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Total jobs
96
positions indexed
New today
1
last 24 hours
Companies
40
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
0
from anywhere

How many Staff Engineer jobs in Chicago are there right now?

There are 96 open Staff Engineer jobs in Chicago on JobsRadar right now, from 40 companies hiring directly. 71 of them disclose pay, with a median of $188,775 a year and most offers between $166,050 and $228,688. 1 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on October 20, 2026 at 19:22 UTC.

Staff Engineer salary range in Chicago

$166.1k 25th
$188.8k Median
$228.7k 75th
$143.6k
$271.5k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $105k – $373k · outliers off-axis
Based on 71 disclosed live listings
Updated Oct 20, 2026 from live listings
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Okta
Staff Software Engineer - Federal
Okta
⚡ Apply early Chicago, Illinois; New York, N... Onsite $161,000–$221,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2h ago
Ashby
Staff Platform Engineer - Americas
Ashby
⚡ Apply early Remote - US · location restricted $232,000–$323,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Ashby
Staff Product Engineer - Americas
Ashby
⚡ Apply early Remote - US · location restricted $232,000–$323,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Ashby
Staff Design Engineer - Americas
Ashby
⚡ Apply early Remote - US · location restricted $232,000–$323,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
MongoDB
Site Reliability Engineer (Senior or Staff), Atlas
MongoDB
⚡ Apply early Austin; Boston; Chicago; Miami... Onsite $127,000–$249,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Invenergy
Senior Staff Engineer, Renewable Engineering (Solar)
Invenergy
⚡ Apply early Chicago, IL Hybrid $90,000–$110,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Abbott
Staff AI Platform Engineer
Abbott
⚡ Apply early United States - Illinois - Abb... Onsite $129,300–$258,700
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Abbott
Staff AI/Agentic Engineer
Abbott
⚡ Apply early United States - Illinois - Abb... Onsite $113,300–$226,700
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Capital One
Staff Software Engineer - Card Technology
Capital One
⚡ Apply early McLean, VA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Attain
Sr/Staff Site Reliability Engineer, Consumer Apps
Attain
⚡ Apply early Remote Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Attain
Senior/Staff Backend Engineer, Platform, Consumer Apps - Klover
Attain
⚡ Apply early Chicago, IL Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Capital One
Staff Full-Stack Engineer
Capital One
⚡ Apply early Chicago, IL Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
PA
Staff Software Engineer - Cloud Infrastructure and Devops
PayPal
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, United S... Hybrid $152,500–$226,600
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
JLL
Staff Software Engineer
JLL
⚡ Apply early Chicago, IL Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Gusto, Inc.
Staff Software Engineer, Retirement Financial Platform
Gusto, Inc.
⚡ Apply early Austin, TX - Remote; Burlingam... Hybrid $163,000–$204,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Tempus
Staff Software Engineer, Security
Tempus
⚡ Apply early Chicago Onsite $160,000–$220,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
WEX
Staff Data Platform Engineer
WEX
⚡ Apply early Portland, ME Onsite $140,600–$173,100
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
SageSure
Staff Software Engineer
SageSure
⚡ Apply early Chicago, Illinois, United Stat... Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Chime Financial, Inc
Senior Staff / Staff Software Engineer, Trust & Safety
Chime Financial, Inc
⚡ Apply early Chicago, IL, USA; San Francisc... Hybrid $223,000–$373,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Capital One
Staff Full-Stack Engineer
Capital One
⚡ Apply early Chicago, IL Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Capital One
Sr. Staff Cloud Engineer (Cloud Asset Intelligence)
Capital One
⚡ Apply early McLean, VA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
DubClub
Staff Software Engineer (Full-Stack)
DubClub
⚡ Apply early Chicago Office Onsite $180,000–$220,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Beyond Finance
Staff Security Engineer
Beyond Finance
⚡ Apply early Remote · location restricted $160,000–$195,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Gusto, Inc.
Senior Staff Engineer - Tax Platform Engineering
Gusto, Inc.
⚡ Apply early Atlanta, GA - Hybrid; Austin,... Hybrid $189,000–$236,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Vizient
Staff Software Engineer with Agentic AI
Vizient
⚡ Apply early Chicago, IL 60607 Onsite $117,600–$206,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Staff Engineer jobs in Chicago are open right now?
96 Staff Engineer jobs in Chicago are open across 40 companies, as of October 20, 2026.
What do Staff Engineer jobs in Chicago pay?
Across the 71 Staff Engineer jobs in Chicago that disclose pay, the median is $188,775 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $166,050 and $228,688.
Which companies are hiring Staff Engineer jobs in Chicago?
Okta, Ashby, MongoDB, Invenergy and Abbott are among the 40 companies currently hiring Staff 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 19:22 UTC.

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