Engineering Jobs at Startups in Illinois, US
Illinois, US has 79 open engineering roles at 35 early-stage startups, and 32% of them are remote. Where pay is stated it is typically USD 135k to 195k, with a median of USD 165k. 1 role is new this week.
Who is hiring engineers in Illinois, US
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- 79open roles
- 35startups hiring
- 32%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.
- $165Kmedian pay
- $135Ktypical range: lower
- $195Ktypical range: upper
Based on 42 postings stating pay in USD.
Pay figures come from the 42 postings on this page that state a salary.
The hiring market
Illinois, US accounts for 1% of United States's 6,279 open engineering roles.
Industries
Fintech and payments (12), developer tools (11) and AI and machine learning (11) 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 Illinois, US pay?
Typically USD 135k to 195k a year, with a median of USD 165k, where the posting states a salary.
Which startups are hiring engineers in Illinois, US?
Reply.io (7 roles), Attain (5) and Coinflow (5) have the most; 35 startups are hiring in total.
Can I work remotely?
32% of these roles are remote; the rest are in Illinois, US.
Do I need to be senior?
Most roles are senior (50% of those that state a level), and 3% are junior or intern.
Are new roles coming in?
1 was posted this week.