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 $206,366/year. Compare remote, hybrid and on-site positions with relocation and visa sponsorship. Browse and apply today.

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Myollie

myollie.com
Myollie is a healthcare technology company that develops and commercializes a suite of digital therapeutics for the treatment of chronic diseases. Myollie's products are designed to empower patients to take control of their health and wellbeing. The company's flagship product is a digital therapeutic for the management of type 2 diabetes.
myollie.com • Nashville • Pharmaceuticals • Health Care • Digital Health
Nashville • Pharmaceuticals • Health Care • Digital Health
Verified live · 1 day ago 2 months ago

Principal Software Engineer, Full-Stack

$136k – $271k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 10+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Principal
JavaScript
Python
SQL
TypeScript
Node JS
Python
Django
Flask
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
Cursor
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Angular
React.js
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$136k – $271k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 10+ years expUnited States • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Principal
JavaScript
Python
SQL
TypeScript
Node JS
Python
Django
Flask
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
Cursor
Frontend
Angular
React.js
DevOps
Rest API
Docker
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Brave

brave.com
Brave Software is an internet browser that is focused in on being privacy-oriented and is combined with its blockchain-based digital advertising platform. The company is based out of San Francisco, California.
brave.com • London • Search Engines • Artificial Intelligence • 501-1000 employees
London • Search Engines • Artificial Intelligence • 501-1000 employees
Top 25% payVerified live · 6 hours ago 2 months ago

Sr. Solutions Engineer - API and Developer Platform

$150k – $200k per year • Senior • Remote (Europe, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
JavaScript
Python
Databases
Supabase
AI/ML
LangChain
LlamaIndex
LLM
RAG
Semantic Search
AI Agents
Semantic Search
DevOps
Vercel
GitHub
QA
Postman
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Celigo

celigo.com
Celigo is an integration platform company headquartered in San Mateo, California, and founded in 2006. The company develops integrator.io, an integration platform as a service that connects ERP, ecommerce, CRM, and finance applications through prebuilt templates and low code flows. It concentrates on the NetSuite, Shopify, Salesforce, and Amazon ecosystems, serving mid-market and enterprise operations teams automating order, inventory, and billing processes.
celigo.com • HQ: San Mateo, United States • Cloud Computing • Information Technology • Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) • Data & Analytics • Software • Business Process Automation (BPA) • Data Integration • Est. 2006
HQ: San Mateo, United States • Cloud Computing • Information Technology • Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) • Data & Analytics • Software • Business Process Automation (BPA) • Data Integration • Est. 2006
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Principal Enterprise Architect

$175k – $200k per year • Lead • 10+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Contractor • Architect
AI Agents
Model Context Protocol
DevOps
FinOps
Cybersecurity
Least Privilege
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Fiserv

fiserv.com
Fiserv is a global financial technology and payments company that provides core banking systems, merchant processing, and electronic payment solutions. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the firm powers transaction processing and digital banking infrastructure for financial institutions, businesses, and consumers worldwide. It is widely known for operating major financial platforms like the Clover point-of-sale system and the Zelle peer-to-peer network.
fiserv.com • HQ: Milwaukee, United States • Financial Services • FinTech • Banking • Payments • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1984
HQ: Milwaukee, United States • Financial Services • FinTech • Banking • Payments • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1984
$95k – $174k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 4+ years expNew York • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Middle
C#
C++
Java
SQL
DevOps
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
GCP
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PROVE

provepartners.com
PROVE is your partner for medical lien financing. We turn your personal injury liens into financial assets for your business. Doctors make more with PROVE.
provepartners.com • New York • Dublin • FinTech • Financial Services • Lending
New York • Dublin • FinTech • Financial Services • Lending
Verified live · 7 hours ago 2 months ago

Senior Software Engineer, Identity Platform

$134k – $241k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • 6+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Java
SQL
TypeScript
Databases
DynamoDB
Oracle
Apache Kafka
AI/ML
Tokenization
Flink
DevOps
AWS
Azure
GCP
CI/CD
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Cleerly

cleerly.com
Cleerly is a healthcare company founded in 2017 that applies deep learning to cardiac computed tomography scans to characterise coronary plaque. Its analysis quantifies the amount and type of atherosclerosis rather than relying on narrowing alone, giving cardiologists a direct picture of disease burden. The technology has United States regulatory clearances and is used across hospital cardiology programmes.
cleerly.com • HQ: Denver, United States • Artificial Intelligence
HQ: Denver, United States • Artificial Intelligence
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Software Engineer III

$129k – $152k per year • Equity • Middle • 5+ years expDenver • Remote (United States, Portugal) • Bachelor's Degree • Middle
JavaScript
Node JS
Python
TypeScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
Kubernetes
Amazon EKS
AWS
CI/CD
Docker
Management
Confluence
Google Workspace
Jira
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Open 104 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago 4 months ago

Sr. Software Engineer (Operational Systems Team)

$153k – $179k per year • Equity • Senior • 8+ years exp • Remote (United States, Portugal) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
JavaScript
Node JS
TypeScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
Kubernetes
Amazon EKS
AWS
CI/CD
Docker
Amazon ECS
Management
Confluence
Google Workspace
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Open 154 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago 6 months ago

Software Engineer III

$129k – $152k per year • Equity • Middle • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States, Portugal) • Bachelor's Degree • Middle
Python
SQL
Databases
PostgreSQL
Redis
AI/ML
Computer Vision
PyTorch
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
Docker
Kubernetes
GitHub
Cybersecurity
HIPAA
Management
Confluence
Google Workspace
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Constructor

constructor.io
Founded in 2015, Constructor is an AI-powered search and product discovery platform built specifically for enterprise e-commerce businesses. The company utilizes real-time clickstream data and machine learning to deliver personalized product recommendations, site search results, and category browse experiences. By optimizing search outcomes for key retail metrics like revenue and conversion rather than simple keyword matching, it helps major online retailers increase sales and improve customer retention.
constructor.io • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Internet Services • Artificial Intelligence • Commerce • Search Engines • Est. 2015
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Internet Services • Artificial Intelligence • Commerce • Search Engines • Est. 2015
2 months ago

Full Stack Engineer

$80k – $120k per year • Equity • Remote (United States) • Full-Time
JavaScript
Python
SQL
TypeScript
Python
Django
FastAPI
Flask
Databases
ClickHouse
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
AWS
Azure
GCP
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$80k – $120k per year • Equity • Senior • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Python
SQL
Python
pySpark
AI/ML
Spark
Analytics
A/B Testing
ETL/ELT
Marketing
GA4
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WPROMOTE

wpromote.com
Wpromote is a digital marketing agency that helps our clients Think Like A Challenger: from enterprise brands to fast-growing digital disruptors, we believe that the right marketing strategy can help every business connect with customers and drive...
wpromote.com • New York • Los Angeles • Media & Entertainment • Creative Agencies • Sales & Marketing
New York • Los Angeles • Media & Entertainment • Creative Agencies • Sales & Marketing
Verified live · 19 min ago 2 months ago

Staff Software Engineer, Platform & Solutions

$170k – $205k per year • Staff+ • 10+ years expLos Angeles • Remote (United States, Canada) • Full-Time • Staff
Python
Databases
Google BigQuery
PostgreSQL
Snowflake
Apache Kafka
AI/ML
dbt
DevOps
ArgoCD
CI/CD
Docker
FinOps
GCP
GitHub Actions
GitOps
Grafana
Helm
Kubernetes
OpenTelemetry
Platform Engineering
Prometheus
Terraform
GitHub
IAM
Google Cloud Run
Google GKE
Cybersecurity
Least Privilege
CIS Benchmarks
SOC 2
QA
Sentry
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Talkspace

talkspace.com
Talkspace is an online platform offering virtual mental health services including therapy and psychiatry. Users can access individualized therapy options such as individual, couples, LGBTQIA+, and teen therapy, as well as psychiatry for medication management. Talkspace facilitates communication with licensed therapists through live sessions and unlimited messaging, providing a convenient and flexible way to access mental health care.
talkspace.com • New York • Artificial Intelligence • Health Care • Mental Health
New York • Artificial Intelligence • Health Care • Mental Health
Verified live · 1 hour ago 2 months ago

Senior Software Engineer

$146k – $180k per year • Senior • 5+ years expNew York • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
Node JS
JavaScript
Frontend
React.js
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Capco

capco.com
Capco is a global management and technology consultancy dedicated exclusively to the financial services industry, offering expertise in areas such as digital transformation, data management, and risk and compliance. The firm operates as a partner to leading banks, capital markets, insurance companies, and fintechs, helping them navigate complex regulatory environments and modernize their technological infrastructure. With a presence in major financial hubs around the world, it combines deep industry knowledge with innovative technology solutions to drive business agility and growth for its clients.
capco.com • HQ: London, United Kingdom • Capital Markets • Banking • Financial Services • 1001-5000 employees
HQ: London, United Kingdom • Capital Markets • Banking • Financial Services • 1001-5000 employees
Verified live · 3 hours ago 2 months ago

Contractor - Web Software Developer

$98k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Contractor • Senior
JavaScript
Databases
Oracle
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TigerData

tigerdata.com
TigerData is a database company headquartered in New York City, founded in 2017 and known until 2025 as Timescale. The company develops TimescaleDB, a PostgreSQL extension for time-series, events, and real time analytics, and offers a managed cloud service built on it. It serves developers working on IoT telemetry, financial data, observability, and AI applications, and maintains the core project as open source alongside its commercial cloud.
tigerdata.com • HQ: New York, United States • Software • Big Data • Data Warehousing • Data & Analytics • Database Management • Information Technology • Est. 2017
HQ: New York, United States • Software • Big Data • Data Warehousing • Data & Analytics • Database Management • Information Technology • Est. 2017
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Senior Software Engineer, Enterprise

$142k – $236k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • 1+ year exp • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Go
TypeScript
Python
Databases
PostgreSQL
TimescaleDB
AI/ML
AI Agents
DevOps
Ansible
Configuration Management
Platform Engineering
AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
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AssemblyAI

assemblyai.com
AssemblyAI is a developer focused company that provides speech and audio AI through an API. In practical terms, it helps software teams turn unstructured audio into text and structured information, such as transcripts, summaries, and other speech derived signals that can be used inside products and workflows. The core problem it addresses is that working with audio at scale is difficult and time consuming without reliable models and infrastructure, especially when teams need accuracy, speed, and an integration that is straightforward to maintain.
assemblyai.com • London • New York • San Francisco • Denver • Chicago • LLM & Generative AI • Speech & Audio AI • Artificial Intelligence
London • New York • San Francisco • Denver • Chicago • LLM & Generative AI • Speech & Audio AI • Artificial Intelligence
Verified live · 1 day ago 2 months ago

Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

$139k – $230k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • 4+ years expSan Francisco • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Python
SQL
AI/ML
LLM
Cybersecurity
GDPR
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Open 97 daysTop 25% pay 4 months ago

Senior Software Engineer, Security

$180k – $220k per year • Equity • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Python
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
Copilot
AI Agents
LLM Guardrails
LLM
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
Platform Engineering
Terraform
IAM
Cybersecurity
CWE
ISO 27001
OWASP Top 10
SOC 2
Threat Modeling
GDPR
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Jump Trading

jumptrading.com
Jump Trading is a proprietary trading firm focused on quantitative and high-speed strategies. It invests heavily in networking, hardware acceleration and research computing. The firm also runs ventures in cryptocurrency infrastructure and machine learning research.
jumptrading.com • HQ: Chicago, United States • Est. 1999
HQ: Chicago, United States • Est. 1999
Verified live · 3 hours ago 2 months ago

Software Engineer | Market Data Systems

$135k – $244k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years expIn office (Chicago, United States) • Senior
C++
Rust
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Software Engineer | GUI

$128k – $230k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years expIn office (Chicago, United States) • Senior
JavaScript
C++
Rust
Frontend
React.js
WebAssembly
WebGPU
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Top 25% payVerified live · 3 hours ago 2 months ago

Campus Software Engineer (Intern)

$250k per year • Intern • In office (Chicago, United States) • Visa sponsorship • Internship • Intern
C++
Python
AI/ML
AI Agents
Claude
Claude Code
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Huntress

huntress.com
Huntress is a cybersecurity software company focused on helping organisations detect and respond to threats that traditional preventative tools can miss. Its products are built around identifying suspicious activity in real environments, investigating what is happening, and supporting remediation, which is particularly important for teams that do not have the time or specialist resources to run a full security operations centre. For job seekers, that means the work is closely tied to real incident patterns, attacker behaviour, and the practical challenges of securing modern business systems.
huntress.com • Embedded Systems • Hardware • Threat Intelligence • Endpoint Security • Cybersecurity
Embedded Systems • Hardware • Threat Intelligence • Endpoint Security • Cybersecurity
$200k – $220k per year • Equity • Staff+ • 10+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Relocation • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
Ruby
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Databases
ClickHouse
ElasticSearch
Redis
DevOps
Rest API
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Verified live · 5 hours ago 2 months ago

Staff Software Engineer - Showcase Platform (Ruby/Rails)

$165k – $275k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Staff+ • 10+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Staff
Ruby
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Databases
ClickHouse
ElasticSearch
Redis
DevOps
Rest API
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Verified live · 5 hours ago 3 months ago

Senior Software Engineer - Business Platform (Ruby/Rails)

$138k – $228k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • 8+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Senior
JavaScript
Ruby
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Databases
PostgreSQL
Marketing
Salesforce
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Anchorage Digital

anchorage.com
At Anchorage Digital, we are building the world's most advanced digital asset platform for institutions to participate in crypto. Anchorage Digital is a crypto platform that enables institutions to participate in digital assets through custody, staking, trading, governance, settlement, and the industry's leading security infrastructure. Home to Anchorage Digital Bank N.A., the first federally chartered crypto bank in the U.S., Anchorage Digital also serves institutions through Anchorage Digital Singapore, Porto by Anchorage Digital, and other offerings.
anchorage.com • San Francisco • Anchorage • New York • Miami • Crypto Wallets • Banking • Blockchain & Crypto
San Francisco • Anchorage • New York • Miami • Crypto Wallets • Banking • Blockchain & Crypto
$169k – $281k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • Anchorage • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Staff
GraphQL
DevOps
gRPC
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Attain

attain.ai
attain.ai • Chicago • Redwood City • New York • Boston
Chicago • Redwood City • New York • Boston
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Senior/Staff Backend Engineer, Platform, Consumer Apps - Klover

$144k – $299k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 5+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Chicago, United States) • Staff
Go
Rust
SQL
Databases
Apache Kafka
RabbitMQ
Frontend
GraphQL
DevOps
AWS
Azure
GCP
gRPC
Cybersecurity
GDPR
PCI DSS
SOC 2
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Open 203 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 7 months ago

Staff Software Engineer, Technical Lead – Merryfield

$95k – $251k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 6+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Chicago, United States) • Staff
Go
Node JS
JavaScript
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
Cursor
Frontend
GraphQL
DevOps
AWS
GCP
gRPC
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Avride

avride.ai
Avride develops self-driving cars and sidewalk delivery robots, and was created in 2024 when Nebius spun out the former Yandex autonomous vehicle division. Its delivery robots operate on American university campuses and with food delivery platforms, while its robotaxi programme runs with Hyundai and Uber. Engineering is based in Austin, Texas.
avride.ai • HQ: Austin, United States • Transportation & Logistics • Smart Mobility • Autonomous Driving • 201-500 employees • Est. 2024
HQ: Austin, United States • Transportation & Logistics • Smart Mobility • Autonomous Driving • 201-500 employees • Est. 2024
Verified live · 2 hours ago 2 months ago

Sensor Integration Software Engineer – Autonomous Vehicles

$148k – $245k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years expAustin • Remote (United States) • Relocation • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
C++
Python
Robotics
ROS
Sensor Fusion
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Lead Software Engineer – Control

$143k – $285k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 6+ years expAustin • Remote (United States) • Relocation • Staff
C++
Robotics
Model Predictive Control
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Open 376 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 1 year ago

Software Engineer – Simulation Backend

$108k – $196k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years expAustin • Remote (United States) • Relocation • Middle
Go
Java
Python
Databases
Apache Kafka
PostgreSQL
Redis
DevOps
Amazon EKS
AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
Terraform
Amazon S3
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Harness

harness.io
Harness is a unified, end-to-end AI software delivery platform to manage the SDLC using purpose-built AI agents.
harness.io • Bengaluru • San Francisco • Chicago • Raleigh • Tampa • Artificial Intelligence • Information Technology • DevOps • Est. 2016
Bengaluru • San Francisco • Chicago • Raleigh • Tampa • Artificial Intelligence • Information Technology • DevOps • Est. 2016
Verified live · 3 hours ago 2 months ago

Customer Architect (Forward Deployed Engineer)

$160k – $180k per year • Staff+ • 7+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Architect
Bash
Go
Python
AI/ML
Knowledge Graph
DevOps
AppDynamics
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
CloudFormation
GCP
GitHub Actions
GitLab CI
Helm
Jenkins
Kubernetes
Kustomize
OpenShift
Terraform
GitHub
GitLab
Platform Engineering
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Open 160 daysVerified live · 3 hours ago 6 months ago

Senior Implementation Engineer

$135k – $224k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 3+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
Bash
PowerShell
Python
AI/ML
Knowledge Graph
DevOps
AppDynamics
AWS
Azure
Bamboo
Bitbucket
CI/CD
CloudFormation
Dynatrace
FinOps
GCP
Helm
Jenkins
Kubernetes
Kustomize
New Relic
OpenShift
Prometheus
Splunk
TeamCity
Terraform
GitHub
GitLab
Cybersecurity
Sumo Logic
Management
Jira
ServiceNow
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Open 174 daysTop 25% pay 6 months ago

Principal Software Engineer

$150k – $226k per year • Lead • 12+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Internship • Principal
Java
SQL
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
ElasticSearch
AI/ML
Knowledge Graph
DevOps
AppDynamics
GitHub
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
Docker
GCP
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GameChanger

gc.com
GameChanger provides teams across the country with live video streaming, team management and scorekeeping capabilities. We connect families, friends and generations to follow their athletes' journey in a simple and powerful way.
gc.com • New York • Streaming & OTT Platforms • Software • Sports
New York • Streaming & OTT Platforms • Software • Sports
Verified live · 1 day ago 2 months ago

Staff Software Engineer, Video Enablement

$169k – $185k per year • Staff+ • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Staff
C++
Kotlin
Python
Rust
Swift
TypeScript
C
C
FFmpeg
AI/ML
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Yobi

yobi.ai
Yobi is a behavioral artificial intelligence company headquartered in New York City and founded in 2019. The company builds models over large consented consumer behaviour datasets so advertisers can predict audience response without handling personally identifiable information. It licenses those signals to agencies, demand side platforms, and advertising technology partners, and has worked with Microsoft on enterprise predictive behavioural models.
yobi.ai • HQ: New York, United States • Predictive Analytics • Customer Analytics • Data & Analytics • Advertising • Sales & Marketing • Artificial Intelligence • Machine Learning • Est. 2019
HQ: New York, United States • Predictive Analytics • Customer Analytics • Data & Analytics • Advertising • Sales & Marketing • Artificial Intelligence • Machine Learning • Est. 2019
$225k – $300k per year • Equity • Lead • New York • Remote (United States) • PhD • Full-Time • Staff
C++
Go
Java
Rust
Scala
Databases
Databricks
AI/ML
LLM
Recommender Systems
DevOps
CI/CD
Web3
Rollup
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Top 25% pay 2 months ago

Software Engineer - Yobi Ad Platform

$180k – $275k per year • Equity • New York • Remote (United States) • PhD • Full-Time • Architect
C++
Java
Rust
Scala
Databases
Databricks
AI/ML
LLM
Recommender Systems
DevOps
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Open 301 dayTop 25% pay 10 months ago

Tech Lead / Software Engineer - Yobi Ad Platform

$225k – $300k per year • Lead • Remote (United States, Canada) • Full-Time • Staff
C++
Go
Java
Rust
Scala
Databases
Databricks
AI/ML
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Recommender Systems
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Backend Developer Salary in Chicago
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What salary do Backend Developer jobs in Chicago pay?
The average salary is around $206,366 per year based on the current listings.
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