8 lead software engineer back end jobs at 5 companies in Chicago, IL
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Lead Backend Software Engineer
Chicago, Illinois, United States
$185k-$215k/yr RemoteFull Time
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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Lead Software Engineer, Back End
Chicago, Illinois, United States
$179k-$205k/yr OnsiteFull Time
4+ YOEBachelor's degree, 4+ years software engineering experience, 1+ year cloud experience, proficiency in Java/Python/SQL/Node/Go/Scala, experience with Docker/Kubernetes and AWS, strong communication and critical thinking.
Java, Python, SQL, Node, Go, Scala, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud
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Lead Software Engineer - Backend
McLean or Chicago
$179k-$225k/yr OnsiteFull Time
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
Chicago, Illinois, United States
$134k-$224k/yr HybridFull Time
10+ YOE10+ years building scalable software; 5+ years cloud-native experience; experience with containerization, distributed systems, React/Next.js front end, Java/Kotlin back end, Kafka, PostgreSQL/Snowflake, CI/CD and collaboration skills.
React, Next.js, Java, Kotlin, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, Git, CI/CD, Spring Boot
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Senior Lead Software Engineer, Back End (Golang, Java, AWS)
Chicago or McLean
$209k-$262k/yr OnsiteFull Time
6+ YOE1+ MgmtBachelor's degree,6+ years professional software engineering,1+ year cloud experience,experience with Java/Go/Scala/Python/Node,3+ years cloud preferred,1+ year people management preferred,Agile experience.
Java, Python, SQL, Node, Go, Scala, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud
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Lead Software Engineer
Chicago, Illinois, United States
OnsiteFull Time
7+ YOE7+ years full-stack experience, cloud and container orchestration, distributed systems, observability, web back ends and UIs, mentorship and leadership experience.
React, AWS, GitHub Copilot, Claude, ChatGPT
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Sr. Backend Dev – Java/Spring Boot, Angular, Cloud - TX
Texas or Chicago or New York City
$44k-$154k/yr HybridFull Time, Contract
Photon: A digital modernization services firm that builds and operates digital experiences for large enterprises.
5+ YOE5+ years software development experience; strong Java and Spring Boot skills, Angular, cloud (GCP/Azure), CI/CD, RESTful APIs/microservices, data structures and algorithms; 3+ years building APIs; ability to lead technical decisions and mentor engineers.
Java, Spring Boot, Angular, GCP, Azure, CI/CD, RESTful APIs, Microservices, Kafka, Pub/Sub
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Lead Software Quality Engineering, Backend
Chicago, Illinois, United States
$150k/yr OnsiteFull Time
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