Software Engineer Jobs in Illinois, United States

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Software Engineer, Software Engineering - 2026014

Deere & Company

Moline,IL,US Full-time On-site USD113,818 - USD123,818 / year

Software Engineering team at John Deere develops the Digital Service Experience tool for dealers and customers. The Software Engineer designs, codes, tests, and maintains applications using React, NextJS, C++, Node.js, and AWS, and collaborates across teams to improve performance and quality.

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Software Engineer, Software Engineering

John Deere

Moline,Illinois,United States Full-time Hybrid

Technology team at John Deere builds the Digital Service Experience tool for dealers and customers, enabling efficient service interactions. The Software Engineer develops, codes, tests, and maintains full‑stack applications using React, NextJS, C++, Node.js and AWS, and designs performance improvements and modular front‑ends.

Last seen Aug 12, 2026
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Associate Software Engineer / Software Engineer

Applied Systems, Inc.

Chicago,IL,USA Full-time Hybrid USD60,000 - USD125,000 / year

Epic Engineering at Applied Systems builds robust, scalable software solutions for the insurance industry. As an Associate Software Engineer you will contribute to modernizing the codebase, reducing technical debt, and improving code quality while collaborating with senior engineers.

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Software/Principal Software Engineer

Northrop Grumman

Rolling Meadows, Illinois, United States Full-time On-site USD85,400 - USD128,000 / year

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE TYPE: SAP TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to lan

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Principal Engineer, Software Engineering

RTX

Rockford,IL,USA Full-time On-site USD126,942 - USD204,500 / year

Power & Controls at RTX develops embedded aerospace software and power control systems for aircraft. The Principal Engineer leads the full software development lifecycle, designs build procedures, and provides technical leadership for safety‑critical embedded C projects, collaborating with hardware designers and ensuring DO‑178 compliance.

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Principal Engineer, Software Engineering

RTX

Rockford, IL, United States Full-time Hybrid USD135,262 - USD204,500 / year

Power & Controls team at Collins Aerospace builds safety‑critical flight power and control systems. The Principal Engineer designs, develops, tests and documents embedded control and diagnostic software, leads multidisciplinary research, and ensures compliance with DO‑178C standards.

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Engineer II - Software Engineering

Federal Signal

University Park, IL, United States Full-time On-site USD68,731 - USD98,187 / year

Federal Signal's Engineering team develops low-level firmware that powers electronic hardware devices. The Engineer II designs, implements, and tests embedded C/C++ code, collaborates with hardware engineers, and ensures real-time performance using RTOS.

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Principal Engineer, Software Engineering

RTX

Rockford, IL, United States Full-time On-site USD135,262 - USD204,500 / year

Power & Controls team at Collins Aerospace designs modern flight systems and critical power solutions. The Principal Engineer leads the design, development, testing, and documentation of embedded control and diagnostic software for safety‑critical power units, providing technical leadership and ensuring compliance with DO‑178C standards.

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Software Engineer - Data Engineering

Akuna Capital

Chicago, IL, United States Full-time On-site

Akuna Capital seeks a Software Engineer – Data Engineering to join its data‑driven team in Chicago. The role focuses on designing, building, and maintaining scalable data pipelines and infrastructure that support trading, quant, and business operations.

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Lead Software Engineer, Engineering Advocacy Lead

Chase Bank

Chicago,IL,United States Full-time

Payments Engineering & Architecture team at JPMorgan Chase builds and scales payment processing platforms handling trillions of dollars daily. As a Lead Software Engineer, you embed with payment application teams, write production code, conduct gemba walks, present tech talks, and author blogs to drive architecture standards and AI‑assisted development.

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Staff Software Engineer, Security Engineering

Okta

Chicago, Illinois Full-time Hybrid USD174,000 - USD239,000 / year

Okta, the world’s identity company, seeks a Staff Software Engineer in Security Engineering to design and build security guardrails for its multi‑cloud environment. The role focuses on cloud security strategy, IAM, network security, and platform security architecture, translating compliance standards into code‑driven policies.

Last seen Jul 31, 2026
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Engineer II - Software Engineering (Firmware) Signaling Division

Federal Signal

University Park, IL, United States Full-time On-site USD68,731 - USD98,187 / year

Designs, develops, and tests low‑level firmware for embedded hardware, ensuring integration with hardware engineers and meeting performance and reliability standards using C/C++ and RTOS.

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Sr Software Development Engineer - AI Engineering

CVS Health

Work At Home-Illinois Full-time Remote None92,700 - None203,940 / year

CVS Health is seeking a Digital Senior Development Engineer to design and maintain scalable automation frameworks for web and mobile applications. The role involves building test suites using Playwright, Cypress, and JavaScript while integrating agentic AI tools to accelerate workflows.

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Software Engineer - Cumberland/FICCO Tools Engineering

DRW

Chicago,IL,USA Full-time On-site USD175,000 - USD225,000 / year

DRW seeks a Software Engineer for its Tools Engineering team in Chicago. The role involves building and maintaining trading tools for Cumberland and FICC options desks, owning products from prototype to production, and embedding with traders to solve high‑impact problems.

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Staff Software Development Engineer (AI Engineer, Frontend)

CVS Health

Chicago,IL,USA Full-time Hybrid USD118,450 - USD260,590 / year

AI Platform team at CVS Health builds AI‑powered digital experiences for millions of users. The Staff Engineer leads architecture and development of the Platform Chat product, designing real‑time multi‑agent AI systems, integrating LLM APIs, and ensuring observability and performance.

Last seen Aug 1, 2026
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Transformation Engineer - Software Development, AI & Quality Engineering

Fitch Ratings

Chicago,IL,US Full-time Hybrid

Fitch Group IT team builds intelligent engineering solutions for data-intensive platforms. The Transformation Engineer designs and implements AI‑enabled automation, scalable frameworks, and quality engineering tools in Python to improve delivery, testing, and reliability.

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Lead Software Engineer, Full Stack (Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering)

Capital One

Chicago, IL Full-time On-site USD179,400 - USD225,100 / year

Lead Software Engineer, Full Stack (Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering) Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solving complex business problems in a fast-paced, collaborative, inclusive, and iterative delivery environment?

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Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack, Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering

Capital One

Riverwoods,IL,United States Full-time On-site USD147,100 - USD167,900 / year

Messaging Platforms team within Capital One's Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering division builds and operates a mission‑critical event‑management platform. The Senior Software Engineer designs and maintains developer APIs for Kafka tooling, creates automated CI/CD pipelines, leads incident response, and ensures platform security and reliability using Java, Spring, Kubernetes and observability tools.

Last seen Aug 5, 2026
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Full Stack Software Engineer – UI/UX & Web Engineering (Azure)

WSP

Chicago,IL,US Full-time

Full Stack Software Engineer – UI/UX & Web Engineering (Azure) at WSP builds scalable, high‑quality digital applications with modern, data‑driven user experiences. The role focuses on front‑end engineering with React/Vue, full‑stack API development in Python/Node/.NET, and Azure cloud services like App Services, Functions, Cosmos DB, and Storage.

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Software Engineer Jobs in Illinois: FAQ

How many Software Engineer jobs in Illinois are open right now?

10,000 Software Engineer jobs in Illinois are live on NextGig, all seen active within the last 45 days. The list refreshes daily as new roles are posted and filled ones drop off.

Which companies are hiring for Software Engineer jobs in Illinois?

Employers with current openings include Deere & Company, John Deere, Applied Systems, Inc., Northrop Grumman, RTX, Federal Signal, and others. Every listing links straight to the employer's application page.

What do Software Engineer jobs in Illinois pay?

14 of the 19 newest listings disclose pay, for example USD113,818 - USD123,818 / year at Deere & Company, USD60,000 - USD125,000 / year at Applied Systems, Inc., USD85,400 - USD128,000 / year at Northrop Grumman. Open a listing for the full compensation details.

Are any of these roles remote?

Of the 19 newest listings on this page, 1 is remote and 6 are hybrid. The work model is shown on each job card.