46 software engineering jobs are open in Chicago, IL, on employers' own career pages, from 26 employers. The three employers with the most openings are Chime Financial, Inc, Okta and Capital One, with 16 of the 46. 83 percent of these postings list a pay range. The middle half of listed pay runs from $158,500 to $223,750, with a median of $192,050. 8 percent are fully remote. A typical posting has been open 38 days.
Illinois requires employers to list a pay range in many postings, so the pay figures here come from the employers' own ranges.
Applications here go through Greenhouse (38%), Workday (28%), SmartRecruiters (17%), USAJOBS (9%).
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Capital One
Chicago, IL · Posted Oct 14
Full-stack Engineer 4 (Global Payment Network)
$179,400 to $204,700 a yearSeen todayNew this week
We are seeking Full-stack Software Engineers who are passionate about leveraging cutting-edge open source frameworks and emerging technologies.
Office of Personnel Management, Other Agencies and Independent Organizations
Phoenix, AZ and 18 more places · Posted Oct 13
IT Software Engineer (Tech Force)
$125,776 to $197,200 a year16% below the median listed hereSeen todayNew this weekFederal (USAJOBS)
GSA, SSA, OPM, State, Treasury, and HHS are among the participating agencies seeking innovators ready to tackle critical national challenges.
Capital One
Chicago, IL · Posted Oct 13
Data Engineer 5
$209,000 to $238,500 a year17% above the median listed hereSeen todayNew this week
We are seeking Data Engineers who are passionate about marrying data with emerging technologies.
ServiceNow
Chicago, IL · Posted Oct 9
Staff Software Engineer
$149,800 to $262,200 a year7% above the median listed hereSeen today
We are seeking an engineer to build automation and AI capabilities to handle platform administration, platform inventory, release planning, and continuous…
Charles River Associates
Boston, MA and 2 more places · Posted Oct 7
Senior Platform Engineer (IT Services)
$130,000 to $150,000 a year27% below the median listed hereSeen today
Primarily a Microsoft house, CRA is looking to maximize the performance of our on-premise systems and hybrid infrastructure, meaning experience with cloud…
Chime Financial, Inc
Chicago, IL and 1 more place · Posted Oct 7
Senior Staff / Staff Software Engineer, Trust & Safety
$223,000 to $373,000 a year55% above the median listed hereSeen today
Chime is looking for Senior Staff and Staff Engineers to lead our high impact member Trust and Safety group.
Chime Financial, Inc
Chicago, IL and 1 more place · Posted Oct 7
Senior Software Engineer, Trust & Safety
$164,000 to $259,000 a year10% above the median listed hereSeen today
We're looking for driven engineers with strong leadership skills to help evolve our risk architecture, enabling deeper insights and stronger protections for…
Chime Financial, Inc
Chicago, IL and 1 more place · Posted Oct 7
Software Engineer, Trust & Safety
$117,000 to $184,000 a year22% below the median listed hereSeen today
We're looking for driven engineers with strong leadership skills to help evolve our risk architecture, enabling deeper insights and stronger protections for…
Capital One
Chicago, IL · Posted Oct 7
Staff Full-Stack Engineer
$244,700 to $279,200 a year36% above the median listed hereSeen today
As a Staff Engineer at Capital One, you will be part of a community of technical experts working to define the future of banking in the cloud.
Capital One
Chicago, IL · Posted Oct 7
Full-stack Engineer 5 (Go, TypeScript and Angular)
$209,000 to $238,500 a year17% above the median listed hereSeen today
We are seeking Full-stack Software Engineers who are passionate about leveraging cutting-edge open source frameworks and emerging technologies.
Chime Financial, Inc
Chicago, IL and 1 more place · Posted Oct 2
Software Engineer, Infrastructure Platform
$133,000 to $184,000 a year17% below the median listed hereSeen today
This role is on the Infrastructure Platform team , where we manage the user interaction with the Infrastructure system components such as Terraform, ArgoCD,…
Gusto, Inc.
Austin, TX and 7 more places · Posted Oct 1
Staff Software Engineer, Retirement Financial Platform
$163,000 to $204,000 a yearSeen todayRemote
You’ll be a key engineer focused on building and owning the systems that move money and assets through Gusto Retirement.
Honeycomb Insurance
Chicago, IL · Posted Oct 1
Software Engineer
$140,000 to $170,000 a year19% below the median listed hereSeen today
If you’re looking for a place where innovation is celebrated, culture actually means something, and smart people challenge you to be better every day -…
Air Force Civilian Career Training, Department of the Air Force
Salt Lake City, UT and 17 more places · Posted Oct 1
COMPUTER ENGINEER
$50,460 to $76,476 a year67% below the median listed hereSeen todayFederal (USAJOBS)
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Technology Transformation Service, General Services Administration
San Francisco, CA and 5 more places · Posted Sep 4
Senior AI Software Engineer
$138,595 to $197,200 a year13% below the median listed hereSeen todayFederal (USAJOBS)
As a Senior Al Software Engineer, you will develop secure, ethical, and mission-aligned AI strategies and architectures across the federal government using…
Technology Transformation Service, General Services Administration
San Francisco, CA and 5 more places · Posted Sep 4
Principal Al Software Engineer
$163,023 to $197,200 a year6% below the median listed hereSeen todayFederal (USAJOBS)
As a Principal Al Software Engineer you will devise technical strategies and enterprise architectures to drive secure, ethical AI integration across federal…
Technology Transformation Service, General Services Administration
San Francisco, CA and 5 more places · Posted Sep 4
Al Software Engineer
$117,284 to $172,980 a year24% below the median listed hereSeen todayFederal (USAJOBS)
As an Al Software Engineer you will establish technical strategies, standards, and architectures to drive secure, ethical, and engineering-sound AI adoption…
Okta
Bellevue, WA and 2 more places · Posted Aug 27
Staff Site Reliability Engineer - Kubernetes
$194,000 to $267,000 a year20% above the median listed hereSeen todayOpen 52 days
We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence. This is an opportunity to do career-defining work.
Stripe
Chicago, IL · Posted Aug 17
Software Engineer
$173,000 to $259,600 a year13% above the median listed hereSeen todayOpen 62 days
This salary range represents the base salary range for the role and any sales commissions/sales bonuses targets, if applicable, would be in addition to the…
Veeva
Chicago, IL · Posted Aug 13
Senior Consultant - Life Sciences Events Management Software Implementation
$80,000 to $200,000 a year27% below the median listed hereSeen todayOpen 66 daysRemote
As a Senior Consultant, you will play a pivotal role in driving Implementation Excellence for our life sciences customers.
Okta
Bellevue, WA and 2 more places · Posted Jul 31
Globalization Software Engineer
$148,000 to $203,500 a year8% below the median listed hereSeen todayOpen 79 days
We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence. This is an opportunity to do career-defining work.
Honeycomb Insurance
Chicago, IL · Posted Jul 13
Software Engineering Team Lead
$170,000 to $190,000 a year6% below the median listed hereSeen todayOpen 97 days
If you’re looking for a place where innovation is celebrated, culture actually means something, and smart people challenge you to be better every day -…
Chime Financial, Inc
Chicago, IL and 1 more place · Posted Jul 10
Software Engineer, Infrastructure
$133,000 to $184,000 a year17% below the median listed hereSeen todayOpen 100 days
This role is on the Core Infrastructure team , where we manage the Infrastructure components that power Chime and make sure our members are able to use Chime…
Okta
Bellevue, WA and 2 more places · Posted Jul 2
Manager, Site Reliability Engineering
$204,000 to $306,000 a year33% above the median listed hereSeen todayOpen 108 days
We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence. This is an opportunity to do career-defining work.
Reddit
Chicago, IL · Posted Jun 23
Senior Software Engineer, Core Platform
$190,800 to $267,100 a year19% above the median listed hereSeen todayOpen 117 days
We are looking for a Senior Engineer to deepen our team's knowledge in ingestion, processing, storage, and distribution of media at global scale.
Charles River Associates
Boston, MA and 4 more places · Posted Jun 16
Full Stack Agentic Developer
$150,000 to $230,000 a yearSeen todayOpen 124 days
Charles River Associates is seeking a Full Stack Agentic Developer to help build and evolve a web-based AI platform that enables experts to translate domain…
Chime Financial, Inc
Chicago, IL and 1 more place · Posted Jun 8
AI/ML Engineer
$125,000 to $292,000 a year9% above the median listed hereSeen todayOpen 132 days
We're hiring AI/ML Engineers across several teams, Trust & Safety, Lending, Growth, and Foundation Models, and you'll be matched with the team where your…
Enthuse-Marketing
Chicago, IL · Posted May 19
Channel Developer On-Premise
$65,000 to $80,000 a year62% below the median listed hereSeen todayOpen 152 days
The Channel Developer, On-Premise is responsible for driving commercial performance across a territory through market insights, trend identification, and…
AlphaSense
Posted May 19
Desktop Software Engineering Manager
$110,000 to $150,000 a year32% below the median listed hereSeen todayOpen 152 days
With AI solutions like Generative Search, Generative Grid, and Deep Research, AlphaSense delivers the clarity and depth professionals need to navigate…
Okta
Bellevue, WA and 2 more places · Posted Feb 26
Staff Site Reliability Engineer - Splunk
$194,000 to $267,000 a year20% above the median listed hereSeen todayOpen 234 days
We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence. This is an opportunity to do career-defining work.
Okta
Chicago, IL and 1 more place · Posted Feb 25
Staff Software Engineer - Federal
$161,000 to $221,000 a yearSeen todayOpen 235 days
We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence. This is an opportunity to do career-defining work.
Okta
Bellevue, WA and 2 more places · Posted Oct 13
Senior Manager, Site Reliability Engineering - Infrastructure Platform
$232,000 to $319,000 a year43% above the median listed hereSeen todayOpen 370 days
We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence. This is an opportunity to do career-defining work.
Who is hiring software engineering in Chicago, IL
| Employer | Open jobs | Typical posted pay |
|---|---|---|
| Chime Financial, Inc | 6 | $208,500 |
| Okta | 6 | $230,500 |
| Capital One | 4 | |
| Technology Transformation Service, General Services Administration | 3 | |
| BlackRock | 2 | |
| Charles River Associates | 2 | |
| Enthuse-Marketing | 2 | |
| Honeycomb Insurance | 2 |
Counts are open postings on each employer's own career page. Staffing firms and job boards are left out.
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How many software engineering jobs are open in Chicago, IL?
46 on Oct 18, 2026, from 26 employers, read from employers' own career pages. The number changes as employers post and close roles.
How much do software engineering jobs in Chicago, IL pay?
83 percent of postings list a pay range. The median listed pay is $192,050 and the middle half runs from $158,500 to $223,750. A listed range is the employer's budget for the role, not an offer. Illinois requires employers to list a range in many postings.
Which employers are hiring software engineering in Chicago, IL?
The employers with the most openings are Chime Financial, Inc (6), Okta (6), Capital One (4). The full list is above.
How long do these postings stay open?
A typical posting has been open 38 days, and 40 percent have been open more than 60 days. An old posting is not always a closed one.
How do I apply?
Each job links to the employer's own application page. Open the posting, read the requirements and apply there. If you want a score for how well your resume matches a job, create a free Second Summit account and we score it with the reasons.
Where does this list come from?
We read employers' own career pages and USAJOBS. We do not list jobs from job boards or search services, and we do not estimate pay.
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