Backend Developer Salary in Chicago

Backend Developer jobs in Chicago hiring now at vetted startups and product companies on Alion, updated daily. Average salary around $194,693/year. Compare remote, hybrid and on-site positions with relocation and visa sponsorship. Browse and apply today.

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Reply

reply.com
reply.com · HQ: Turin, Italy · Systems Integrators · IT Consulting & Digital Transformation · 5000+ employees · Est. 1996 · IT services · Trust B · Hiring 55, 8 new
HQ: Turin, Italy · Systems Integrators · IT Consulting & Digital Transformation · 5000+ employees · Est. 1996 · IT services · Trust B · Hiring 55, 8 new
Reply is a global IT consulting, system integration, and digital services company headquartered in Turin, Italy. Founded in 1996, the company operates as a network of highly specialized niche firms focused on helping enterprise clients design and implement technology-driven business models.
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Lead Software Engineer

≈ $114k – $227k per year (Estimated) · Lead · 7+ years exp · Hybrid (Chicago, Detroit, Seattle, United States) · Full-Time · Staff
C#
TypeScript
SQL
AI/ML
OpenAI Codex
Claude Code
Copilot
DevOps
Azure DevOps
GitHub
Docker
Kubernetes
Azure
CI/CD
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IAM Software Engineer

≈ $85k – $168k per year (Estimated) · Middle · 3+ years exp · Hybrid (Chicago, Detroit, Seattle, United States) · Full-Time · Middle
PowerShell
Python
JavaScript
DevOps
IAM
Rest API
CI/CD
Cybersecurity
Ping Identity
LDAP
QA
Postman
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Sr. Software Engineer

≈ $103k – $192k per year (Estimated) · Senior · 4+ years exp · Hybrid (Chicago, Atlanta, United States) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · Senior
C#
JavaScript
TypeScript
Frontend
Angular
React.js
DevOps
Rest API
Git
Azure
Management
Jira
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InstaSwitch

instaswitch.co
instaswitch.co · HQ: Chicago, United States · Digital Banks & Neobanks · 11-50 employees · Startup · Hiring 1
HQ: Chicago, United States · Digital Banks & Neobanks · 11-50 employees · Startup · Hiring 1
Turn new accounts into. InstaSwitch moves income, payroll, spend, vendors, and clients to the new account. Automated where possible, guided where not, every switch to completion.
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Open 177 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 5 months ago Long shot · 7%

Software Engineer, Full Stack

$100k – $140k per year · Equity · Middle · 4+ years exp · In office (Chicago, United States) · Full-Time · Middle
TypeScript
Python
Ruby
JavaScript
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Frontend
Lit
Web Components
React.js
DevOps
AWS
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Ashby

ashbyhq.com
ashbyhq.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Software · Recruiting Software & ATS · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 2018 · Startup · Trust C · Hiring 70, 2 new
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Software · Recruiting Software & ATS · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 2018 · Startup · Trust C · Hiring 70, 2 new
Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Ashby is a provider of an all-in-one talent acquisition and recruiting platform. The enterprise offers a unified suite of HR technology tools - combining applicant tracking (ATS), candidate relationship management (CRM), automated interview scheduling, and advanced hiring analytics - enhanced by embedded AI features. By streamlining talent operations, eliminating workflow friction, and delivering actionable data insights, the organization enables high-growth companies and global enterprises to optimize their recruitment pipelines and make efficient, high-quality hiring decisions.
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Staff Product Engineer - Americas

$232k – $323k per year · Equity · Staff+ · Austin · Boulder · Los Angeles · Portland · Salt Lake City · Remote (United States) · Full-Time · Staff
SQL
Kotlin
Swift
Node JS
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
Snowflake
Redis
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
OpenAI Codex
Cursor
Claude
Frontend
GraphQL
React.js
DevOps
CI/CD
Windows
Management
Linear
Notion
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Senior Product Engineer - Americas

$178k – $250k per year · Equity · Senior · Austin · Boulder · Los Angeles · Portland · Atlanta · Remote (United States) · Full-Time · Senior
SQL
Kotlin
Swift
Node JS
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
Snowflake
Redis
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
OpenAI Codex
Cursor
Claude
Frontend
GraphQL
React.js
DevOps
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Windows
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Linear
Notion
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Zynga

zynga.com
zynga.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Game Development · Mobile Games · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 2007 · Trust A · Hiring 36, 2 new
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Game Development · Mobile Games · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 2007 · Trust A · Hiring 36, 2 new
Zynga is a global developer and publisher of mobile and web-based social games, operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive. Founded in 2007 by Mark Pincus and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company pioneered social network gaming on platforms like Facebook with hit titles such as FarmVille, Words With Friends, and Zynga Poker. Following its $12.7 billion acquisition by Take-Two Interactive in 2022, Zynga acts as the core mobile publishing umbrella for the parent enterprise.
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Principal Software Developer - FinOps

$119k – $169k per year · Equity · Lead · 8+ years exp · In office (Austin, Chicago, Carlsbad, United States, Toronto, Canada) · Bachelor's Degree · Principal
SQL
Python
AI/ML
NumPy
DevOps
FinOps
CI/CD
Splunk
Datadog
AWS
Analytics
Tableau
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Commure

commure.com
commure.com · HQ: Mountain View, United States · Hospital Operations Software · Revenue Cycle & Medical Billing · Medical AI · 51-200 employees · Est. 2017 · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 80, 5 new
HQ: Mountain View, United States · Hospital Operations Software · Revenue Cycle & Medical Billing · Medical AI · 51-200 employees · Est. 2017 · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 80, 5 new
Commure is a healthcare technology company that builds AI-powered software for health systems and medical groups, covering revenue cycle management, ambient clinical documentation, patient engagement and staff safety tools. Founded in 2017 with backing from General Catalyst, it combined with Athelas and acquired Augmedix to expand its revenue cycle and AI scribe products used by hospitals and physician practices across the United States. The company is headquartered in Mountain View, California, United States.
Chris Kuhns · Executive Officer · decision-maker
Tanay Tandon · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Daniel Brian · Executive Officer · decision-maker
Deepika Bodapati · Director · decision-maker
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Open 190 daysTop 25% pay Visa sponsor 6 months ago Long shot · 7%

Senior Fullstack Engineer, Commure Pro

$160k – $230k per year · Senior · San Francisco · New York · Los Angeles · Chicago · Boston · Remote (United States) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · Senior
Java
JavaScript
Java
Spring Boot
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
NLP
Machine Learning
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
Rest API
GCP
Azure
AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
CI/CD
MedTech
HL7
FHIR
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Radix Trading

radixtrading.com
radixtrading.com · HQ: Chicago, United States · Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments · Trust B · Hiring 7
HQ: Chicago, United States · Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments · Trust B · Hiring 7
Radix Trading is a quantitative trading firm that describes itself as a research firm powered by technology. It hires quantitative researchers and quantitative technologists, including FPGA, DevOps, systems and C++ engineers, across Chicago, New York and Amsterdam. The company is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
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Quantitative Technologist (C++ Intern)

Intern · In office (Chicago, United States) · Internship · Intern
C++
AI/ML
Machine Learning
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Open 202 daysVerified live · 3 hours ago Visa sponsor 6 months ago Long shot · 4%

Quantitative Technologist (Full-Time - C++ Developer)

≈ $132k – $284k per year (Estimated) · In office (New York, Chicago, United States) · Full-Time
C++
AI/ML
Machine Learning
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Permute

permute.ai
permute.ai · HQ: Chicago, United States · Data Engineering & Migration Services · AI Agents · Startup · Hiring 4
HQ: Chicago, United States · Data Engineering & Migration Services · AI Agents · Startup · Hiring 4
Permute integrates your data, gives AI the right business context, and helps you control data access. Build trusted reporting, analytics, and AI agents.
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Open 215 daysTop 25% pay 7 months ago Long shot · 6%

Senior Software Engineer

$180k – $280k per year · Senior · In office (Chicago, United States) · Full-Time · Senior
Reinforcement Learning
LLM
AI Agents
DevOps
AWS
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NORR

norr.com
norr.com · Chicago · Philadelphia · Detroit · Toronto · Ottawa · Engineering Services · Architecture · 1-10 employees · Trust A · Hiring 51
Chicago · Philadelphia · Detroit · Toronto · Ottawa · Engineering Services · Architecture · 1-10 employees · Trust A · Hiring 51
NORR is a global team of 800 architects, engineers, planners, and interior designers sharing ideas to create and innovate together.
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Senior Technical Architect, Restaurants

$105k – $140k per year · Staff+ · 10+ years exp · In office (Chicago, United States) · Architect
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Maven Securities

mavensecurities.com
mavensecurities.com · HQ: London, United Kingdom · Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments · Online Brokerage & Trading Platforms · Trust C · Hiring 32
HQ: London, United Kingdom · Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments · Online Brokerage & Trading Platforms · Trust C · Hiring 32
Maven Securities is a proprietary trading firm deploying its own capital across discretionary, systematic and market-making strategies in global listed derivatives. It hires traders, compliance analysts and technology staff and runs spring week programs, with offices in London, Chicago, Hong Kong and Amsterdam. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
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Trading Analyst (Python)

≈ $110k – $238k per year (Estimated) · In office (Chicago, United States)
SQL
Python
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C++ Developer - Options Market Making (CHI)

$150k – $200k per year · In office (Chicago, United States)
C#
C++
JavaScript
Python
AI/ML
Time Series
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Ocra

getocra.com
getocra.com · HQ: Chicago, United States · Smart Mobility · Scheduling & Booking Software · Likely startup · Trust B · Hiring 5
HQ: Chicago, United States · Smart Mobility · Scheduling & Booking Software · Likely startup · Trust B · Hiring 5
Ocra is an AI-powered revenue management system and global distribution system built for parking assets. Parking owners and operators use it to sell underused parking inventory through parking online travel agencies to prepaid reservation customers near airports and event venues. The company is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
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Full-stack Engineer

$130k – $160k per year · Equity · Middle · Chicago · Remote (United States) · Full-Time
TypeScript
JavaScript
SQL
Python
Databases
DynamoDB
Redis
PostgreSQL
Frontend
Vue.js
DevOps
GitHub
AWS
Management
Linear
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DriveWealth

drivewealth.com
drivewealth.com · HQ: Chatham, New York, United States · Online Brokerage & Trading Platforms · Financial Software & Embedded Finance · 201-500 employees · Est. 2012 · Trust A · Hiring 22, 2 new
HQ: Chatham, New York, United States · Online Brokerage & Trading Platforms · Financial Software & Embedded Finance · 201-500 employees · Est. 2012 · Trust A · Hiring 22, 2 new
DriveWealth provides brokerage infrastructure that lets partners embed investing into their apps. Its API supports fractional share trading, account opening and clearing across borders. Banks and fintech firms worldwide use it to offer United States equities.
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Open 285 daysTop 25% pay 9 months ago Long shot · 18%

Principal Software Development Engineer, Post Trade

$250k – $280k per year · Equity · Lead · 10+ years exp · Hybrid (Chicago, New York, United States) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · Principal
Java
SQL
Databases
MySQL
Apache Kafka
PostgreSQL
DevOps
Unix
Jenkins
Rest API
Git
Linux
GCP
Kubernetes
Azure
CI/CD
Management
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Yourco

yourco.io
yourco.io · HQ: Indianapolis, United States · Payroll Services · Team Communication & Collaboration · 11-50 employees · Est. 2018 · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 5
HQ: Indianapolis, United States · Payroll Services · Team Communication & Collaboration · 11-50 employees · Est. 2018 · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 5
Yourco is the SMS-Based Frontline Employee Communication & Intelligence Platform. Small businesses and Fortune 500 Enterprises trust Yourco to connect, engage, and grow with their frontline workforce.
Jeffrey Schank · Executive Officer · decision-maker
Benjamin Meyer · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Brodie Meyer · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Michael Kelly · Director
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Senior Backend Engineer

≈ $118k – $220k per year (Estimated) · Equity · Senior · Hybrid (Chicago, United States) · Full-Time · Senior
PostgreSQL
DevOps
GCP
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McMaster-Carr

mcmastercarr.com
mcmastercarr.com · HQ: Elmhurst, United States · B2B Commerce · Tools & DIY Supplies · Wholesale · 201-500 employees · Est. 1901 · Trust D · Hiring 20
HQ: Elmhurst, United States · B2B Commerce · Tools & DIY Supplies · Wholesale · 201-500 employees · Est. 1901 · Trust D · Hiring 20
McMaster-Carr is an industrial supplier of hardware, tools and raw materials that sells to business customers through its e-commerce operation. The company has operated for more than 120 years and hires recruiters, automation reliability engineers, facilities specialists and customer solutions staff in locations such as Chicago, Atlanta and Fort Worth. The company is headquartered in Elmhurst, Illinois, United States.
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Lead Software Engineer

$235k – $310k per year · Lead · 4+ years exp · Hybrid (Chicago, United States) · Relocation · Master's Degree · Staff
Rust
C#
C++
TypeScript
JavaScript
SQL
Python
C#
ASP.NET Core
xUnit
Databases
Apache Kafka
Db2
ElasticSearch
Redis
AI/ML
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
DeepSeek
Embeddings
Perplexity
OpenAI
Claude
Copilot
RAG
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
Git
VMWare
GitLab
Jenkins
Linux
Kubernetes
Azure
QA
Swagger
Selenium
Playwright
Jest
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Software Engineer II - Technical Leadership Track

$185k – $230k per year · Middle · In office (Chicago, United States) · Relocation · Master's Degree · Middle
Rust
C#
C++
Java
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Responsiv

responsiv.ai
responsiv.ai · HQ: Chicago, United States · AI Agents · RegTech, AML & Compliance · 11-50 employees · Est. 2023 · Startup · Hiring 6
HQ: Chicago, United States · AI Agents · RegTech, AML & Compliance · 11-50 employees · Est. 2023 · Startup · Hiring 6
Compliance teams at banks, insurers, and tech companies use Responsiv to monitor regulatory change, pinpoint gaps, and track implementation to completion.
Jordan Domash · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
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Full Stack Engineer

≈ $106k – $229k per year (Estimated) · In office (Chicago, United States) · Full-Time
C#
Python
DevOps
Azure
GitHub
Rest API
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iocdf.org · Chicago · Psychotherapy & Counseling · Nonprofits & Foundations · 1-10 employees · Trust A · Hiring 19
Chicago · Psychotherapy & Counseling · Nonprofits & Foundations · 1-10 employees · Trust A · Hiring 19
The mission of the IOCDF is to ensure that no one affected by OCD and related disorders suffers alone. Our community provides help, healing, and hope.
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Senior Software Engineer

≈ $225k – $418k per year (Estimated) · Senior · 6+ years exp · In office (Chicago, United States) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · Senior
TypeScript
Python
Databases
Google BigQuery
Amazon Aurora
MySQL
DevOps
Amazon EC2
Amazon S3
GitHub
Rest API
CI/CD
AWS
Analytics
Metabase
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Moonlite Bar-B-Q Inn.

moonlite.com
moonlite.com · HQ: Chicago, United States · Catering & Food Services · 51-200 employees · Est. 2024 · Trust B · Hiring 5
HQ: Chicago, United States · Catering & Food Services · 51-200 employees · Est. 2024 · Trust B · Hiring 5
Voted best BBQ in Kentucky. Moonlite Bar-B-Q Inn has been slow-smoking hickory-fired meats in Owensboro, KY since 1963. Dine in, take out, or book catering.
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Open 356 daysVerified live · 3 hours ago 11 months ago Long shot · 6%

Senior Software Engineer, Network Platform

≈ $144k – $249k per year (Estimated) · Senior · 5+ years exp · Chicago · Remote (United States) · Senior
Python
Python
FastAPI
AI/ML
InfiniBand
DevOps
BGP
OSPF
Platform Engineering
TCP/IP
Linux
gRPC
Service Mesh
HPC
Terraform
Kubernetes
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Open 362 daysTop 25% pay 12 months ago Long shot · 6%

Senior Software Engineer, Platform Infrastructure

$165k – $225k per year · Senior · 5+ years exp · Chicago · Remote (United States) · Senior
Rust
Go
C++
Python
Python
FastAPI
Databases
Redis
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
InfiniBand
DevOps
SLURM
KVM
HPC
VLAN
Ansible
Terraform
Linux
GCP
Kubernetes
Azure
AWS
BGP
Prometheus
Grafana
Docker
Cybersecurity
SOC 2
ISO 27001
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Open 362 daysTop 25% pay 12 months ago Long shot · 6%

Senior Software Engineer, Compute Platform

$165k – $225k per year · Senior · 5+ years exp · Chicago · Remote (United States) · Senior
Rust
C++
Python
Python
FastAPI
C++
TensorFlow C++
AI/ML
CUDA
InfiniBand
NVLink
TensorFlow
PyTorch
DevOps
SLURM
KVM
Xen
HPC
Platform Engineering
Linux
Kubernetes
gRPC
Terraform
Docker
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yeet

yeet.cx
yeet.cx · HQ: Chicago, United States · 1-10 employees · Trust B · Hiring 6
HQ: Chicago, United States · 1-10 employees · Trust B · Hiring 6
Yeet docs articles blog topical takes pricing about careers Login / Register Book a demo About A very particular set of skills.
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Open 395 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago 1 year ago Long shot · 4%

Backend Engineer

≈ $113k – $245k per year (Estimated) · In office (Chicago, United States) · Full-Time
Python
Python
Asyncio
Databases
PostgreSQL
DuckDB
RabbitMQ
Redis
Apache Kafka
DevOps
eBPF
Linux
gRPC
WebSockets
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Open 395 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago 1 year ago Long shot · 4%

Rust Engineer

≈ $116k – $249k per year (Estimated) · In office (Chicago, United States) · Full-Time
Rust
AI/ML
ChatGPT
DevOps
eBPF
Linux
TCP/IP
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West Monroe

westmonroe.com
westmonroe.com · HQ: Chicago, United States · IT Consulting & Digital Transformation · Management Consulting · Est. 2002 · Trust A · Hiring 79, 8 new
HQ: Chicago, United States · IT Consulting & Digital Transformation · Management Consulting · Est. 2002 · Trust A · Hiring 79, 8 new
West Monroe is a business and technology consulting firm that advises clients on strategy, operations, technology implementation, data and AI, and value creation in mergers and acquisitions. Founded in 2002, it serves private equity firms and companies in sectors such as consumer and industrial products, energy and utilities, financial services, healthcare and technology, with offices across the United States and in London. The company is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Kevin McCarty · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Susan Stelter · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Tom Bolger · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Doug Armstrong · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
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Senior Architect, Software Engineering and AI, US

$203k – $239k per year · Equity · Staff+ · 10+ years exp · In office (New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, United States) · Architect
C#
TypeScript
JavaScript
Python
Databases
Microsoft Fabric
Snowflake
Databricks
AI/ML
LangGraph
Windsurf
AutoGen
Vertex AI
Embeddings
Cline
Semantic Kernel
AWS Bedrock
CrewAI
Anthropic
Cursor
LangChain
Prompt Engineering
OpenAI
Copilot
RAG
Machine Learning
Frontend
Angular
React.js
DevOps
GCP
Azure
CI/CD
AWS
Management
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Simplex Trading

simplextrading.com
simplextrading.com · HQ: Chicago, United States · Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments · Online Brokerage & Trading Platforms · 51-200 employees · Est. 2004 · Trust B · Hiring 4
HQ: Chicago, United States · Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments · Online Brokerage & Trading Platforms · 51-200 employees · Est. 2004 · Trust B · Hiring 4
Simplex Trading’s technology team transforms the strategies conceived by our traders into efficient, scalable code.
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Software Engineer

$125k – $200k per year · Middle · 4+ years exp · In office (Chicago, United States) · Full-Time · Middle
C#
C++
Java
DevOps
Linux
Unix
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Stripe

stripe.com
stripe.com · HQ: South San Francisco, United States · Payment Processing & Gateways · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 2010 · Trust B · Hiring 700, 53 new
HQ: South San Francisco, United States · Payment Processing & Gateways · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 2010 · Trust B · Hiring 700, 53 new
Stripe is a financial infrastructure company founded in 2010 by the Irish brothers Patrick and John Collison, dual-headquartered in South San Francisco and Dublin. Its APIs let businesses accept payments, run marketplaces, issue cards, manage subscriptions and handle tax and compliance without building banking integrations themselves, and it processes well over a trillion dollars of volume a year for customers ranging from startups to the largest technology companies. Beyond payments the company has expanded into treasury and issuing, revenue and finance automation, stablecoin infrastructure through its Bridge acquisition, and fraud prevention powered by its own machine learning models.
John Collison · Co-Founder & President · decision-maker
Patrick Collison · Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer · decision-maker
Robert McIntosh · Executive Officer · decision-maker
Carmel Galvin · Executive Officer · decision-maker
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Open 866 daysVerified live · 4 hours ago Visa sponsor 2 years ago Long shot · 3%

Backend Engineer, Core Technology

≈ $120k – $248k per year (Estimated) · Junior · 2+ years exp · Chicago · Remote (United States) · Junior
Go
C++
Java
Databases
ElasticSearch
Trino
Amazon DocumentDB
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Machine Learning
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