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Total jobs
116
positions indexed
New today
8
last 24 hours
Companies
44
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
0
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How many Staff Engineer jobs in Illinois are there right now?

There are 116 open Staff Engineer jobs in Illinois on JobsRadar right now, from 44 companies hiring directly. 94 of them disclose pay, with a median of $191,000 a year and most offers between $153,200 and $228,500. 8 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on September 7, 2026 at 21:00 UTC.

Staff Engineer salary range in Illinois

$153.2k 25th
$191k Median
$228.5k 75th
$131k
$262k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $105k – $367k · outliers off-axis
Based on 94 disclosed live listings
Updated Sep 7, 2026 from live listings
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Okta
Staff Site Reliability Engineer - Kubernetes
Okta
⚡ Apply early Bellevue, Washington; Chicago,... Onsite $194,000–$267,000
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Okta
Staff Identity Engineer
Okta
⚡ Apply early Bellevue, Washington; Chicago,... Onsite $161,000–$221,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2h ago
Okta
Staff AI Security Engineer
Okta
⚡ Apply early Bellevue, Washington; Chicago,... Onsite $180,000–$247,500
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2h ago
Okta
Staff Site Reliability Engineer - Splunk
Okta
⚡ Apply early Bellevue, Washington; Chicago,... Onsite $194,000–$267,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2h ago
Okta
Staff Site Reliability Engineer, EPG (FedRAMP)
Okta
⚡ Apply early Bellevue, Washington; Chicago,... Onsite $194,000–$267,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2h ago
Okta
Staff Product Security Engineer
Okta
⚡ Apply early Bellevue, Washington; Chicago,... Onsite $180,000–$247,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2h ago
Okta
Staff Product Security Engineer, Reviews
Okta
⚡ Apply early Bellevue, Washington; Chicago,... Onsite $180,000–$247,500
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2h ago
Okta
Staff Identity Governance and Access Engineer
Okta
⚡ Apply early Bellevue, Washington; Chicago,... Onsite $161,000–$221,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2h ago
Early Warning Services
Staff Platform Security Engineer - Cloud/AWS/Kubernetes
Early Warning Services
⚡ Apply early Scottsdale Hybrid $132,000–$165,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Beyond Finance
Staff Security Engineer
Beyond Finance
⚡ Apply early Remote · location restricted $160,000–$195,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Capital One
Staff Software Engineer - Autonomous Deployments
Capital One
⚡ Apply early New York, NY Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d 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 3d ago
Upside
Staff Application Security Engineer
Upside
⚡ Apply early DC · location restricted $214,000–$245,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
FO
Staff SRE - Observability
Focused
⚡ Apply early Denver, Colorado, United State... Onsite $160,000–$200,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
AD
Staff Engineer - Payments (Mobile & Terminal Experiences)
Adyen
⚡ Apply early Chicago Onsite $235,000–$317,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Kraft Heinz
Staff Computer Vision Engineer
Kraft Heinz
⚡ Apply early Chicago, IL Hybrid $120,800–$151,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Northrop Grumman
Staff Embedded Software Engineer
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-Illinois-Rolling... Onsite $169,000–$253,600
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Northrop Grumman
Sr. Staff Embedded Software Engineer
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-Illinois-Rolling... Onsite $184,100–$276,100
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Early Warning Services
Staff Software Engineer - AIOps
Early Warning Services
⚡ Apply early Scottsdale Hybrid $124,000–$165,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Invenergy
Senior Staff Engineer, Thermal Engineering
Invenergy
⚡ Apply early Chicago, IL Hybrid $85,000–$108,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Invenergy
Staff Engineer, Grid Modelling and Compliance
Invenergy
⚡ Apply early Chicago - OSW Hybrid $90,000–$105,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Invenergy
Senior Staff Engineer, Renewable Electrical Engineering
Invenergy
⚡ Apply early Chicago, IL Hybrid $105,000–$125,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Capital One
Staff Software Engineer CI/CD
Capital One
⚡ Apply early Plano, TX Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Early Warning Services
Staff Software Engineer - Infrastructure Automation (Terraform)
Early Warning Services
⚡ Apply early Scottsdale Hybrid $124,000–$165,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Invenergy
Senior Staff Engineer, Engineering (Battery Storage)
Invenergy
⚡ Apply early Chicago, IL Hybrid $105,000–$125,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Staff Engineer jobs in Illinois are open right now?
116 Staff Engineer jobs in Illinois are open across 44 companies, as of September 7, 2026.
What do Staff Engineer jobs in Illinois pay?
Across the 94 Staff Engineer jobs in Illinois that disclose pay, the median is $191,000 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $153,200 and $228,500.
Which companies are hiring Staff Engineer jobs in Illinois?
Okta, Early Warning Services, Beyond Finance, Capital One and Gusto, Inc. are among the 44 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 September 7, 2026 at 21:00 UTC.

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