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Senior Engineer

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full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Chicago • Illinois • United States

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Salary

💰 $145,000 - $165,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Scope, plan, and lead delivery of large-scale features and roadmap initiatives.
  • Clarify and refine requirements across stakeholders in a fast-moving environment.
  • Navigate ambiguous requirements and competing interests to deliver features that delight users.
  • Contribute to long-term architectural planning and system design.
  • Lead technical problem-solving for complex, cross-team challenges and production issues.
  • Continuously improve the codebase by upholding high standards for code reviews, architecture, testing, and deployment.
  • Ensure scalable and maintainable solutions across both frontend and backend systems.
  • Act as the go-to expert for debugging, troubleshooting, and system reliability.
  • Collaborate across engineering, product, and business teams to align on priorities and delivery.
  • Clearly communicate technical and non-technical concepts across the organization.
  • Participate actively in meetings, providing input that drives clarity and shared understanding.
  • Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure features meet user and business needs.
  • Mentor and develop junior engineers through coaching, pairing, and feedback.
  • Champion engineering best practices, raising the bar for technical excellence across the team.
  • Model emotional intelligence and resilience, building trust and inspiring growth in others.
  • Stay current on emerging technologies, frameworks, and architectures.
  • Promote Agile best practices and contribute to evolving team workflows (Scrum/Kanban).

Requirements

  • 7–10 years of progressive software engineering experience (leadership required)
  • In-depth knowledge of modern software development practices and architectures.
  • Strong track record of scoping, delivering, and evolving large-scale features.
  • Experience with both frontend and backend technologies (polyglot mindset preferred).
  • Proficiency in Agile methodologies (Scrum or Kanban) and project delivery.
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts for all audiences.
  • Strategic problem-solving ability with adaptability in fast-changing environments.
  • A passion for mentoring and a commitment to fostering a culture of excellence.
Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Flexible work hours
  • Paid time off

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
software engineeringsystem designcode reviewsarchitecturetestingdeploymentfrontend technologiesbackend technologiesAgile methodologiesproject delivery
Soft skills
communication skillsstrategic problem-solvingadaptabilitymentoringemotional intelligenceresiliencecollaborationleadershipcoachingfeedback