Software Engineer Jobs in Chicago — October 2026

481 live postings as of Oct 30, 2026, including 26 posted in the last week, across 127 companies. 132 were posted in the last 30 days. Postings drop off as soon as the employer closes them.

Based on 121 recent postings that publish an annual salary range, the median advertised pay for software engineers in Chicago is about $175k, and the middle half falls between $140k and $200k. These are base-salary ranges from job ads (midpoint of each range), not total compensation.

The employers with the most open postings right now are JPMorgan Chase (50), Northern Trust (32), DRW (23), Capital One (20) and CGS Federal (Contact Government Services) (15). The full list below is sorted by most recent.

6% of the postings are fully remote and 18% are hybrid; the rest are on-site. Use the Remote filter above the table to see only remote roles.

71% of the postings are at companies with a record of sponsoring H-1B visas. Turn on the H-1B filter to see only those, or browse the visa-sponsorship lists.

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