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2 Days Ago
Chicago, IL
Hybrid
1,265 Employees
3-5 Years of Experience
1,265 Employees
3-5 Years of Experience
Fintech • Mobile • Software
Design, develop, test, refactor, and scale backend implementations of new and existing consumer product features. Collaborate with multi-functional teams to understand member struggles and come up with creative solutions. Proactively find opportunities for improving the reliability and scalability of systems. Work to improve and uphold high technical standards across the engineering team.
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401-K
401-K Matching
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+48 More
20 Days Ago
Chicago, IL
Hybrid
120 Employees
3-5 Years of Experience
120 Employees
3-5 Years of Experience
Fintech • Software • Financial Services
The Backend Engineer designs, architects, and engineers our FinTech Platform. The Backend Engineer has experience working on the full lifecycle of a SaaS development project and works well in a collaborative team environment.
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401-K
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+39 More
17 Days Ago
Chicago, IL
Remote
3,300 Employees
5-7 Years of Experience
3,300 Employees
5-7 Years of Experience
Information Technology • Security • Cybersecurity
Cloudflare is looking for a backend engineer on our control plan product platform to help us build and maintain the codebase that powers both our customer APIs as well as internal service APIs. This is a role for engineers that are familiar with standard backend backend architecture, and capable in database design and interaction. Our API platform is under constant load and scrutiny, so experience and commitment to easily understood and test code is also a key part of the role. Your ability to visualize the flow of data through a complex application is critical to your success, and to the team's.
2 Days Ago
Chicago, IL
Remote
12,000 Employees
168K-297K Annually
5-7 Years of Experience
12,000 Employees
168K-297K Annually
5-7 Years of Experience
eCommerce • Fintech • Hardware • Payments • Software • Financial Services
Square is looking for a senior backend Software Engineer to help expand pricing and cost solutions and scale their platform. Responsibilities include designing scalable systems, implementing new features, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and providing technical mentorship. The role requires a BA/BS degree, cross-functional working experience, curiosity in data-driven solutions, and an interest in changing the payments landscape.
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401-K
401-K Matching
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+55 More
2 Days Ago
Chicago, IL
Remote
12,000 Employees
168K-297K Annually
5-7 Years of Experience
12,000 Employees
168K-297K Annually
5-7 Years of Experience
Blockchain • eCommerce • Fintech • Payments • Software • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency
Square is looking for a senior backend Software Engineer to work on the Payment Pricing & Cost Platform. Responsibilities include designing scalable systems, implementing solutions, collaborating with teams, and providing technical mentorship. The role requires 5+ years of experience.
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401-K
401-K Matching
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+55 More
2 Days Ago
Chicago, IL
Hybrid
18,000 Employees
87K-146K Annually
3-5 Years of Experience
18,000 Employees
87K-146K Annually
3-5 Years of Experience
Cloud • Fintech • Machine Learning • Analytics • Financial Services
Seeking a dynamic and experienced Application Engineer (Back End) to contribute to edge routing functionality and session authorization. Responsibilities include application development, code delivery, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to design scalable solutions.
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401-K
401-K Matching
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+49 More
Yesterday
Chicago, IL
Remote
170 Employees
120K Annually
5-7 Years of Experience
170 Employees
120K Annually
5-7 Years of Experience
Consumer Web • Information Technology • Software • Travel
Rocket Travel is seeking a Senior Software Engineer - Frontend to work on developing web applications with a focus on customer experience. This role involves building new products, collaborating with product teams, and staying up-to-date on industry trends and technical innovations.
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401-K
401-K Matching
Commuter Benefits
+40 More
Yesterday
Chicago, IL
Remote
9,500 Employees
171K-274K Annually
7+ Years of Experience
9,500 Employees
171K-274K Annually
7+ Years of Experience
Cloud • Information Technology • Productivity • Security • Software
As a Principal Frontend Software Engineer, you will be part of the development team to bring to life a new initiative from scratch to connect strategy to execution at scale by using the Atlassian platform
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401-K
401-K Matching
Adoption Assistance
+59 More
2 Days Ago
Chicago, IL
10,000 Employees
1-3 Years of Experience
10,000 Employees
1-3 Years of Experience
eCommerce • Food • Sales • Software
Backend Software Engineer II role at Grubhub in Chicago. Responsible for building scalable & reliable additions to the platform, evaluating tools, writing code, working on tech debt backlog, and collaborating with the team.
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401-K
401-K Matching
Child Care Benefits
+49 More
4 Days Ago
Chicago, IL
Hybrid
18,000 Employees
72K-121K Annually
3-5 Years of Experience
18,000 Employees
72K-121K Annually
3-5 Years of Experience
Cloud • Fintech • Machine Learning • Analytics • Financial Services
As a Senior Associate Application Engineer (Back End) at Discover, you will analyze, develop, and design solutions for application software. Responsibilities include deploying new features with high quality, leading a team, making design decisions, remediating issues, and contributing to technology communities. Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor's in Computer Science or related field with 3+ years of experience.
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401-K
401-K Matching
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+49 More
4 Days Ago
Chicago, IL
69,000 Employees
3-5 Years of Experience
69,000 Employees
3-5 Years of Experience
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Internet of Things • Machine Learning • Analytics • Industrial
Design and develop application front-end and backend systems, ensure code quality, and deploy code using CI/CD. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field required.
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401-K
401-K Matching
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+44 More
4 Days Ago
Chicago, IL
170 Employees
7+ Years of Experience
170 Employees
7+ Years of Experience
Consumer Web • Information Technology • Software • Travel
Seeking a Senior Front-end or Full-stack Software Engineer to join the dynamic team at Rocket Travel. Responsibilities include full-stack development, architecture design, continuous improvement, A/B testing, and technical mentorship. Required expertise in React, Kotlin, Scala, cloud platforms, DevOps, and agile methodologies.
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401-K
401-K Matching
Commuter Benefits
+40 More
4 Days Ago
Chicago, IL
Hybrid
230 Employees
5-7 Years of Experience
230 Employees
5-7 Years of Experience
Fintech • Financial Services
Design and develop robust and scalable web applications using React, Node.js, and other web technologies. Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to understand requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
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401-K Matching
Commuter Benefits
Company Outings
+23 More
2 Days Ago
Chicago, IL
Remote
9,500 Employees
146K-235K Annually
5-7 Years of Experience
9,500 Employees
146K-235K Annually
5-7 Years of Experience
Cloud • Information Technology • Productivity • Security • Software
Seeking a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer to guide the technical direction of large-scale product features, collaborate with product and design teams, and mentor junior team members.
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401-K
401-K Matching
Adoption Assistance
+59 More
2 Days Ago
Chicago, IL
Remote
3,300 Employees
5-7 Years of Experience
3,300 Employees
5-7 Years of Experience
Information Technology • Security • Cybersecurity
Help define and build the future of D1 to enable developers to build full stack applications within Cloudflare's serverless database. Requires 5+ years of experience building full-stack web applications and knowledge of various programming languages and development principles.
2 Days Ago
Chicago, IL
55,000 Employees
5-7 Years of Experience
55,000 Employees
5-7 Years of Experience
Fintech • Machine Learning • Payments • Software • Financial Services
Seeking a Front End Software Engineer to work on cutting-edge open source frameworks with emerging technologies at Capital One. Responsibilities include software development, technical design, and collaborating on cloud-based solutions for financial empowerment. Requires 4 years of professional software engineering experience.
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401-K
401-K Matching
Adoption Assistance
+51 More
Yesterday
Chicago, IL
Hybrid
18,000 Employees
87K-146K Annually
3-5 Years of Experience
18,000 Employees
87K-146K Annually
3-5 Years of Experience
Cloud • Fintech • Machine Learning • Analytics • Financial Services
As a Full Stack Engineer, you'll build and release reliable software systems at scale. You'll analyze, design, program, test, and deploy new user stories and features with high quality. You'll also oversee design decisions, remediate issues, and contribute to technology communities.
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401-K
401-K Matching
Adoption Assistance
+49 More
3 Days Ago
Chicago, IL
Hybrid
18,000 Employees
104K-176K Annually
3-5 Years of Experience
18,000 Employees
104K-176K Annually
3-5 Years of Experience
Cloud • Fintech • Machine Learning • Analytics • Financial Services
As a Principal Front End Application Engineer at Discover, you will partner with product designers and user experience experts to create a delightful user experience on discover.com. You will actively manage and escalate risk and customer-impacting issues, participate in strategic technology decisions, and coach technology communities at Discover.
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401-K
401-K Matching
Adoption Assistance
+49 More
Yesterday
Chicago, IL
26,000 Employees
5-7 Years of Experience
26,000 Employees
5-7 Years of Experience
eCommerce • Information Technology • Retail
Hiring a Senior Fullstack Software Engineer to build a new web-based workstation supporting mission critical teams. Responsibilities include collaborating with other engineers, developing front and back end components, supporting systems, and continuously improving work processes.
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401-K
401-K Matching
Adoption Assistance
+58 More
4 Days Ago
Chicago, IL
34 Employees
1-3 Years of Experience
34 Employees
1-3 Years of Experience
Security • Software • Cybersecurity
The Software Engineer II, API/Front End role at Network Perception involves maintaining and enhancing the systems supporting their web application, developing new Web API routes, adding cross-functional capabilities, and decommissioning technologies in the Back End/API layers. Requires 2+ years of Python development experience with additional preference for C++/Golang experience. Other required skills include REST, multi-threading, multi-processing, async programming, benchmarking, NoSQL, automated testing, and knowledge of computer networks or security products.
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401-K
Adoption Assistance
Commuter Benefits
+33 More
Yesterday
Chicago, IL
Remote
12,000 Employees
115K-203K Annually
1-3 Years of Experience
12,000 Employees
115K-203K Annually
1-3 Years of Experience
Blockchain • eCommerce • Fintech • Payments • Software • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency
Design, build, and maintain backend services and infrastructures for delivering messages to Square merchants and customers. Responsible for enabling multi-channel real-time messaging through APIs, optimizing message delivery, collaborating on product launches, and contributing to shared resources.
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401-K
401-K Matching
Adoption Assistance
+55 More
5 Days Ago
Chicago, IL
5-7 Years of Experience
5-7 Years of Experience
Cloud • HR Tech • Information Technology • Mobile • Productivity • Software • Automation
As a Senior Full-Stack Engineer, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining cutting-edge software solutions. This includes building and maintaining backend infrastructure, developing frontend React applications, and managing the multi-tenant MongoDB database. You will also be involved in streamlining developer operations and codebase.
Top Benefits:
Dental Insurance
Health Insurance
Unlimited Vacation Policy
+1 More
4 Days Ago
Chicago, IL
680 Employees
5-7 Years of Experience
680 Employees
5-7 Years of Experience
Agency
As a Senior Backend Developer, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining Java services within the Adobe Experience Manager platform. You will also manage the integration points between AEM and other services, troubleshoot issues, and participate in team activities such as code reviews and mentorship. Additionally, you will help define and implement development standards and documentation for AEM projects.
2 Days Ago
Chicago, IL
18,000 Employees
3-5 Years of Experience
18,000 Employees
3-5 Years of Experience
Cloud • Fintech • Machine Learning • Analytics • Financial Services
As a Full Stack Engineer at Discover, you will build and release reliable software systems at scale. You will analyze, design, program, test, and deploy new user stories and features with high quality to production. You will also guide and oversee design decisions, remediate issues, and contribute to technology communities within the company.
Top Benefits:
401-K
401-K Matching
Adoption Assistance
+49 More
4 Days Ago
Chicago, IL
Hybrid
18,000 Employees
87K-146K Annually
3-5 Years of Experience
18,000 Employees
87K-146K Annually
3-5 Years of Experience
Cloud • Fintech • Machine Learning • Analytics • Financial Services
As a Full Stack Engineer, you'll build and release reliable software systems at scale. By partnering with enterprise-wide teams, you'll develop and maintain full stack solutions that fit our business needs. You'll use your holistic view of all products (and their interactions) to design elegant solutions and strategize the future state of our larger technical ecosystem. By independently innovating and advocating for best practices, you'll solve complex problems and guide the team on implementing solutions from inception to production.
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