Engineering Jobs at Startups in Chicago, IL, US
Chicago has 70 open engineering roles at 29 early-stage startups, and 30% of them are remote. Where pay is stated it is typically USD 150k to 195k, with a median of USD 170k. 1 role is new this week.
Who is hiring engineers in Chicago
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- 70open roles
- 29startups hiring
- 30%remote
Salary
Annual pay for this page’s roles that state a salary, in USD. The typical range covers the middle half of those postings.
- $170Kmedian pay
- $150Ktypical range: lower
- $195Ktypical range: upper
Based on 38 postings stating pay in USD.
Pay figures come from the 38 postings on this page that state a salary.
The hiring market
Chicago accounts for 1% of United States's 6,280 open engineering roles.
Industries
Fintech and payments (12), developer tools (11) and mobility and logistics (8) startups have most of the openings.
What engineering work involves at an early-stage startup
You own whole parts of the product rather than one service inside a large system. Expect to write the code, deploy it, and get paged when it breaks. Reviews are quick and the codebase is small, so a decision made on Tuesday can ship on Thursday.
Experience level
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Questions people ask
How much do engineering jobs in Chicago pay?
Typically USD 150k to 195k a year, with a median of USD 170k, where the posting states a salary.
Which startups are hiring engineers in Chicago?
Reply.io (7 roles), Attain (5) and Coinflow (5) have the most; 29 startups are hiring in total.
Can I work remotely?
30% of these roles are remote; the rest are in Chicago.
Do I need to be senior?
Most roles are senior (49% of those that state a level), and 3% are junior or intern.
Are new roles coming in?
1 was posted this week.