64 backend software engineer python jobs at 47 companies in Mount Prospect, IL

PromotedHiringCafe
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
PromotedHiringCafe
Founding Full-stack / Product Engineer
Cupertino, CA, US
$130k-$300k/yr On-SiteFull Time
HiringCafe
HiringCafe: Building a 100× better job search engine to take on Indeed and LinkedIn.
Help us build a 100× better job search engine. We need a full-stack engineer with great taste, sharp fundamentals, and a track record of shipping polished product on React/Next.js plus a real backend (Firebase, Elasticsearch, Redis, Stripe).
React, Next.js, TypeScript, Firebase, Elasticsearch, Redis, Stripe
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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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Software Engineer (Backend), Content Foundations
San Francisco or Atlanta or Austin or Boston or Chicago or Dallas or Denver or Houston or Jacksonville or Los Angeles or Mexico City or Miami or New York City or Ottawa or Phoenix or Portland or Sacramento or Salt Lake City or San Diego or Seattle or Toronto or Vancouver or Washington, D.C.
$104k-$187k/yr HybridFull Time
Scribd
Scribd: Subscription-based digital library for e-books, audiobooks, and documents.
4+ YOE4+ years as a software engineer; backend/data pipelines; comfortable with messy data; proficient in Ruby, Python, or Go; AWS experience; SQL; collaborative and communicative.
Ruby, Python, Go, AWS, S3, SQS, SNS, SQL
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Senior Backend Engineer
Chicago, Illinois, United States
$110k-$140k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Ubiety
Ubiety: AI-driven home security platform for real-time presence verification.
5+ YOE5+ years backend engineering experience; strong Go and Python skills; JavaScript/TypeScript desirable; experience with microservices on AWS or GCP, Docker/Kubernetes, Git, CI/CD, streaming platforms (Kafka/Kinesis/MQTT), and SQL/NoSQL databases; BS/MS preferred.
Go, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, AWS, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, Git, CI/CD, Kafka, Kinesis, MQTT, SQL, NoSQL
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Backend Engineer, Credit Decisions
Chicago, Illinois, United States
$173k-$260k/yr HybridFull Time
Stripe
Stripe: Provides online payment processing and financial infrastructure for businesses.
6+ YOEBachelor's degree and 6+ years software development experience; proficiency across stack with 2+ of Java, Ruby, Scala, Python, SQL; experience with Spark, IDEs, AWS, distributed systems, cloud services (gRPC, GraphQL, Docker, Kubernetes); strong engineering and collaboration skills.
Java, Ruby, Scala, Python, SQL, Spark, IDE, AWS, gRPC, GraphQL, Docker, Kubernetes
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Staff Backend Engineer, Safety
United States or San Francisco or Los Angeles or New York City or Chicago
$217k-$304k/yr RemoteFull Time
Reddit
RedditNYSE: RDDT: Social platform for community-driven discussion and content sharing.
8+ YOE8+ years software development experience; proficiency in Go, Python, Rust, or Ruby; experience with GraphQL/REST/HTTP/Thrift/gRPC; BS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience; strong organizational and cross-functional remote collaboration skills.
Go, Python, Rust, Ruby, GraphQL, REST, HTTP, Thrift, gRPC
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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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Senior Backend Developer/ DevSecOps Engineer
Louisville or Charlotte or Dallas or Tampa or Fort Lauderdale or Washington or Nashville or Miami or Boston or New York City or Chicago or Atlanta
$118k-$162k/yr RemoteFull Time
Humana
HumanaNYSE: HUM: Provides health insurance plans and clinical healthcare services.
4+ YOE4+ years in software engineering/DevOps; strong .NET (C#), Microsoft Azure, Terraform, Python, CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps), PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Docker, API design, and security/tooling experience.
.NET (C#), Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Azure App Services, Microsoft Azure Functions, Microsoft Azure Service Bus, Microsoft Azure DevOps (ADO), GitHub Actions, Terraform, Python, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Databricks, ADLS Gen2, JFrog Artifactory, HashiCorp Vault, LaunchDarkly, Splunk, Docker Desktop, Postman, Checkmarx, AppScan, Cycode, GLAPI
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Senior Platform Backend Engineer - Battery Storage
San Francisco or Houston or Chicago or Seattle or New York City or Palm Beach or Birmingham or United States
$150k/yr RemoteFull Time
Plus Power
Plus Power: Develops and operates standalone battery energy storage systems.
5+ YOE5+ years platform/backend/data/platform engineering experience; strong AWS, Terraform, Docker/Kubernetes, Python, CI/CD, and observability experience; experience with data platforms and relational databases.
Python, AWS, VPC, IAM, EKS, ECS, RDS, S3, Terraform, CloudFormation, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Git
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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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Senior Backend Java Engineer (Chicago Hybrid)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
$130k-$150k/yr HybridFull Time
Motorola Solutions
Motorola SolutionsNYSE: MSI: Provides mission-critical communications and public safety technology.
5+ YOEBachelor's degree with 5+ years engineering experience, 4+ years Java, GCP and Postgres experience, experience with Anthropic Claude/LLMs, and U.S. citizenship able to obtain security clearance.
Java, Python, GCP, GKE, Cloud Run, Cloud Storage, AlloyDB, PostgreSQL, Anthropic Claude, LLMs, RAG systems, AI coding assistants
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Python Software Engineer - Temporary to Perm
Chicago, Illinois, United States
$70-$90/hr OnsiteContract
Alvarez & Marsal
Alvarez & Marsal: Provides management consulting, restructuring, and business advisory services.
7+ YOE7+ years backend/full-stack development experience, strong Python skills, Azure Functions and event-driven systems experience, database integration, microservices and cloud security familiarity, practical LLM/AI tooling exposure.
Python, Azure Functions, Azure Event Grid, Durable Functions, API Management, SQL, NoSQL, Azure SDKs, Azure Cognitive Services, LangChain, AutoGen, Semantic Kernel
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Python Developer IV
Webster or Chicago or St Petersburg or Phoenix or Tempe
$111k-$175k/yr HybridFull Time
Paychex
PaychexNASDAQ: PAYX: Provider of integrated payroll, HR, and benefits outsourcing solutions.
5+ YOE5+ years backend software development; Python/Django; AWS; REST APIs; PostgreSQL/MySQL; Docker; CI/CD.
Python, Django, REST, Celery, Redis, AWS, EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, CloudWatch, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, GitHub Actions
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Lead Software Quality Engineering, Backend
Chicago, Illinois, United States
$150k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Prolaio
Prolaio: Providing a clinical intelligence platform for precision cardiology.
8+ YOE8+ years in backend testing or software development; strong automation, cloud backend, data validation, and regulatory compliance experience.
Python, Kotlin, Java, SQL, BigQuery, Cassandra
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Senior Software Engineer, OS Ecosystem
Chicago, Illinois, United States
$110k-$160k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Tempus AI
Tempus AINASDAQ: TEM: Builds a data platform for AI-powered precision medicine diagnostics.
5+ YOE5+ years in software engineering; focus on platform/data engineering; backend services in TypeScript/Python; cloud experience (GCP).
TypeScript, Python, Google Cloud, BigQuery, Cloud Spanner, GCS
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Senior Software Engineer
Chicago or United States
$113k-$183k/yr RemoteFull Time
Caterpillar
CaterpillarNYSE: CAT: Manufactures construction equipment, mining machinery, and industrial engines.
1+ YOEMaster's in Computer Science or related and 1 year experience developing backend/service-layer software. Requires Java, Python, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, TDD practices, and Agile development experience.
Java, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Python
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Senior Software Engineer
Westchester, Illinois, United States
$99k-$124k/yr RemoteFull Time
Ritchie Bros.
Ritchie Bros.NYSE: RBA: Conducts global auctions for heavy equipment and industrial assets.
10+ YOEBachelor's in CS/IT, 10+ years software development with backend Java experience; proficiency in Python/Go, Spring Framework, cloud platforms, containerization, relational databases, CI/CD, and strong communication.
Java, Python, Go, Spring Framework, Spring Boot, Spring Data, Spring Security, MySQL, PostgreSQL, AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, React, Angular
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Sr. Software Engineer
Chicago, Illinois, United States
$130k-$140k/yr RemoteFull Time
HERE Technologies
HERE Technologies: Provides high-precision mapping and location data for global enterprises.
3+ YOEMaster's/PhD in CS/AI/ML, 3+ years deep learning or computer vision experience, strong backend engineering with Python and AWS, experience building data pipelines, ML platforms, and production services.
Python, AWS
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Sr. Software Engineer
Chicago, Illinois, United States
$130k-$140k/yr RemoteFull Time
HERE Technologies
HERE Technologies: Provides digital mapping data and location-based software services.
3+ YOE3+ years experience in deep learning or production ML systems, strong backend and pipeline engineering, Python and AWS proficiency, master's/PhD in CS or related, strong communication and systems judgment.
Python, AWS
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Senior Software Engineer
Chicago, Illinois, United States
$123k-$150k/yr OnsiteFull Time
JLL
JLLNYSE: JLL: Global commercial real estate and investment management services.
5+ YOE5–8 years software development with leadership; bachelor’s in CS, engineering, or related field; strong backend and frontend experience.
C#, Node.js, Python, Java, Angular, React, Next.js, Vue.js, REST, Microservices, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Cosmos DB, Databricks, Python, PySpark, Spark SQL, Power BI, DAX, Power Query, Git, CI/CD, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, Azure AI, AI/ML, Event-driven systems
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Senior Software Engineer - Product
New York or Chicago
$170k-$190k/yr HybridFull Time
ElectronX
ElectronX: Operates a regulated electricity derivatives exchange market.
5+ YOE5+ years full-stack software engineering; strong backend in Python/Go; strong frontend in TypeScript/React; APIs, distributed systems, databases; security and compliance awareness; Bachelor’s degree
Python, Go, TypeScript, React, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Git, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform