Staff Fullstack Engineer / High Traffic Web Startup / Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Onsite
Direct Hire
$170k - $220k
A venture-backed consumer technology startup in Chicago is hiring a Senior or Staff Full-Stack Software Engineer to help scale a high-traffic, real-time digital platform centered around live events, subscription experiences, and online communities. The company has attracted a large and rapidly growing national user base and is backed by institutional investors following a recent funding round.
The organization is in a pivotal growth phase, rebuilding and expanding its engineering team with experienced builders who want meaningful ownership. This is a rare opportunity to join a lean team where engineers directly influence product direction, architecture, and user experience while working on systems that require speed, reliability, and scalability.
This is a position based in Chicago with in-person collaboration 5 days a week. Required Skills & Experience
The organization is in a pivotal growth phase, rebuilding and expanding its engineering team with experienced builders who want meaningful ownership. This is a rare opportunity to join a lean team where engineers directly influence product direction, architecture, and user experience while working on systems that require speed, reliability, and scalability.
This is a position based in Chicago with in-person collaboration 5 days a week. Required Skills & Experience
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Experience building and maintaining full-stack web applications in production environments
- Strong backend development skills and experience designing APIs and scalable systems
- Experience working with modern JavaScript frameworks
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience
- Experience working on consumer-facing products with significant user volume
- Background in subscription platforms, financial systems, marketplaces, or live data applications
- Experience in startup or early-stage environments
- Familiarity with Python, TypeScript, or similar modern languages
- Experience with cloud infrastructure and distributed systems
- Product-focused mindset with strong ownership mentality
- Tech Breakdown: Full-stack development using modern backend services and contemporary frontend frameworks
- Daily Responsibilities: Approximately 80% hands-on engineering / 20% system design and cross-functional collaboration
- Designing, building, and improving core product features
- Developing scalable systems that support real-time user interaction
- Partnering closely with product and leadership on technical decisions
- Contributing to architectural direction and engineering best practices
- Collaborating daily with a small, tight-knit team
- Competitive salary
- Equity package in a high-growth startup
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Flexible hybrid work schedule
- Generous paid time off
- Opportunity to join early and help shape a rapidly growing platform