Avery Komlofske

Updated on April 05, 2024

Creativity, persistence and collaboration are all essential skills for software problem-solving.

Alyssa Schroer

Updated on May 16, 2024

Check out these tech companies with homes in the West Loop.

Avery Komlofske

Updated on April 05, 2024

Creativity, persistence and collaboration are all essential skills for software problem-solving.

Are you looking for a job that’s exciting, nerve wracking and maybe even life-changing? If so, you’re in the right place. Built In Chicago rounded up seven companies across the city that are actively looking for fresh talent. From XSELL to Rise Buildings, DWR and more, we caught up with company leaders to learn about what swayed their decision to accept a position at each of their current companies.

These companies set early career employees up for growth by providing them opportunities to flash their potential and materially contribute to their teams.

Olivia McClure

Updated on March 16, 2023

For employees from DRW and Kalderos, the greatest growth resources are ones that help team members chase their professional dreams on their own terms.

Progressing your career and remaining an individual contributor don’t have to be mutually exclusive ideas.

Diversity of Thoughts and Backgrounds at DRW

“If our values aren’t maintained, the culture will erode. If the culture erodes, we will not be able to execute our vision.”

Consumer and business demand is finally aligned with the industry’s appetite for innovation.

Tyler Holmes

Updated on May 17, 2021

Discover what tech stacks and cool projects could be in your future.

Built In Chicago checked in with four more techies across the city to get a quick pulse of the autonomy they enjoy in their current role and how it keeps them excited to come to work every day.

Quality assurance plays a pivotal part in the software development process, but it doesn't come without its challenges. The QA teams from six Chicago tech companies share their best practices.

For Chicago trading firm DRW, it’s often said that markets are Darwinian in nature — and if they want to survive in the industry, the team has to adapt to new trends, technologies and perspectives. The key? A core value asking employees to challenge consensus. 

Today, DRW doesn’t exist as just a trading firm — it’s expanded into real estate through Convexity Properties, venture capital by means of DRW Venture Capital, and cryptoassets through Cumberland. 

In this two-part series, we aim to provide a platform for female Chicago technologists to share the stories of how they got into engineering, the biggest challenges they’ve faced and their advice to the next generation of women in tech.

We talked with nine Chicago companies that go above and beyond buying foosball tables and beanbag chairs to create spaces their employees can feel at home in.

To make sure that the impact of their efforts are maximized, many local tech companies make giving back part of their cultural DNA.

DRW has long been at the intersection of technology and finance, so it’s no surprise they’re at the forefront of the latest financial revolution — cryptoassets. We spoke to three leaders about the future of the industry and the tech they're building to predict it. 

OCTOBER 2017: It’s never a bad time to look for a job in tech, especially in a city with a thriving ecosystem like Chicago’s. Whether you’re looking to take the next step in your career or to land your first job in the industry, these fast-growing companies would love to take a look at your resume.