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Remote
Chicago, IL
114K-123K
Junior
114K-123K
Junior
Edtech
As a Backend Engineer, you will modernize student data management by developing application logic in Node.js and leveraging AWS infrastructure. You'll troubleshoot production issues and collaborate across teams to enhance system performance and security.
Top Skills: AWSJavaScriptNode.jsPythonReactTypescript
Reposted 20 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
186K-219K Annually
Senior level
186K-219K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Blockchain • Fintech • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency • NFT • Web3
As a Senior Software Engineer in Backend, build and scale testing infrastructure, enable automation, enhance developer productivity, and establish product quality metrics for a transformative financial platform.
Top Skills: AIDockerDynamoDBGoMlMongoDBPostgresRuby on RailsRuby
5 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
Expert/Leader
Expert/Leader
Software
Lead and develop high-performance scalable applications, balancing trade-offs in design and implementation, while driving technical leadership and project ownership.
Top Skills: AWSAzureBigtableC#C++CassandraCockroachdbDockerDynamoGCPGoGraphQLGrpcJavaKafkaKubernetesPostgresPythonRabbitMQRestRustScalaTerraformVitess
Reposted 10 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
247K-290K Annually
Senior level
247K-290K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Blockchain • Fintech • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency • NFT • Web3
The role involves designing and implementing a core Risk platform architecture, mentoring team members, and managing project priorities to mitigate fraud and enhance detection.
Top Skills: Go
Reposted 10 Days AgoSaved
Easy Apply
Remote
Chicago, IL
Easy Apply
232K-310K
Senior level
232K-310K
Senior level
Big Data • Fintech • Mobile • Payments • Financial Services
Lead the technical direction of Checkout engineering, fostering innovation, mentoring engineers, and architecting scalable financial solutions while ensuring cross-functional collaboration.
Top Skills: KotlinPython
Reposted 15 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
186K-219K Annually
Senior level
186K-219K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Blockchain • Fintech • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency • NFT • Web3
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will build services with Golang, design scalable systems, and maintain backend architectures, collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Top Skills: DockerDynamoDBGoMongoDBPostgresRuby on RailsRuby
6 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
Senior level
Senior level
Fintech • Other • NFT
As a Staff Backend Engineer, you will lead projects, build and maintain APIs, ensure system stability, and mentor engineers.
Top Skills: GraphQLMongoDBNextPythonReactSolidityTypescript
Reposted 17 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
Senior level
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Marketing Tech • Natural Language Processing
We are seeking a Staff Back End Engineer to develop our customer-facing application, focusing on quality, business impact, and system stability. Responsibilities include designing and evolving distributed systems, mentoring teams, and implementing CI/CD in a cloud environment.
Top Skills: AWSAws CdkCi/CdCloudFormationCloudwatchDatadogDevOpsElastic ApmGoJavaScriptPrometheusPythonRubyTerraform
Reposted 11 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
212K-249K Annually
Senior level
212K-249K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Blockchain • Fintech • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency • NFT • Web3
You will architect and develop distributed systems, manage project priorities, mentor team members, and design foundational infrastructure components.
Top Skills: DockerGoPostgresRuby on RailsRubySinatra
Reposted 11 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
186K-219K Annually
Senior level
186K-219K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Blockchain • Fintech • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency • NFT • Web3
Design and implement financing products and features, improve developer efficiency, and mentor team members while collaborating with various stakeholders.
Top Skills: GoKafkaMongoDBOraclePostgresProtobufReactSQL Server
Reposted 11 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
212K-249K Annually
Senior level
212K-249K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Blockchain • Fintech • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency • NFT • Web3
As a Staff Software Engineer, you will develop and maintain low latency trading systems, architect core components, and lead technical projects while mentoring team members.
Top Skills: AWSDockerGoJavaPostgres
Reposted 11 Days AgoSaved
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Remote
Chicago, IL
Easy Apply
Senior level
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Fintech • Hardware • Information Technology • Sales • Software • Transportation
Design and develop software components for new features, collaborating with teams to create scalable solutions for Fleet Safety, while guiding architecture decisions and supporting product feasibility.
Top Skills: AWSCi/CdGitGoJavaMySQLNode.jsNoSQLPostgresPythonRuby
Reposted 13 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
120K-210K Annually
Mid level
120K-210K Annually
Mid level
Gaming
As a Lead Backend Engineer, you will design and implement backend services, manage deployment on Kubernetes, and solve scalability challenges for a new shooter game.
Top Skills: AWSC#GoKubernetes
7 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
Senior level
Senior level
Payments • Software
The Staff Backend Engineer will design systems and APIs for Stripe Invoicing, lead product development, mentor teams, and establish best practices.
Top Skills: JavaRubyTypescript
16 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
Senior level
Senior level
Healthtech
The Expert Backend Engineer will architect and develop secure, scalable backend solutions, focusing on APIs and database schemas while mentoring agile teams.
Top Skills: .NetActivemqAWSAzureMongoDBRestSQL ServerWcfWebapi
Reposted 12 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
140K-210K Annually
Senior level
140K-210K Annually
Senior level
Sales • Software • Automation
Join a cross-functional team as a Senior Software Engineer to design, launch, and scale backend systems, collaborate with teammates, and improve product features.
Top Skills: AnsibleAWSCi/CdDockerEksElasticcacheElasticsearchFlaskGraphQLKubernetesMongoDBMskPostgresPythonRdsRedisTerraformTwilio Api
Reposted 12 Days AgoSaved
Easy Apply
Remote
Chicago, IL
Easy Apply
200K-275K
Senior level
200K-275K
Senior level
Big Data • Fintech • Mobile • Payments • Financial Services
As a Staff Software Engineer in SRE, you will design and enhance backend systems, ensuring reliability and operational excellence while developing a culture of quality and mentorship within the team.
Top Skills: AWSKotlinKubernetesMySQLPythonSpark
Reposted 12 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Hybrid
Chicago, IL
121K-257K Annually
Mid level
121K-257K Annually
Mid level
Consumer Web • Coupons • Healthtech • Social Impact • Pharmaceutical
Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Go and Python. Collaborate with teams to modernize architecture and ensure service reliability through best practices and mentoring.
Top Skills: AmplitudeAWSCloudwatchDatadogDockerGCPGoKubernetesLookerPythonSegmentTerraform
Reposted 20 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
186K-219K Annually
Senior level
186K-219K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Blockchain • Fintech • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency • NFT • Web3
As a Senior Backend Engineer at Coinbase, you'll design and build scalable systems, write tested code, and contribute to high-impact projects in the financial technology space.
Top Skills: BlockchainDockerDynamoDBGoMongoDBPostgresRuby on RailsRuby
Reposted 13 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
As a Backend Product Software Engineer, you'll architect and maintain a platform, accelerate desktop development using Electron, and collaborate on technical requirements and solutions.
Top Skills: ElectronPythonReactRustTypescript
Reposted 13 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
170K-200K Annually
Senior level
170K-200K Annually
Senior level
Insurance • Legal Tech • Social Impact
Design and operate APIs, evaluate storage technologies, review and test code, and mentor teammates on best practices to support Atticus' mission and growth.
Top Skills: AWSBig DataCircleCICockroachdbDockerGCPGitGoGoogle SpannerGraphQLHadoopHttp RestJavaJavaScriptKubernetesPythonRubyScala
Reposted 8 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
Senior level
Senior level
Blockchain • Software • Database • Analytics • Web3
As a Backend Engineer at Bastion, you'll design and implement scalable backend services, collaborate with teams, integrate web3 technologies, and drive innovative solutions to support business growth.
Top Skills: Go,Rust,Databases,Cloud Platforms,Web3 Technologies
Reposted 8 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
Mid level
Mid level
Information Technology • Software • Design
As a Backend Developer Consultant at Bitovi, you will develop enterprise-level applications, manage cloud deployments, and engage with stakeholders to deliver collaborative solutions.
Top Skills: .NetAngularApache AirflowAWSC#Ci/CdDockerGoJavaKafkaKubernetesN8NPythonRabbitMQTemporalTypescript
Reposted 20 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
186K-219K Annually
Senior level
186K-219K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Blockchain • Fintech • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency • NFT • Web3
As a Senior Software Engineer at Coinbase, you will design and build scalable backend services using Golang, collaborating with cross-functional teams and ensuring high-quality code delivery.
Top Skills: BitcoinBlockchainDockerDynamoDBEthereumGoMongoDBPostgresRuby on RailsRuby
Reposted 14 Days AgoSaved
Easy Apply
Remote
Chicago, IL
Easy Apply
200K-275K
Senior level
200K-275K
Senior level
Big Data • Fintech • Mobile • Payments • Financial Services
The Staff Software Engineer will set technical strategies, collaborate across teams, and develop backend systems while ensuring operational reliability and code quality.
Top Skills: AWSKotlinKubernetesMySQLPythonSpark
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