Backend Engineer Jobs in Chicago.
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Total jobs
16
positions indexed
New today
0
last 24 hours
Companies
13
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
0
from anywhere
How many Backend Engineer jobs in Chicago are there right now?
There are 16 open Backend Engineer jobs in Chicago on JobsRadar right now, from 13 companies hiring directly. 10 of them disclose pay, with a median of $160,000 a year and most offers between $138,108 and $172,500. The board was last refreshed on October 20, 2026 at 10:59 UTC.
Backend Engineer salary range in Chicago
$138.1k
25th
$160k
Median
$172.5k
75th
$128.2k
$196.5k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th
Full range $139.2k – $240k · outliers off-axis
Based on 10 disclosed live listings
Updated Oct 20, 2026 from live listings
Senior/Staff Backend Engineer, Platform, Consumer Apps - Klover
Attain
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4d ago
API Engineer I - Credit
Synchrony
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6d ago
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Software Engineer, Backend (Clearing)
Cboe Global Markets
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1w ago
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Software Engineer, Backend (Clearing)
Cboe Global Markets
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1w ago
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Software Engineer, Backend (Clearing)
Cboe Global Markets
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1w ago
Backend Engineer, Core Technology
Stripe
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1w ago
Principal Systems Engineer - Enterprise API Platform & GraphQL Engineering
U.S. Bank
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2w ago
Senior Software Engineer - Backend Services
University of Chicago
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2w ago
QA Automation Engineer – Agentic AI, UI, and API
Vizient
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4w ago
Senior Backend Software Engineer
FleetWorks
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1mo ago
Senior Backend Software Engineer
FleetWorks
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1mo ago
Sr. Software Engineer II, Platform/API
NinjaTrader
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1mo ago
Senior Backend Engineer (Sports & Prediction Markets) – Golang
Crypto
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1mo ago
Staff Software Engineer-Backend
Cameo
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1mo ago
Lead Software Engineer, API Integrations
CIBC
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2mos ago
Senior Backend Engineer
Yourco, Inc.
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2mos ago
Frequently asked questions
- How many Backend Engineer jobs in Chicago are open right now?
- 16 Backend Engineer jobs in Chicago are open across 13 companies, as of October 20, 2026.
- What do Backend Engineer jobs in Chicago pay?
- Across the 10 Backend Engineer jobs in Chicago that disclose pay, the median is $160,000 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $138,108 and $172,500.
- Which companies are hiring Backend Engineer jobs in Chicago?
- Attain, Synchrony, Cboe Global Markets, Stripe and U.S. Bank are among the 13 companies currently hiring Backend Engineer jobs in Chicago.
- How current are these listings?
- Every listing comes straight from the employer’s own careers system and is re-checked three times a day. This page was last updated on October 20, 2026 at 10:59 UTC.