought leadership while contributing to the development of modern authentication services.
Software Engineering Lead
As an experienced member of our Software Engineering Group, we look first and foremost for people who are passionate around solving business problems through innovation and engineering practices. You'll be required to apply your depth of knowledge and expertise to all aspects of the software development lifecycle, as well as partner continuously with your many stakeholders on a daily basis to stay focused on common goals. We embrace a culture of experimentation and constantly strive for improvement and learning. You’ll work in a collaborative, trusting, thought-provoking environment—one that encourages diversity of thought and creative solutions that are in the best interests of our customers globally.
Lead Fullstack Software Engineer
As an experienced member of our Software Engineering Group, we look first and foremost for people who are passionate around solving business problems through innovation and engineering practices. You'll be required to apply your depth of knowledge and expertise to all aspects of the software development lifecycle, as well as partner continuously with your many stakeholders on a daily basis to stay focused on common goals. We embrace a culture of experimentation and constantly strive for improvement and learning. You’ll work in a collaborative, trusting, thought-provoking environment—one that encourages diversity of thought and creative solutions that are in the best interests of our customers globally.
Lead Software Engineer Salary ranges
The most common Lead Software Engineer salary in Chicago is between $120k - $130k.
Average Lead Software Engineer Salary by Company Size
People with the job title Lead Software Engineer make the most at companies with 201-500 employees, earning $161,000 on average.
Lead Software Engineer Salary by gender
The average Lead Software Engineer salary for women is $122,500 and the average Lead Software Engineer salary for men is $133,200.
Lead Software Engineer Salary by Years of Experience
The average salary for a Lead Software Engineer with 7+ years of experience is $139,286.
Average Dev + Engineer salaries in Chicago
| Job Title | Average Salary | Salary Range |
|---|---|---|
| QA Analyst | $69,957 | Min: $42K Max: $100K |
| Junior Software Engineer | $80,185 | Min: $63K Max: $112K |
| QA Engineer | $82,705 | Min: $0K Max: $120K |
| Software Test Engineer | $90,722 | Min: $55K Max: $120K |
| Front End Developer | $98,007 | Min: $55K Max: $240K |
| Android Developer | $98,993 | Min: $65K Max: $152K |
| iOS Developer | $101,181 | Min: $52K Max: $160K |
| Automation Engineer | $106,362 | Min: $65K Max: $240K |
| Software Engineer | $107,271 | Min: $72K Max: $165K |
| Salesforce Developer | $108,143 | Min: $66K Max: $135K |
| Security Engineer | $108,897 | Min: $80K Max: $135K |
| Site Reliability Engineer | $111,000 | Min: $93K Max: $132K |
| Sales Engineer | $113,712 | Min: $55K Max: $220K |
| DevOps Engineer | $117,078 | Min: $75K Max: $170K |
| Data Engineer | $117,905 | Min: $65K Max: $165K |
| Game Developer | $118,250 | Min: $85K Max: $136K |
| QA Manager | $121,381 | Min: $78K Max: $170K |
| Lead Software Engineer | $129,786 | Min: $102K Max: $161K |
| Machine Learning Engineer | $130,000 | Min: $125K Max: $135K |
| Senior Software Engineer | $133,879 | Min: $90K Max: $185K |
| Systems Engineer | $135,925 | Min: $112K Max: $151K |
| Data Architect | $141,364 | Min: $68K Max: $190K |
| Database Administrator | $142,800 | Min: $130K Max: $166K |
| Hardware Engineer | $145,200 | Min: $85K Max: $224K |
| Engineering Manager | $145,570 | Min: $77K Max: $206K |
| Principal Software Engineer | $153,771 | Min: $120K Max: $225K |
| Director of Software Engineering | $180,133 | Min: $133K Max: $275K |
| Data Engineering Manager | $185,792 | Min: $143K Max: $210K |
| CTO (Chief Technology Officer) | $197,590 | Min: $110K Max: $310K |
| Vice President of Engineering | $208,148 | Min: $125K Max: $500K |
Skills that affect Lead Software Engineer salaries in Chicago
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Javascript
1% have this skill
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SQL
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Amazon Web Services
1% have this skill
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DevOps
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Recent Lead Software Engineer salaries in Chicago
$105,000
Yearly Salary
A Lead Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $105,000
1-3 Years of Experience
Male
11-50 Employees
Chicago
$120,000
Yearly Salary
A Senior Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $120,000
3-5 Years of Experience
Prefer not to say
51-200 Employees
Chicago
$120,000
Yearly Salary
A Lead Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $120,000 with +$10,000 in additional cash compensation
5-7 Years of Experience
Prefer not to say
51-200 Employees
Chicago
$142,000
Yearly Salary
A Lead Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $142,000 with +$21,000 in additional cash compensation
7+ Years of Experience
Male
1,000+ Employees
Chicago
$125,000
Yearly Salary
A Lead Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $125,000 with +$15,000 in additional cash compensation
1-3 Years of Experience
Female
501-1,000 Employees
Chicago
$142,000
Yearly Salary
A Directory of Delivery - Technical Lead reported a yearly salary of $142,000 with +$5,000 in additional cash compensation
7+ Years of Experience
Male
11-50 Employees
Chicago
1-5 Reports
$125,000
Yearly Salary
A Lead Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $125,000
5-7 Years of Experience
Male
11-50 Employees
Chicago
1-5 Reports
$102,000
Yearly Salary
A Front End Lead reported a yearly salary of $102,000
3-5 Years of Experience
Male
501-1,000 Employees
Chicago
$120,000
Yearly Salary
A Lead Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $120,000 with +$5,000 in additional cash compensation
7+ Years of Experience
Female
501-1,000 Employees
Chicago
$145,000
Yearly Salary
A Development Manager reported a yearly salary of $145,000 with +$10,000 in additional cash compensation
3-5 Years of Experience
Male
51-200 Employees
Chicago
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