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Staff Engineer Jobs in Illinois.

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Total jobs
139
positions indexed
New today
1
last 24 hours
Companies
54
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
0
from anywhere

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

There are 139 open Staff Engineer jobs in Illinois on JobsRadar right now, from 54 companies hiring directly. 109 of them disclose pay, with a median of $184,299 a year and most offers between $158,838 and $218,000. 1 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on October 23, 2026 at 14:35 UTC.

Staff Engineer salary range in Illinois

$158.8k 25th
$184.3k Median
$218k 75th
$130k
$261.4k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $93k – $373k · outliers off-axis
Based on 109 disclosed live listings
Updated Oct 23, 2026 from live listings
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Clear Street
Senior / Staff Software Engineer — Algorithmic Execution Platform
Clear Street
⚡ Apply early Chicago, New York City Onsite $200,000–$350,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 17h ago
Ripple
Senior Staff Security Engineer, Product Security
Ripple
⚡ Apply early Chicago, Illinois, United Stat... Onsite $220,000–$300,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Gotion, Inc.
Staff / Principal Battery Systems Engineer – Performance & Integration
Gotion, Inc.
⚡ Apply early Irvine, California Onsite $150,000–$200,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Gotion, Inc.
Senior/Staff Controls Engineer
Gotion, Inc.
⚡ Apply early Manteno, Illinois Onsite $120,000–$160,000
● 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
Tempus
Staff Software Engineer, Security
Tempus
⚡ Apply early Chicago Onsite $240,000–$310,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
CA
Staff Engineer
Carefeed
⚡ Apply early Chicago, IL Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Okta
Staff Software Engineer - Federal
Okta
⚡ Apply early Chicago, Illinois; New York, N... Onsite $161,000–$221,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
RC
Staff Engineer
Raft Company Website
⚡ Apply early St Louis, MO; Scott AFB Onsite $170,000–$200,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Abbott
Staff Software Engineer
Abbott
⚡ Apply early United States - Illinois - Abb... Onsite $99,300–$198,700
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Capital One
Senior Staff Full-stack Engineer – Customer Resiliency (Senior Director, IC) (Remote-Eligible)
Capital One
⚡ Apply early McLean, VA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
CVS Health
Staff Software Development Engineer
CVS Health
⚡ Apply early IL - Work from home Onsite $106,605–$284,280
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Ashby
Staff Platform Engineer - Americas
Ashby
⚡ Apply early Remote - US · location restricted $232,000–$323,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Ashby
Staff Product Engineer - Americas
Ashby
⚡ Apply early Remote - US · location restricted $232,000–$323,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Ashby
Staff Design Engineer - Americas
Ashby
⚡ Apply early Remote - US · location restricted $232,000–$323,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Equinix
Software Development Engineer Staff
Equinix
⚡ Apply early New York City Office NYO1 Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Abbott
Staff Engineer
Abbott
⚡ Apply early United States - Illinois - Lak... Onsite $86,700–$173,300
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
MongoDB
Site Reliability Engineer (Senior or Staff), Atlas
MongoDB
⚡ Apply early Austin; Boston; Chicago; Miami... Onsite $127,000–$249,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Invenergy
Senior Staff Engineer, Renewable Engineering (Solar)
Invenergy
⚡ Apply early Chicago, IL Hybrid $90,000–$110,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Abbott
Staff AI Platform Engineer
Abbott
⚡ Apply early United States - Illinois - Abb... Onsite $129,300–$258,700
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
CVS Health
Staff Software Development Engineer
CVS Health
⚡ Apply early Work At Home - Utah Onsite $106,605–$284,280
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Abbott
Staff AI/Agentic Engineer
Abbott
⚡ Apply early United States - Illinois - Abb... Onsite $113,300–$226,700
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Capital One
Staff Software Engineer - Card Technology
Capital One
⚡ Apply early McLean, VA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Attain
Sr/Staff Site Reliability Engineer, Consumer Apps
Attain
⚡ Apply early Remote Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Attain
Senior/Staff Backend Engineer, Platform, Consumer Apps - Klover
Attain
⚡ Apply early Chicago, IL Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Staff Engineer jobs in Illinois are open right now?
139 Staff Engineer jobs in Illinois are open across 54 companies, as of October 23, 2026.
What do Staff Engineer jobs in Illinois pay?
Across the 109 Staff Engineer jobs in Illinois that disclose pay, the median is $184,299 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $158,838 and $218,000.
Which companies are hiring Staff Engineer jobs in Illinois?
Clear Street, Ripple, Gotion, Inc., Upside and Tempus are among the 54 companies currently hiring Staff Engineer jobs in Illinois.
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 23, 2026 at 14:35 UTC.

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