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Fintech • Machine Learning • Mobile • Software • Financial Services
As a Staff Backend Engineer, you will design and implement scalable backend systems, develop APIs, optimize databases, and mentor teams, driving technical solutions across the organization.
Top Skills: AWSCatsCats-EffectCirceDatadogDockerDoobieHttp4SKafkaKubernetesMskPlayPlay JsonPostgresScalaSkunkSlickTerraform
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Chicago, IL
180K-225K Annually
Senior level
180K-225K Annually
Senior level
Big Data • Fintech • Information Technology • Insurance • Software
As a Staff Backend Engineer, you will develop web services in Python and Java, collaborate on product roadmaps, and manage cloud deployments.
Top Skills: Async MessagingDockerGrpcJavaKubernetesPostgresPythonRest
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Chicago, IL
156K-220K
Senior level
156K-220K
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Big Data • Software • Analytics • Business Intelligence • Big Data Analytics
As a Backend Engineer, you will build and maintain APIs, optimize data processing pipelines, and scale infrastructure while collaborating with various teams.
Top Skills: Apollo GraphqlAWSElasticsearchExpressHelmKubernetesLancedbPostgresRedisTerraformTypescript
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Chicago, IL
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135K-165K
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135K-165K
Mid level
Big Data • Healthtech • HR Tech • Machine Learning • Software • Telehealth • Big Data Analytics
The Backend Engineer II builds and maintains back-end services, collaborates on technical designs, and ensures user privacy and security in a remote setting.
Top Skills: AWSElasticsearchKubernetesNatsPostgresPythonSnowflakeTerraform
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Chicago, IL
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200K-250K
Senior level
200K-250K
Senior level
Fintech • Machine Learning • Mobile • Software • Financial Services
As a Staff Backend Engineer, you will design and implement scalable backend systems, review code, mentor engineers, and optimize API-driven solutions for the organization.
Top Skills: AWSDatadogDockerJavaKafkaKubernetesMskPostgresSpring BootTerraform
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Chicago, IL
160K-190K Annually
Senior level
160K-190K Annually
Senior level
Big Data • Cloud • Software • Generative AI • Big Data Analytics
The Senior Backend Engineer will develop and manage backend services for a data observability platform, collaborating with a team and overseeing major projects from inception to deployment.
Top Skills: AirflowAWSDatabricksDbtDjangoLambdaPysparkPythonSnowflake
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Hybrid
Chicago, IL
135K-180K Annually
Mid level
135K-180K Annually
Mid level
Fintech • Mobile • Social Impact • Financial Services
The Software Engineer - Backend will develop features and scale the consumer finance platform, focusing on optimizing APIs for user experience, database performance, and integrating 3rd party services. Responsibilities include algorithm implementation for risk and transaction evaluations and enhancing internal automations.
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Chicago, IL
148K-174K Annually
Junior
148K-174K Annually
Junior
Artificial Intelligence • Blockchain • Fintech • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency • NFT • Web3
Design, develop, and maintain wallet systems while collaborating with teams, troubleshooting problems, and ensuring high code quality for production services.
Top Skills: BlockchainEthereumGoRubySolana

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Chicago, IL
176K-221K Annually
Senior level
176K-221K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Machine Learning • Payments • Software • Financial Services
Lead a team of developers on cloud-based solutions using diverse technologies while mentoring and providing technical guidance to the community.
Top Skills: AWSDockerGoJavaKubernetesNode.jsPythonScalaSQL
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Chicago, IL
200K-240K Annually
Senior level
200K-240K Annually
Senior level
Digital Media • Kids + Family • Mobile • Software • Sports
Lead the development of video capabilities in a new engineering team. Collaborate across teams, manage video pipelines, mentor engineers, and enhance user experiences.
Top Skills: AWSC#C++Ci/Cd ToolsFfmpegGoKotlinNode.jsPythonReactRustSwiftTypescript
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Chicago, IL
100K-150K Annually
Mid level
100K-150K Annually
Mid level
Artificial Intelligence • Computer Vision • Software • Transportation
The Senior Backend Software Engineer will develop and maintain backend systems, focusing on transitioning to a SaaS platform, while collaborating with stakeholders and managing projects independently.
Top Skills: AWSAws CdkDockerElasticsearchGrafanaMySQLPosthogPythonSentrySQLTerraformTypescript
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Chicago, IL
150K-225K
Mid level
150K-225K
Mid level
Mobile • Sports • App development
Build scalable multi-player games and messaging features, ensuring solutions support millions of users while collaborating with the frontend team.
Top Skills: CassandraElixirErlangvmScylladb
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Chicago, IL
Mid level
Mid level
Artificial Intelligence • Cybersecurity
Design and implement robust backend systems for an AI-driven platform, maintain scalable services and APIs, collaborate with teams, and optimize backend performance.
Top Skills: AWSAzureDockerGCPGoJavaKubernetesNoSQLPythonSQL
Reposted 5 Days AgoSaved
Hybrid
Chicago, IL
115K-150K Annually
Senior level
115K-150K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Software • Financial Services
Design, architect, and engineer financial applications on the Halo platform, coordinating with teams and ensuring application performance and security.
Top Skills: AWSCi/CdDockerGitlabKubernetesPostgresPythonRedis
6 Days AgoSaved
Hybrid
Chicago, IL
176K-221K Annually
Mid level
176K-221K Annually
Mid level
Fintech • Machine Learning • Payments • Software • Financial Services
Lead diverse technology projects and a team of developers in creating solutions for regulatory needs, collaborating with product managers to deliver cloud-based applications.
Top Skills: AWSDockerGoGCPJavaKubernetesAzureNode.jsPythonScalaSQL
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Hybrid
Chicago, IL
144K-165K Annually
Mid level
144K-165K Annually
Mid level
Fintech • Machine Learning • Payments • Software • Financial Services
Collaborate with Agile teams to develop and support technical solutions, delivering cloud-based applications that enhance financial experiences for users.
Top Skills: AWSDockerGoJavaKubernetesNode.jsPysparkPythonScalaSQL
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Chicago, IL
75K-165K
Mid level
75K-165K
Mid level
Other • Software
As a Backend Engineer, you will develop backend features for a web app, improving the system design and learning various technologies. Your contributions will significantly impact user experience.
Top Skills: AWSFastapiKubernetesNext.JsOpenaiPineconePostgresPrometheusPythonReactRedisTailwindTypescript
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Chicago, IL
Mid level
Mid level
Software
As a Back End Engineer at ReadMe, you'll design, develop, and maintain scalable systems, collaboratively solving complex problems and mentoring teammates.
Top Skills: Cloud ComputingTypescript
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Remote
Chicago, IL
Senior level
Senior level
Fintech • Software • Financial Services
As a Staff Backend Engineer, you will design, implement, and maintain products, collaborate with teams, mentor engineers, and influence platform features.
Top Skills: GraphQLPostgresTypescript
7 Days AgoSaved
Hybrid
Chicago, IL
121K-138K Annually
Junior
121K-138K Annually
Junior
Fintech • Machine Learning • Payments • Software • Financial Services
Collaborate with Agile teams to develop cloud-based solutions, utilizing Java and AWS, while mentoring engineers and staying updated on tech trends.
Top Skills: AWSDockerGoJavaKubernetesNode.jsPythonScalaSQL
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Remote
Chicago, IL
Senior level
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Software
Seeking a senior backend engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable software for Generative AI products, collaborating across teams.
Top Skills: AWSAzureCi/CdDjangoDocker SwarmExpress.JsFastapiFlaskGCPGoGraphQLKubernetesMongoDBMySQLNode.jsOpenapiPostgresPythonRedisRestRubySpring Boot
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Remote
Chicago, IL
147K-174K Annually
Junior
147K-174K Annually
Junior
Artificial Intelligence • Blockchain • Fintech • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency • NFT • Web3
As a Backend Software Engineer, you will decompose a monolithic Rails app into microservices, scale backend systems, and write high-quality code to enhance the Coinbase retail app experience.
Top Skills: DockerGoMongoDBPostgresRuby on RailsRedshiftRubySinatra
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Chicago, IL
Senior level
Senior level
Software
As a Senior Backend Engineer, you'll build and optimize backend features, enhance performance and monitoring, and scale infrastructure for our issue tracking and project management tool.
Top Skills: DatadogGitGCPGraphQLKubernetesNode.jsNotionPostgresRedisSlackTypegraphqlTypeormTypescript
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Chicago, IL
Mid level
Mid level
Marketing Tech
Design, develop, and deploy smart contracts using Solidity, ensuring security and efficiency. Collaborate with engineers, perform testing, and document processes.
Top Skills: Ethereum Virtual MachineEthers.JsFoundryHardhatSolidityTruffleWeb3.Js
Reposted 8 Days AgoSaved
Hybrid
Chicago, IL
205K-281K Annually
Senior level
205K-281K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Machine Learning • Payments • Software • Financial Services
Lead design and development of AI-driven tools for enhancing developer productivity, collaborate with teams, and manage diverse technology projects.
Top Skills: AWSDockerGoJavaKubernetesNode.jsPythonScalaSQL
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