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Remote
Hybrid
Chicago, IL
233K-326K Annually
Senior level
233K-326K Annually
Senior level
Information Technology • Mobile • News + Entertainment • Social Media
Lead technical efforts for backend systems at Reddit, focusing on feeds, media, AI infrastructure, and design scalable solutions for machine learning. Collaborate across teams, mentor engineers, and drive strategic alignment on technical decisions.
Top Skills: C++GoJavaPythonRuby
3 Days AgoSaved
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Remote
Chicago, IL
Easy Apply
142K-210K
Mid level
142K-210K
Mid level
Big Data • Fintech • Mobile • Payments • Financial Services
The Software Engineer II will design and develop backend systems, ensuring high availability while collaborating with product management and supporting operations.
Top Skills: AWSKotlinKubernetesMySQLPython
8 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
154K-287K Annually
Senior level
154K-287K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Digital Media • Marketing Tech • Software
Develop and maintain large-scale backend systems using Elixir, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate on new feature implementations.
Top Skills: ElixirMySQLPostgres
Reposted 12 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Hybrid
Chicago, IL
185K-185K Annually
Senior level
185K-185K Annually
Senior level
eCommerce • Legal Tech • Professional Services • Software • Data Privacy
The Senior Backend Developer will create scalable API systems, collaborate with teams, and enhance the domain registration process.
Top Skills: APIsJSONRuby On RailsXML
Reposted 4 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Hybrid
Chicago, IL
135K-215K Annually
Senior level
135K-215K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Computer Vision • Information Technology • Sales • Security • Cybersecurity
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will develop and optimize high-volume backend systems, manage network communications, and ensure scalable architectures for CrowdStrike's cybersecurity solutions.
Top Skills: AWSAzureCassandraElasticsearchGCPGoKafka
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Remote
Hybrid
Chicago, IL
80K-115K
Senior level
80K-115K
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Mobile • Security • Software
The Senior Software Engineer at Hiya will develop services for mobile applications, focusing on feature enhancement for voice calls. Responsibilities include collaborating with teams, improving processes, and experimenting with voice-related technology. Experience in Node.js and cloud services is required, along with knowledge of front-end frameworks and startup environments.
Top Skills: AngularAWSJavaScriptNode.jsReactTypescriptVue
Reposted 5 Days AgoSaved
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Remote
Chicago, IL
Easy Apply
232K-310K
Senior level
232K-310K
Senior level
Big Data • Fintech • Mobile • Payments • Financial Services
Lead the development of capacity management and load testing solutions at Affirm, collaborating with teams to enhance technical strategy and frameworks for peak load scenarios.
Top Skills: Capacity ManagementCluster ManagementLoad TestingSoftware Engineering
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Remote
Chicago, IL
Easy Apply
118K-252K Annually
Senior level
118K-252K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Security • Software • Cybersecurity • Automation
As a Senior Backend Engineer at GitLab, you will develop and enhance secure authentication strategies, improve access management, and collaborate on multiple projects, all while ensuring robust security practices for users.
Top Skills: IamLdapRbacRuby On RailsSAMLScimSso

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Remote
Chicago, IL
130K-160K
Mid level
130K-160K
Mid level
Software
The Rust Backend Engineer will build performant message delivery systems, ensuring stability and high availability while deploying production code in a fast-paced environment.
Top Skills: Rust
Reposted 6 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
298K-350K Annually
Expert/Leader
298K-350K Annually
Expert/Leader
Artificial Intelligence • Blockchain • Fintech • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency • NFT • Web3
The Principal Software Engineer will oversee large-scale engineering efforts, mentor others, collaborate on product vision, and ensure technical excellence in a high-performing team.
Top Skills: BlockchainCryptoData StoresFintechLarge-Scale SystemsLedger Systems
Reposted 6 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
Senior level
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Enterprise Web • Machine Learning • Natural Language Processing • Software • Conversational AI • Automation
As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer, you'll enhance backend systems, improve developer experience, and collaborate across teams to ensure system performance and security compliance.
Top Skills: Aws CloudElasticsearchGoJavaScriptMongoDBNode.jsReactRedis
Reposted 6 Days AgoSaved
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Remote
Hybrid
Chicago, IL
Easy Apply
185K-240K
Senior level
185K-240K
Senior level
Marketing Tech • Social Media • Software • Analytics • Business Intelligence
Develop and support IAM solutions, lead projects, collaborate on technical roadmaps, and ensure operational excellence in access control systems.
Top Skills: AWSC#C++GCPJavaJwtsOauth 2.0OidcPythonRbacSAML
Reposted 10 Days AgoSaved
Chicago, IL
140K-170K
Mid level
140K-170K
Mid level
Artificial Intelligence • Insurance • Machine Learning • Real Estate
The Backend Developer will create micro-services, collaborate with team members, and innovate to enhance backend systems in an agile environment.
Top Skills: DockerFirebaseKubernetesMongoDBNode.js
Reposted YesterdaySaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
Senior level
Senior level
Blockchain • Information Technology • Internet of Things
The Staff Backend Engineer will develop scalable backend systems for Glider.fi, optimize data models, and enhance trading strategies.
Top Skills: MySQLNode.jsPythonTypescript
Reposted YesterdaySaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
Senior level
Senior level
Blockchain • Software • Database • Analytics • Web3
The Compliance Engineer will architect and maintain compliance tooling and infrastructure, ensuring alignment with regulatory frameworks and business objectives. Responsibilities include building systems for financial exam reporting and collaborating across teams to drive compliance initiatives.
Top Skills: GoPostgresSnowflakeTypescript
2 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
Mid level
Mid level
Sports
Develop microservices in a distributed environment, focusing on containerization. Collaborate with team members on feature development and maintain high service quality for users.
Top Skills: AWSAws CloudwatchDockerElasticsearchGrafanaJavaKubernetesLokiMongoDBMybatisMySQLPrometheusRedisShardingsphereSpring BootSpring CloudSpring DataTempo
2 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
Senior level
Senior level
Healthtech • Telehealth
The Lead Backend Engineer will design and develop backend services, ensuring quality, security, and performance, while mentoring teams and maintaining systems.
Top Skills: AzureJavaJavaScriptKafkaKotlinKubernetesOrm ToolsReactRelational DatabasesSpring Framework
Reposted 7 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
155K-248K Annually
Senior level
155K-248K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Fintech • Food • Information Technology • Software • Hospitality
The Staff Backend Software Engineer will enhance consumer payment experiences, lead projects, and collaborate with a full-stack team to deliver impactful features.
Top Skills: Java,Kotlin,Microservices
8 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
178K-240K Annually
Senior level
178K-240K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Consumer Web • Productivity • Software • App development • Data Privacy
The Software Engineer will design and develop security solutions, collaborate with various teams, and contribute to code reviews and on-call rotations.
Top Skills: GoHTML/CSSJavaMySQLPythonReactRustTypescript
Reposted 2 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
Senior level
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Gaming • Esports
As a Backend Engineer, you'll design and maintain backend systems for mobile games, collaborating with teams to develop features and optimize databases.
Top Skills: AzureC#CassandraHashicorp NomadKubernetesMongoDBPostgres
Reposted 2 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Hybrid
Chicago, IL
200K-200K
Expert/Leader
200K-200K
Expert/Leader
Information Technology • Mobile • Consulting
As a Backend Staff Engineer, you will lead technical standards, mentor junior developers, and manage Backend engineering for service applications.
Top Skills: GitJavaScriptNode.jsReact
3 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
200K-240K Annually
Senior level
200K-240K Annually
Senior level
Hardware • Machine Learning • Security • Software
The Staff Backend Engineer will oversee backend Ruby programming, manage PostgreSQL database integrity, mentor engineers, and collaborate with cross-functional teams. A focus on performance and reliability in Rails applications is essential.
Top Skills: PostgresRuby on RailsRuby
Reposted 8 Days AgoSaved
Easy Apply
Remote
Chicago, IL
Easy Apply
142K-210K
Junior
142K-210K
Junior
Big Data • Fintech • Mobile • Payments • Financial Services
As a Software Engineer II, you will develop backend systems, collaborate with teams, monitor operations, and contribute to projects using Python or Kotlin.
Top Skills: AWSKotlinKubernetesMySQLPython
9 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Hybrid
Chicago, IL
120K-135K Annually
Mid level
120K-135K Annually
Mid level
Big Data • Fintech • Information Technology • Insurance • Software
As a Backend Software Engineer II, you will develop core services with Golang and PostgreSQL, resolve issues, write tests, and ensure secure software while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Top Skills: Ci/CdCloud ComputingDockerGoGrpcKubernetesPostgresSwagger
Reposted 3 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
Senior level
Senior level
Enterprise Web • Fashion • Fitness • Healthtech • Real Estate • Generative AI • Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
The Backend Engineer will design and maintain APIs, integrate payment solutions, develop backend services using Java and Python, manage AWS applications, and implement event-driven architecture with Kafka.
Top Skills: AWSCloudFormationCognitoEcsGrpcJavaKafkaLambdaPlaidPostgresPubsubPythonSalesforceSpring BootStripe
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