Last updated 2026-06-18
58 Backend Engineer jobs in Chicago
Browse 58 Backend Engineer jobs across Chicago, including Data Engineer III, Senior Software Engineer, Software Engineer, Staff Software Engineer, Platform, and Full-Stack Software Engineer roles. Listings are updated hourly and include salary data where available.
Backend Engineer jobs in Chicago
Browse Backend Engineer jobs in Chicago from companies including Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V, WEXWEXUS, AbbVie, CRATE & BARREL, Bayer, Scribd, Inc., and DRW.
- Common titles include Data Engineer III, Senior Software Engineer, Software Engineer, Staff Software Engineer, Platform, and Full-Stack Software Engineer.
- Roles span senior, mid, and entry levels.
- Recent postings include software engineer, data engineer, full stack, backend engineer, and software development roles.
- Most listed roles are in Chicago (47), with openings also in Northbrook (5), North Chicago (4), and Elmhurst (2).
- Reported pay for Backend Engineer jobs near Chicago ranges around $95,858-$180,165 annually (P25-P75 across 44 postings that disclosed pay).
- Explore Backend Engineer salaries in Illinois in Salary Explorer.
Backend Engineer jobs in Chicago
Browse Backend Engineer jobs in Chicago from companies including Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V, WEXWEXUS, AbbVie, CRATE & BARREL, Bayer, Scribd, Inc., and DRW.
- Common titles include Data Engineer III, Senior Software Engineer, Software Engineer, Staff Software Engineer, Platform, and Full-Stack Software Engineer.
- Roles span senior, mid, and entry levels.
- Recent postings include software engineer, data engineer, full stack, backend engineer, and software development roles.
- Most listed roles are in Chicago (47), with openings also in Northbrook (5), North Chicago (4), and Elmhurst (2).
- Reported pay for Backend Engineer jobs near Chicago ranges around $95,858-$180,165 annually (P25-P75 across 44 postings that disclosed pay).
- Explore Backend Engineer salaries in Illinois in Salary Explorer.
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Chicago
senior
WHO YOU ARE Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following: Required: BS or equivalent in Computer Science or related…
Senior Software Engineer The world's farmers make high-stakes decisions every season — and the platforms built by Digital Farming Solutions…
Elmhurst
mid
Full Time
$155k-175k/yr
The Staff Software Engineer, Platform, will own the technical direction of the layer with the biggest leverage in our stack…
The Staff Software Engineer, Platform is a senior individual-contributor role for someone who has chosen the technical track on purpose.
Data Engineer III
Jun 16
Chicago
mid
$138.2k-172.8k/yr
This role is responsible for end-to-end technical ownership of data products, including roadmap execution, engineering excellence, and peop…
You will operate at the intersection of technology, product, and business , serving as the primary technical decision-maker for your…
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Data Engineer IIIJun 16
Sr. Software Engineer
Jun 16
Chicago
senior
Full Time
$118.6k-148.2k/yr
We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to enhance existing backend services, troubleshoot and optimize current systems, and build scalab…
In this Senior Software Engineer role, you will also mentor junior engineers, providing guidance on best practices, code quality, and…
Senior Software Engineer
Jun 15
Chicago
senior
Full Time
$88.9k/yr
Strong backend expertise in Java, with experience in high-performance, distributed systems.
6+ years of experience in backend and/or full stack software development.
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Software EngineerJun 8
Data Engineer III
Jun 15
Chicago
mid
$138.2k-172.8k/yr
This role is responsible for end-to-end technical ownership of data products, including roadmap execution, engineering excellence, and peop…
You will operate at the intersection of technology, product, and business , serving as the primary technical decision-maker for your…
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Data Engineer IIIJun 15
Software Engineer
Jun 12
Chicago
mid
Full Time
$89.6k-131.4k/yr
Experience with software engineering best practices, including test-driven development, automated unit testing and functional testing, and…
Experience working within an agile environment, preferred.
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Senior Software EngineerMay 26
Chicago
mid
Full Time
$140.6k-173.1k/yr
As a Staff Software Engineer on the Semantic Data Team, you'll play a critical role in designing, building, and maintaining…
Develop and share patterns, prompts, and workflows that help the team get more leverage out of AI tooling, raising the…
Chicago
senior
As a Backend Software Engineer specializing in Scala in a Kubernetes environment, you will be instrumental in architecting and implementing…
What you'll do: You will work alongside NinjaTrader's talented development team, designing, building, and deploying backend server solution…
North Chicago
mid
Full Time
$84.5k-162k/yr
Design, develop, and maintain both front-end and back-end components of enterprise applications.
Preferred Qualifications: APEX development experience in Salesforce.
Chicago
mid
Full Time
$109.8k-164.6k/yr
Job Summary As a Software Engineer on the Identity Service Team, you will contribute to the design, development, and delivery…
3+ years of software engineering experience building scalable backend services and distributed systems.
Chicago
senior
Full Time
$72k-141k/yr
JOB DESCRIPTION: Essential Duties & Responsibilities Performs a combination of duties in accordance with departmental guidelines: Design an…
Individual contributor responsible for designing, building, and operationalizing AI-driven solutions that integrate seamlessly into enterpr…
Chicago
mid
$175k-215k/yr
As a staff backend engineer, you'll go deep on our backend (node.js) and data layer (MongoDB), design the event-driven and…
Staff Software Engineer, Backend At Cameo, we make impossible connections possible.
Senior Software Engineer
Jun 2
Chicago
senior
Description Our Software development team designs and builds low-latency systems that allow us to trade a diverse set of instruments…
We use next-generation technology to capture opportunities around the world and manage risk in financial markets.
Chicago
senior
The Overview The Backend Software Quality Engineering Lead will oversee and actively contribute to the validation and verification of our…
Cloud Backend Expertise: Deep, practical experience testing cloud-native services and API architectures.
Chicago
senior
You’ll lead a squad of engineers through the complexities of modern backend development, and ensure that our frontend experiences are…
This role involves hands-on coding along with a team of 4-5 engineers, maintaining high quality and standards across the full…
Northbrook
senior
Full Time
$129k-160k/yr
This position is remote This role is an Individual Contributor A day in the life as a Lead Software Engineer,…
You will be responsible for orchestrating high-volume product, pricing, availability, and content data into a unified, real-time product vi…
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Software EngineerMay 11
Chicago
mid
Full Time
$126k/yr
Collaborate across teams: Partner with ML Engineering, Search & Discovery, the Content Library squad, and Product to build systems that…
Current focus areas include: Improvements to upload flow Content quality and early-stage validation OCR and content extraction for downstre…
Chicago
senior
Full Time
$200k-275k/yr
UP teams are segmented into multiple areas including: Platform Engineering - Teams within platform engineering provide cross-cutting capabi…
Desirable Experience: We are looking for strong developers of any stripe, but familiarity with the below will give candidates a…
Chicago
senior
Full Time
$274.5k/yr
Familiarity with AI-driven systems, tools, or workflows and applying AI/ML concepts to real world products, including exposure to LLM-power…
Partner closely with staff and principal engineers, product managers, applied scientists, and other engineering teams to refine requirement…
Senior Backend Engineer
May 16
Chicago
senior
Full Time
$97.9k-195.7k/yr
Engage in full-stack development, from backend systems to user interfaces.
Work with technologies such as Java, Javascript and Typescript, RESTful API integrations, microservices and event-driven architecture.
Chicago
senior
Full Time
$172.5k-260.1k/yr
We’re looking for a Lead Software Engineer to help shape the architecture and evolution of this platform while driving technical…
As a Lead Software Engineer, you will provide hands-on technical leadership across architecture, platform innovation, and large-scale distr…
Software Engineer
May 14
Chicago
mid
$115k-150k/yr
As a Software Engineer , you'll join a highly specialized internal team focused on building the systems that power how…
Develop and deploy new automation workflows, ingestion pipelines, and internal tooling enhancements.
Chicago
senior
Full Time
$171k-213k/yr
Who We Want A Senior Software Engineer will work closely with Product Managers and Machine Learning Engineers to drive and…
What You'll Do Design, build, and maintain scalable ML products and infrastructure using Python, Postgres, and Elasticsearch.
.NET Backend Developer
May 11
Northbrook
mid
Engage in continuous collaboration with product managers, architects, and stakeholders to define and refine technical solutions and roadmap…
Experience with designing and developing scalable, high-performance, and reliable software solutions in an iterative way.
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