16 backend engineering manager jobs at 14 companies in Wheeling, IL

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Founding Backend / Infra Engineer
Cupertino, CA, US
$160k-$300k/yr On-SiteFull Time
HiringCafe
HiringCafe: Building a 100× better job search engine to take on Indeed and LinkedIn.
Own the crawlers, pipelines, and infrastructure powering a real-time job search engine. Strong Node.js and Python fundamentals; bonus points for security and reverse-engineering chops.
Node.js, Python, Elasticsearch, Redis
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Lead Backend Software Engineer
Chicago, Illinois, United States
$185k-$215k/yr RemoteFull Time
SITE Technologies
SITE Technologies: Provides AI-powered property condition assessments and management software.
7+ YOE7+ years backend experience with strong Python skills, hands-on technical leadership, experience with FastAPI, relational data modeling, PostgreSQL/ORMs, AWS services, CI/CD, and mentoring engineers.
Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, SQLAlchemy, Alembic, Flyway, AWS, ECS, Lambda, RDS, S3, IAM, Docker, Git, GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, Claude Code, Cursor, Terraform, Terragrunt, Datadog, Sentry, LangGraph, Claude Code SDK, Amazon Bedrock
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Senior Software Engineer, Backend Services
Chicago, Illinois, United States
$150k-$170k/yr HybridAll Commitments Available
University of Chicago
University of Chicago: Provides higher education and conducts academic research.
5+ YOESenior Python engineer with 5-7 years in large-scale systems, building SaaS/PaaS, and data management experience.
Python, FastAPI, Flask, PostgreSQL, SQL, REST, AWS, Docker, PySpark, Kafka, OpenSearch, Elasticsearch, Lustre, GPFS, VAST, Parquet, S3, Security: OAuth2, SAML, OpenID Connect
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Sr. Manager, Software Engineering, Back End (Enterprise Platforms Technlogy)
McLean or Plano or Chicago
$209k-$262k/yr HybridFull Time
Capital One
Capital OneNYSE: COF: Financial services offering credit cards, banking, and loans.
6+ YOE4+ MgmtSenior software engineering leader with at least 6 years in software development, 4+ years managing teams, and cloud experience (AWS/Azure/GCP).
Java, Python, SQL, Node.js, Go, Scala, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, Azure, Open Source RDBMS, NoSQL
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Senior Engineering Manager - Fintech, Lodging
New York or Washington DC or San Francisco or Los Angeles or Chicago or Seattle
$350k-$400k/yr RemoteFull Time
Hopper
Hopper: Global travel marketplace and financial technology service provider.
Leads engineering teams building B2B/B2B2C platforms; strong backend/frontend, cloud, partner-facing; fintech/travel domain experience; Scala/Java, REST, OAuth2; ability to mentor.
Scala, Java, REST APIs, OAuth 2.0, GCP, AWS, React, JavaScript, TypeScript
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Lead Software Engineer - Backend
McLean or Chicago
$179k-$225k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Capital One
Capital OneNYSE: COF: Financial services offering credit cards, banking, and loans.
4+ YOE1+ MgmtBachelor's degree and 4+ years software engineering experience, 1+ year cloud experience, proficiency in Java/Python/Go/Node/Scala, cloud and container technologies, and people management experience preferred.
Java, Python, SQL, Node, Go, Scala, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud
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Lead Software Engineer, Back End
Chicago, Illinois, United States
$179k-$205k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Capital One
Capital OneNYSE: COF: Financial services offering credit cards, banking, and loans.
4+ YOEBachelor's degree, 4+ years professional software engineering experience, and 1+ year cloud computing experience (AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud).
Java, Python, SQL, Node, Node.js, Go, Scala, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, GCP
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Trading, Investment & Optimization - QuantAI Full Stack Manager (Hybrid)
Seattle or Chicago or Los Angeles or Atlanta or Houston or Arlington or San Francisco or Morristown or Boston or Dallas or San Diego or New York City
$87k-$253k/yr HybridFull Time
Accenture
AccentureNYSE: ACN: Global provider of management consulting and technology services.
5+ YOE5+ years building and shipping full-stack apps; 2+ years hands-on depth across frontend, backend, APIs; bachelor's in CS/engineering or related field.
React, Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind, Vite, Vercel, Python, FastAPI, Electron, Tauri, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, observability tooling, model-serving infrastructure, evaluation frameworks
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Software Engineering, Full Stack - AI (Chicago, IL, US)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
$135k-$145k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Fitch Group
Fitch Group: Provides global credit ratings and financial market research services.
7+ YOE7+ years software engineering experience; strong backend experience with Java and Python, Spring Boot or Fast API; 5+ years front-end experience with React and TypeScript; experience building cloud-native microservices, GenAI/LLM solutions (LangChain, LangGraph), relational and NoSQL databases, CI/CD and DevSecOps.
Java, Python, Spring Boot, Fast API, React, TypeScript, LangChain, LangGraph, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, Elasticsearch, Solr, NPM, Yarn, Webpack, Jest, Enzyme, Karma, Jasmine, Mocha, Wraith, GIT, JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket, Bamboo, EC2, S3, Route 53, CloudFront, CloudFormation, VPCs, subnets, security groups, CI/CD
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Escalation Engineer (Ref#IM0426)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
HybridFull Time
Albi
Albi: Provides business management software for the restoration industry.
Bachelor's degree in CS or related; experience/coursework in advanced troubleshooting, debugging, deployment, incident management; backend C#, .NET Core/MVC, Python; frontend React, JavaScript; SQL Server/T-SQL/JSON; Azure/AWS; Docker/Kubernetes; API design (RESTful, Webhooks).
C#, .NET Core/MVC, Python, React, JavaScript, SQL Server, T-SQL, JSON, Azure, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, RESTful, Webhooks
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Principal Application Security Engineer
Chicago, Illinois, United States
$164k-$212k/yr HybridFull Time
Cboe
CboeBATS: CBOE: Operates global market infrastructure and provides tradable financial products.
12+ YOE12+ years in application/product/security engineering; hands-on experience with Kubernetes, cloud (EKS/AKS/GKE), CI/CD and DevSecOps tooling, threat modeling, secure architecture, vulnerability management, and production-grade coding in modern backend languages.
Kubernetes, EKS, AKS, GKE, CI/CD, SAST, SCA, SBOM, IaC, RBAC, secret scanning, container scanning, C++, Go, Java, C#, Python, Node.js
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Software Engineer Lead
Lisle, Illinois, United States
$112k-$168k/yr OnsiteFull Time
International Motors
International MotorsXETRA: 8TRA: Manufacturer of commercial trucks, buses, and heavy-duty engines.
1+ YOEBachelor's or Master's degree or equivalent experience; 1–5+ years software engineering experience; expertise in frontend/backend languages, cloud platforms, Terraform, ML model development, and strong communication.
Terraform, Azure, AWS, GCP, TypeScript, Python, Java, C#, Ruby, React, Angular, Vue, NextJS, Tailwind, NestJS, SQLServer, Apache Lucene, Jest
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Data Engineer III (Chicago, IL, US, 60607)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
$138k-$173k/yr OnsiteFull Time
McDonald's
McDonald'sNYSE: MCD: Operate and franchise a global chain of quick-service restaurants.
5+ YOE+5 years data/backend engineering experience; strong Java, distributed systems, event-driven/streaming (Kafka/PubSub), cloud (AWS or GCP), Git, Maven/Gradle, containerization, observability, security, and team leadership skills.
Java, Git, Maven, Gradle, AWS, GCP, Kafka, Pub/Sub, Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, Cloud Run, mParticle, Segment, Adobe Campaign, Braze, Salesforce, Hubspot, Prometheus, Grafana, New Relic, Kibana, OpenTelemetry, Snyk, SAST, DAST, SCA, CI/CD
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Senior Frontend Engineer, AI Agents
Chicago or Austin or New York
$150k-$250k/yr HybridFull Time
Balyasny Asset Management
Balyasny Asset Management: Global multi-strategy investment firm managing diverse alternative asset classes.
7+ YOE7+ years frontend software development; expert React/TypeScript; Next.js; streaming/async UIs; state management; testing; UX judgment; collaboration with backend/ML teams.
React, TypeScript, Next.js, Node.js, Python
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Sr Aderant Engineer
Reston or San Diego or San Francisco or Washington or Wilmington or Phoenix or Los Angeles or Houston or Boston or Austin or Atlanta or Raleigh or Baltimore or New York or Dallas or Palo Alto or Short Hills or Minneapolis or Chicago or Seattle or Philadelphia or Miami
$113k-$179k/yr HybridFull Time
DLA Piper
DLA Piper: Global law firm providing comprehensive legal and business services.
5+ YOE5+ years supporting Aderant Expert and enterprise financial/practice management systems, strong backend development and SQL skills, experience with integrations/APIs, bachelor's in CS/IT, analytical and troubleshooting ability.
Aderant Expert, SQL, APIs
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Principal Software Development Engineer (Customer Insight & AI Solutions)
Buffalo Grove or United States or United States
$144k-$288k/yr RemoteFull Time
CVS Health
CVS HealthNYSE: CVS: Provides retail pharmacy, health insurance, and pharmacy benefit management services.
10+ YOE10+ years in full-stack software engineering; 5+ years in senior/principal/architect roles; 5+ years frontend (Angular/React) and backend (Python/Java); 3+ years AI/GenAI; Agile/Scrum; cloud native, API-first, microservices.
Angular, React, Python, Java, REST API, AWS, Azure, GCP, GKE, BigQuery, Spanner, BigTable, CI/CD, API-first, Microservices
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Lead Software Engineer
Chicago or Peoria
$128k-$209k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Caterpillar
CaterpillarNYSE: CAT: Manufactures construction equipment, mining machinery, and industrial engines.
Lead development of backend microservices and RESTful APIs on cloud (AWS/Azure), mentor developers, perform code reviews, resolve complex technical problems, and deliver high-quality software using Java/SpringBoot and CI/CD.
Java 17, SpringBoot, AWS Kinesis, AWS SQS, AWS SNS, AWS Aurora, AWS RDS, AWS DynamoDB, AWS, Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, Apache ActiveMQ, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, ElasticSearch, MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis, Azure Devops, GoCD, Jenkins, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Azure Event Hub, Microsoft Azure Devops, Microsoft Azure