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Staff Engineer Jobs in Chicago.

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Total jobs
50
positions indexed
New today
3
last 24 hours
Companies
23
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
0
from anywhere

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

There are 50 open Staff Engineer jobs in Chicago on JobsRadar right now, from 23 companies hiring directly. 45 of them disclose pay, with a median of $225,250 a year and most offers between $198,750 and $258,125. 3 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on September 5, 2026 at 12:26 UTC.

Staff Engineer salary range in Chicago

$198.8k 25th
$225.3k Median
$258.1k 75th
$181.5k
$277.1k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $185k – $367k · outliers off-axis
Based on 45 disclosed live listings
Updated Sep 4, 2026 from live listings
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Beyond Finance
Staff Security Engineer
Beyond Finance
⚡ Apply early Remote · location restricted $160,000–$195,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 14h ago
Okta
Staff Site Reliability Engineer - Splunk
Okta
⚡ Apply early Bellevue, Washington; Chicago,... Onsite $194,000–$267,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 16h ago
Okta
Staff Identity Engineer
Okta
⚡ Apply early Bellevue, Washington; Chicago,... Onsite $161,000–$221,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 21h ago
Gusto, Inc.
Senior Staff Engineer - Tax Platform Engineering
Gusto, Inc.
⚡ Apply early Denver, CO;San Francisco, CA;N... Onsite $223,000–$223,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Upside
Staff Application Security Engineer
Upside
⚡ Apply early DC · location restricted $214,000–$245,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
FO
Staff SRE - Observability
Focused
⚡ Apply early Denver, Colorado, United State... Onsite $160,000–$200,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
AD
Staff Engineer - Payments (Mobile & Terminal Experiences)
Adyen
⚡ Apply early Chicago Onsite $235,000–$317,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
NinjaTrader
Staff Cloud Security Engineer
NinjaTrader
⚡ Apply early Chicago, IL Hybrid $145,000–$195,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
NinjaTrader
Staff Software Engineer, FCM
NinjaTrader
⚡ Apply early Chicago or Remote* Hybrid $160,000–$210,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
NinjaTrader
Staff Security Engineer, Application Security
NinjaTrader
⚡ Apply early Chicago or Remote* Hybrid $210,000–$260,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
NinjaTrader
Staff Site Reliability Engineer
NinjaTrader
⚡ Apply early Chicago, IL Hybrid $160,000–$210,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
MongoDB
Site Reliability Engineer (Senior or Staff), Atlas
MongoDB
⚡ Apply early Austin; Boston; Chicago; Miami... Onsite $127,000–$249,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Ashby
Staff Platform Engineer - Americas
Ashby
⚡ Apply early Remote - US · location restricted $232,000–$323,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Ashby
Staff Product Engineer - Americas
Ashby
⚡ Apply early Remote - US · location restricted $232,000–$323,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Okta
Staff Site Reliability Engineer - Kubernetes
Okta
⚡ Apply early Bellevue, Washington; Chicago,... Onsite $194,000–$267,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
AD
Staff Engineer - Financial Products
Adyen
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Onsite $258,000–$367,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
AD
Staff Engineer - Financial Products
Adyen
⚡ Apply early Chicago Onsite $235,000–$317,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
tastylive
Staff Software Engineer, Order Handling and Ledger Team
tastylive
⚡ Apply early Chicago, Illinois Onsite $180,000–$230,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
tastytrade
Staff Software Engineer, Order Handling and Ledger Team
tastytrade
⚡ Apply early Chicago, Illinois Onsite $180,000–$230,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
SageSure
Staff Software Engineer
SageSure
⚡ Apply early Chicago, Illinois, United Stat... Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Ironclad
Staff IT Engineer
Ironclad
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Hybrid $160,000–$185,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Ashby
Staff Design Engineer - Americas
Ashby
⚡ Apply early Remote - US · location restricted $232,000–$323,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Okta
Staff AI Security Engineer
Okta
⚡ Apply early Bellevue, Washington; Chicago,... Onsite $180,000–$247,500
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Okta
Staff Site Reliability Engineer, EPG (FedRAMP)
Okta
⚡ Apply early Bellevue, Washington; Chicago,... Onsite $194,000–$267,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Okta
Staff Product Security Engineer
Okta
⚡ Apply early Bellevue, Washington; Chicago,... Onsite $180,000–$247,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Staff Engineer jobs in Chicago are open right now?
50 Staff Engineer jobs in Chicago are open across 23 companies, as of September 5, 2026.
What do Staff Engineer jobs in Chicago pay?
Across the 45 Staff Engineer jobs in Chicago that disclose pay, the median is $225,250 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $198,750 and $258,125.
Which companies are hiring Staff Engineer jobs in Chicago?
Beyond Finance, Okta, Gusto, Inc., Upside and Focused are among the 23 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 September 5, 2026 at 12:26 UTC.

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