Backend Developer Salary in Chicago

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Light & Wonder

lnw.com
lnw.com • HQ: Las Vegas, United States • iGaming & Gambling • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1973 • Trust B • Hiring 124, 17 new
HQ: Las Vegas, United States • iGaming & Gambling • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1973 • Trust B • Hiring 124, 17 new
Light & Wonder is a global cross-platform gaming technology enterprise that develops and distributes land-based casino games, electronic slot machines, and digital iGaming solutions. Headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, the company provides hardware, table gaming systems, and casino management software to commercial, tribal, and online casino operators worldwide. By combining physical gaming equipment with scalable digital platforms, it delivers interactive entertainment systems that optimize casino floor operations and drive player engagement.
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Senior Advanced Software Engineer - Rendering

$150k – $172k per year • Senior • 8+ years exp • Hybrid (Chicago, Las Vegas, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
C#
C++
AI/ML
OpenAI Codex
Claude Code
Copilot
Game Dev
Unity
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Principal Software Architect

≈ $109k – $217k per year (Estimated) • Lead • In office (Las Vegas, Chicago, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Architect
CI/CD
Platform Engineering
Game Dev
Godot
Unity
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qube-rt.com • HQ: London, United Kingdom • Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2018 • Trust A • Hiring 174, 5 new
HQ: London, United Kingdom • Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2018 • Trust A • Hiring 174, 5 new
Qube Research & Technologies is a quantitative hedge fund and investment manager that runs systematic trading strategies across global markets. It applies statistical research, machine learning and high-performance technology to trade equities, futures, options, credit and other liquid asset classes. The firm was founded in 2018 by a team from Credit Suisse's quantitative trading business led by Pierre-Emmanuel Juillard and is headquartered in London.
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C++ Software Engineer - Core Trading Technology

$150k – $220k per year • Junior • 2+ years exp • In office (Chicago, United States) • Junior
Bash
C++
Python
DevOps
Linux
CI/CD
Cybersecurity
Wireshark
Tcpdump
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ExaMple

medici.agency
medici.agency • HQ: New York, United States • Hiring 16
HQ: New York, United States • Hiring 16
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Full Stack Ruby Developer

≈ $109k – $235k per year (Estimated) • In office (Chicago, New York, United States) • High School Diploma
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Enfos

enfos.com
enfos.com • Durham • Chicago • San Francisco • Environmental Science • Accounting & Tax Software • ESG & Carbon Accounting Software • Est. 1999 • Trust B • Hiring 7
Durham • Chicago • San Francisco • Environmental Science • Accounting & Tax Software • ESG & Carbon Accounting Software • Est. 1999 • Trust B • Hiring 7
ENFOS delivers audit-ready subledger software for Environmental Obligations Management, ensuring FASB, IASB, and SOX compliance for 10-Q and 10-K reporting.
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Software Engineer Intern (Summer 2027)

Intern • In office (Durham, Chicago, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Internship • Intern
TypeScript
JavaScript
Python
Java
SQL
Java
Spring Boot
Databases
PostgreSQL
RabbitMQ
Redis
AI/ML
Embeddings
Machine Learning
Frontend
React.js
Mobile
Clean Architecture
DevOps
GitLab
Platform Engineering
Rest API
Git
Docker
CI/CD
WebSockets
Ansible
Linux
Management
Agile
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Edgehogtrading

edgehogtrading.com
edgehogtrading.com • HQ: Chicago, United States • Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments • 11-50 employees • Est. 2018 • Trust B • Hiring 4
HQ: Chicago, United States • Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments • 11-50 employees • Est. 2018 • Trust B • Hiring 4
A quantitative trading firm powered by technology. Performance-driven trading firm where traders and engineers build and operate automated market-making systems.
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Graduate Software Engineer

$140k per year • Junior • In office (Chicago, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior
C++
AI/ML
AI Agents
DevOps
Linux
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Full Stack Developer

$125k – $175k per year • Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (Chicago, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
TypeScript
JavaScript
Python
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Senior C++ Software Engineer - Algorithmic Trading

$150k – $175k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Chicago, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
C++
Java
DevOps
Linux
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ice.com • HQ: Atlanta, United States • Financial Services • Stock Exchanges & Market Infrastructure • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2000 • Trust B • Hiring 245, 72 new
HQ: Atlanta, United States • Financial Services • Stock Exchanges & Market Infrastructure • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2000 • Trust B • Hiring 245, 72 new
Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Intercontinental Exchange is a multinational corporation that operates global financial markets and premier exchanges, including the New York Stock Exchange. The company delivers essential market infrastructure, clearing houses, and comprehensive data services across major asset classes such as equities, energy, and fixed income. Through its advanced digital networks and workflow technologies, it provides institutional clients and global financial institutions with critical risk management and trading execution tools.
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Senior Engineer, Data Center Operations

$103k – $135k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Chicago, United States) • Relocation • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
Incident Management
Management
ITIL
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Spot Freight, Inc.

spotinc.com
spotinc.com • HQ: Indianapolis, United States • Transportation & Logistics • Logistics • 51-200 employees • Trust B • Hiring 14
HQ: Indianapolis, United States • Transportation & Logistics • Logistics • 51-200 employees • Trust B • Hiring 14
Customized 3PL solutions for carriers and shippers designed to simplify quoting, booking and tracking freight. Meet your needs and deadlines with Spot.
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Lead Software Engineer I

≈ $113k – $227k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 5+ years exp • In office (Indianapolis, Chicago, Tampa, United States) • PhD • Staff
C#
SQL
C#
Entity Framework Core
.NET
Mobile
Dependency Injection
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Atomic Spin

atomicobject.com
atomicobject.com • HQ: Grand Rapids, United States • Custom Software Development • Est. 2001 • Hiring 1
HQ: Grand Rapids, United States • Custom Software Development • Est. 2001 • Hiring 1
Atomic Object is a custom software development firm. We're employee-owned and have been building/enhancing/modernizing software since 2001.
Michael Marsiglia · Executive Officer · decision-maker
Shawn Crowley · Executive Officer · decision-maker
Micah Alles · Executive Officer · decision-maker
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Software Developer Accelerator

$60k – $70k per year • In office (Grand Rapids, Chicago, Raleigh, Ann Arbor, United States) • Bachelor's Degree
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Prelim

prelim.com
prelim.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Financial Software & Embedded Finance • Startup • Hiring 6
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Financial Software & Embedded Finance • Startup • Hiring 6
Prelim helps financial institutions open accounts faster with digital onboarding, account maintenance, and 50+ banking integrations. Trusted by banks and credit unions.
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Software Engineer, Product

$140k – $230k per year • In office (New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time
Node JS
JavaScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
Frontend
React.js
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Chicago Trading Company

chicagotrading.com
chicagotrading.com • HQ: Chicago, United States • Online Brokerage & Trading Platforms • Est. 1995 • Trust B • Hiring 19
HQ: Chicago, United States • Online Brokerage & Trading Platforms • Est. 1995 • Trust B • Hiring 19
Who We Are Careers Job Search News / Events Campus Recruiting WHO WE ARE CAREERS JOB SEARCH NEWS & EVENTS CAMPUS RECRUITING 01 About Us 02 Locations 03 Contact Us About Us Chicago Trading Company is a proprietary trading firm founded in 1995.
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C++ Engineering Lead – Delta One

$225k – $250k per year • Lead • 5+ years exp • Hybrid (Chicago, New York, United States) • Staff
C++
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C++ Senior Engineer - Options Market Making Execution

$200k – $250k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • Hybrid (Chicago, New York, United States) • Senior
C++
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Experienced Software Engineer - US

≈ $118k – $233k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 4+ years exp • Hybrid (Chicago, New York, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
C++
Java
Python
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Protera

protera.com
protera.com • Mumbai • Westbrook • Athens • Westchester • Chicago • Managed IT Services (MSP) • Cloud Consulting & Migration • Enterprise Apps Implementation Partners • 51-200 employees • Est. 1998 • Trust A • Hiring 14, 3 new
Mumbai • Westbrook • Athens • Westchester • Chicago • Managed IT Services (MSP) • Cloud Consulting & Migration • Enterprise Apps Implementation Partners • 51-200 employees • Est. 1998 • Trust A • Hiring 14, 3 new
We have been enterprise cloud management pioneers ever since managing the world’s first production instance of SAP on the public cloud.We are a proactive global comprehensive managed services partner offering full visibility into your system, workloads, and operations. A trusted team who guides you from discovery to migration and beyond with the deepest of technical cloud and ERP expertise. That team is Protera.
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Full-stack BTP Application Architect

≈ $157k – $268k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • Chicago • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Architect
ABAP
Node JS
TypeScript
JavaScript
ABAP
SAP BTP
Databases
PostgreSQL
SAP HANA
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
Rest API
Azure
CI/CD
AWS
Kubernetes
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Marmon Holdings

marmon.com
marmon.com • HQ: Chicago, United States • Leasing, Auto & Equipment Finance • Electrical Equipment & Cables • Industrial Machinery • 5000+ employees • Est. 1953 • Trust B • Hiring 555, 53 new
HQ: Chicago, United States • Leasing, Auto & Equipment Finance • Electrical Equipment & Cables • Industrial Machinery • 5000+ employees • Est. 1953 • Trust B • Hiring 555, 53 new
Marmon Holdings is an American industrial holding company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, that owns a portfolio of manufacturing and service businesses. Founded by Jay and Robert Pritzker in 1953 and wholly owned by Berkshire Hathaway since 2013, it groups more than 100 autonomous companies in sectors such as rail and leasing, electrical cable, foodservice equipment, medical devices, transportation products and plumbing. It hires railcar repair and rail switching technicians, locomotive mechanics, machine operators, assemblers, manufacturing and R and D engineers, quality staff and accountants.
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Senior Java Software Engineer

$130k – $140k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • Hybrid (Chicago, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
JavaScript
SQL
C#
C#
.NET
DevOps
CI/CD
Azure
Management
Scrum
Agile
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Vouch

vouch.us
vouch.us • HQ: San Francisco, United States • InsurTech • Property & Casualty Insurance • Insurance Brokers & Agencies • 51-200 employees • Est. 2018 • Hiring 4
HQ: San Francisco, United States • InsurTech • Property & Casualty Insurance • Insurance Brokers & Agencies • 51-200 employees • Est. 2018 • Hiring 4
Vouch is an insurance technology company that provides business insurance for startups and growing technology companies. It offers coverage such as directors and officers, cyber, general liability and employment practices liability, combining an online buying process with its own brokerage and insurance programs. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
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Senior Software Engineer

$180k – $200k per year • Equity • Senior • 3+ years exp • Hybrid (Chicago, United States) • PhD • Full-Time • Senior
Apex
Databases
Snowflake
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
LangGraph
Anthropic SDK
LLM Evaluation
Cursor
LangChain
Model Context Protocol
Claude
LLM
AI Agents
DevOps
Amazon S3
AWS
Analytics
ETL/ELT
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Codal

codal.com
codal.com • HQ: Chicago, United States • UI/UX Design • Web Development Services • Custom Software Development • 1-10 employees • Hiring 1
HQ: Chicago, United States • UI/UX Design • Web Development Services • Custom Software Development • 1-10 employees • Hiring 1
Codal turns complex challenges into scalable digital solutions. From eCommerce to UX design, & engineering, we build platforms that drive growth.
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Senior Full Stack Engineer, Contract

$100k – $110k per year • Senior • 6+ years exp • In office (Chicago, United States) • Contractor • Senior
Python
JavaScript
Python
Flask
FastAPI
Django
Alembic
Databases
PostgreSQL
ElasticSearch
Frontend
Vue.js
DevOps
Google Cloud Run
GitHub Actions
IAM
Terraform
Rest API
Docker
GCP
CI/CD
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People Inc.

people.inc
people.inc • HQ: New York, United States • Content Creation • Advertising • Publishing • Digital Media • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1902 • Hiring 27, 1 new
HQ: New York, United States • Content Creation • Advertising • Publishing • Digital Media • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1902 • Hiring 27, 1 new
People Inc. is a digital and print media publisher headquartered in New York City, tracing its corporate history to Meredith Corporation, founded in 1902. The company owns brands including People, Better Homes & Gardens, Allrecipes, Food & Wine, Travel + Leisure, Verywell, and Investopedia, reaching a large share of the United States online audience. It took its current name in 2025 after operating as Dotdash Meredith, remains a subsidiary of IAC, and keeps offices in New York, Des Moines, and Birmingham.
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Senior Software Engineer, 1

$125k – $150k per year • Senior • 6+ years exp • Hybrid (New York, Washington, Los Angeles, Des Moines, Chicago, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Node JS
TypeScript
Python
JavaScript
Python
FastAPI
Databases
Milvus
Apache Kafka
Pinecone
ElasticSearch
AI/ML
Airflow
Jupyter Notebook
Vertex AI
KServe
Recommender Systems
Spark
Machine Learning
Embeddings
Frontend
GraphQL
DevOps
Kibana
Bitbucket
Grafana
Git
Docker
GCP
Kubernetes
AWS
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Logicgate

logicgate.ai
logicgate.ai • HQ: Chicago, United States • Security Compliance • 201-500 employees • Est. 2015 • Hiring 12
HQ: Chicago, United States • Security Compliance • 201-500 employees • Est. 2015 • Hiring 12
We empower companies with flexible, easy-to-use technology that steers the course of their success, transforming business risks into strategic opportunities.
Gina Hortatsos · Executive Officer · decision-maker
Kevin Jacobson · Executive Officer · decision-maker
Karry Kleeman · Executive Officer · decision-maker
Jonathan Siegler · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
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Software Engineer: Back-End

$105k – $130k per year • Equity • Middle • 3+ years exp • Hybrid (Chicago, United States) • Middle
Kotlin
Java
Go
Java
Spring Boot
Databases
Neo4j
RabbitMQ
Redis
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
OpenAI Codex
Cursor
Claude Code
Copilot
Mobile
JUnit
DevOps
Datadog
GitLab
Rest API
Cybersecurity
SonarQube
Wiz
Management
Confluence
Agile
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Applied Systems

appliedsystems.com
appliedsystems.com • HQ: Chicago, United States • Financial Software & Embedded Finance • InsurTech • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1983 • Hiring 36, 11 new
HQ: Chicago, United States • Financial Software & Embedded Finance • InsurTech • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1983 • Hiring 36, 11 new
Applied Systems is a global provider of cloud-based software solutions for the property and casualty (P&C) insurance industry. The company delivers an integrated insurtech ecosystem centered around flagship agency management platforms - such as Applied Epic and EZLynx - alongside automated comparative rating, digital payments (Applied Pay), and AI-driven workflow tools.
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Associate Software Engineer / Software Engineer

≈ $68k – $141k per year (Estimated) • Junior • Chicago • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Junior
C#
SQL
Python
DevOps
CI/CD
gRPC
Terraform
Rest API
GCP
Kubernetes
Management
Confluence
Jira
Agile
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BlackRock

blackrock.com
blackrock.com • HQ: New York, United States • Asset Management & Funds • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1988 • NYSE: BLK • Trust A • Hiring 259, 26 new
HQ: New York, United States • Asset Management & Funds • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1988 • NYSE: BLK • Trust A • Hiring 259, 26 new
BlackRock is an American investment management company and the largest asset manager in the world, managing money for pension funds, insurers, sovereign funds, wealth managers and individual investors through mutual funds, iShares exchange-traded funds and institutional mandates. Founded in 1988 and listed on the New York Stock Exchange, it also sells Aladdin, its investment and risk management technology platform, to other financial institutions. The company is headquartered in New York, New York, United States.
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Associate, Software Engineer - SMA Solutions

$120k – $148k per year • Junior • 2+ years exp • Hybrid (Chicago, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior
C#
SQL
Python
Databases
MySQL
AI/ML
Pandas
NumPy
DevOps
CloudFormation
Amazon EKS
AWS Lambda
Amazon ECS
API Gateway
Terraform
Git
Docker
GCP
Kubernetes
Azure
CI/CD
AWS
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Sprout Social

sproutsocial.com
sproutsocial.com • HQ: Chicago, United States • Marketing Automation • Social Media Analytics & Listening • 201-500 employees • Est. 2010 • NASDAQ: SPT • Trust A • Hiring 26, 2 new
HQ: Chicago, United States • Marketing Automation • Social Media Analytics & Listening • 201-500 employees • Est. 2010 • NASDAQ: SPT • Trust A • Hiring 26, 2 new
Sprout Social is a software company headquartered in Chicago that makes a social media management platform for publishing, engagement, customer care, analytics, listening and influencer marketing. Founded in 2010 and listed on Nasdaq, it serves more than 30,000 brands and has engineering and business teams in Chicago, Dublin, Kraków and other locations. It hires software engineers, product managers, product and lifecycle marketing managers, account executives, business development representatives, customer success managers and finance and people operations staff.
Victor Pascucci III · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Heidi Jonas · Executive Officer · decision-maker
Justyn Howard · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Aaron Rankin · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
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2 months ago Long shot · 8%

Software Engineer - Backend (B2B)

$58k – $73k per year (net) • Equity • Junior • 2+ years exp • Hybrid (Chicago, United States) • Full-Time • Junior • Polish: C1 • English: C1
C#
C++
Java
Python
SQL
Databases
HBase
MySQL
DevOps
SRE
Kubernetes
AWS
Management
Agile
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bmo.com • HQ: Toronto, Canada • Asset Management & Funds • Investment Banking & M&A Advisory • Commercial & Retail Banks • 5000+ employees • Est. 1817 • Trust A • Hiring 654, 111 new
HQ: Toronto, Canada • Asset Management & Funds • Investment Banking & M&A Advisory • Commercial & Retail Banks • 5000+ employees • Est. 1817 • Trust A • Hiring 654, 111 new
Bank of Montreal is Canada's oldest bank, founded in Montreal in 1817, and today one of the country's big five financial institutions. It runs personal and commercial banking in Canada and a substantial American franchise built through the acquisitions of Harris Bank and Bank of the West, alongside BMO Capital Markets for corporate and institutional clients and BMO Global Asset Management. Its legal head office remains in Montreal while executive operations are run from Toronto, and it is listed in both Toronto and New York with roughly a third of its earnings coming from the United States.
Tayfun Tuzun · Chief Financial Officer · decision-maker
Darryl White · Chief Executive Officer · decision-maker
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Principal Engineer AI

$112k – $209k per year • Lead • 8+ years exp • In office (Chicago, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Principal
Go
TypeScript
Java
Python
Databases
Databricks
AI/ML
LlamaIndex
MLFlow
Embeddings
AWS Bedrock
Hallucination
Amazon SageMaker
AWS Bedrock AgentCore
LLM Guardrails
LangChain
OpenAI
RAG
LLM
AI Agents
DevOps
Splunk
OpenTelemetry
CloudFormation
Dynatrace
GitOps
Service Mesh
Bitbucket
API Gateway
Platform Engineering
IAM
GitHub
Terraform
Git
GCP
Kubernetes
Azure
CI/CD
AWS
Cybersecurity
Zero Trust
Microsoft Entra ID
Management
Confluence
Jira
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Backend Developer Salary in Chicago
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