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Lead Python Developer Jobs in Illinois, United States
430+ lead python developer jobs from 260+ companies hiring in Illinois, United States.
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Security Lead Software Engineer
Elmhurst, Illinois, United States
$235k-$310k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Hands-on security operations, vulnerability management, and scripting in Python/PowerShell; experience across detection, response, and cloud security.
Splunk, Tenable, Carbon Black, Symantec, Active Directory/Entra ID, ForeScout, Proofpoint, Checkpoint, Wireshark, tcpdump, Python, PowerShell, Azure, Linux, Kubernetes, Cisco ACI, GitLab, VMware, Copilot, OpenAI, Gemini, Claude
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Lead Site Reliability Engineer
United States
$148k-$185k/yr RemoteFull Time
6+ YOESix plus years in distributed cloud environments, Kubernetes, IaC, Go/Python automation, Linux performance, and multi-cloud deployment.
Kubernetes, Docker, Go, Python, Terraform, Ansible, Chef, Linux, AWS, GCP, vSphere, Nutanix
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Lead Assistant Manager - GenAI Developer
United States
RemoteFull Time
2+ YOEBachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science, AI, Data Science; 2-4 years in AI/ML with 3+ years in Generative AI; strong LLMs/GANs/diffusion/RAG; proficient in Python, PyTorch/TF/Hugging Face; cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face, AWS, Azure, GCP, LLMs, GANs, Diffusion models, RAG
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Lead Cloud Platform Engineer
United States
$103k-$191k/yr RemoteFull Time
5+ YOE5–7 years in cloud platforms; Azure and AWS experience; IaC/automation; DevOps/CI-CD tooling; Docker/Kubernetes; scripting (PowerShell, Python)
Azure, Amazon Web Services, Gitlab, Terraform, CloudFormation, Cloud Deployment Manager, Docker, Kubernetes, Cloud Foundry, Swarm, PowerShell, Python, Packer, Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates
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US E ES - Lead Full Stack Engineer - PxE (PARENT Req)
United States
$106k-$210k/yr RemoteFull Time
5+ YOELead Full-stack engineer with 5+ years in multiple languages, cloud-native engineering, and DevSecOps; bachelor’s degree required.
Angular, React, NodeJS, Python, Streamlit, C#, .NET Core, Golang, SQL, NoSQL
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Lead AI Automation Engineer
North Chicago, Illinois, United States
$110k-$209k/yr HybridFull Time
7+ YOEBachelor’s with 7+ years or Master’s with 6+ years or PhD with 2+ years; Python expert; AI/ML framework experience; production-grade software delivery; strong communication; mentoring capability.
Python, AI/ML frameworks, Enterprise integration tools, Cloud platforms
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Service Enablement Engineer Lead
United States
RemoteFull Time
Designs onboarding, automation, and enablement processes; collaborates cross-functionally; leads and mentors teams; strong IT and cloud expertise.
AWS, Azure, GCP, OpsRamp, Zenoss, Nectar, ITIL, Microsoft Office, Python, PowerShell, Ansible, CCNP, MCSE
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Lead Engineer – Thermal Mechanical
Wilmington or United States
$98k-$164k/yr RemoteFull Time
4+ YOEBachelor’s in engineering; 4+ years in technology/engineering; 2+ years in thermal-mechanical or nuclear fuel analysis; Python and FORTRAN; NRC submittal experience preferred; strong communication; travel <10%; relocation optional.
Python, FORTRAN
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Lead Structural Engineer 2 - Nuclear
United States
$132k-$205k/yr RemoteFull Time
12+ YOELead structural engineer with ABET BSCE, 12+ years, proficiency in STAAD/SAP2000/ANSYS, ASCE 7/AISC/ACI, PE or SE license.
STAAD, SAP2000, SAFE, STRUDL, ANSYS, ASCE 7, AISC, ACI, Python, MATLAB, Excel
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Staff Software Engineer - Developer Experience
United States
RemoteFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years in developer experience, platform tooling, or SDK; strong Java, Python, TypeScript, or Go; cloud/CI-CD; lead initiatives; collaborate across teams.
Java, Python, TypeScript, Go, AWS, Azure, GCP, CI/CD
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Lead Sr Staff Software Engineer - Front End Fundamentals
Bellevue or Boulder or Chicago or Denver or Irvine or Los Angeles or New York or San Francisco or San Jose or Seattle or Ventura
$166k-$305k/yr HybridFull Time
13+ YOE1+ MgmtSenior frontend leadership role requiring 13+ years of software development, 1+ year of people management, strong TypeScript/JavaScript or other languages, cloud and distributed systems experience, and mentoring.
TypeScript, JavaScript, C#, Java, C, C++, Python, SQL, Scala
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Lead Data Engineer – Financial Data, Compliance & Business Intelligence
Chicago or Washington or Sarasota or Hartford or Costa Mesa or San Jose or Atlanta or Boston or Cleveland or Columbus or Dallas or Fort Lauderdale or Fort Wayne or Grand Rapids or Indianapolis or Los Angeles or Miami or New York City or Oak Brook Terrace or Sacramento or San Francisco or South Bend or Tampa or Houston or Austin
$111k-$226k/yr OnsiteFull Time
3+ YOE3+ years ETL development; experience with Bank Secrecy Act/AML regulations; consulting experience; strong ETL/EDW skills; Python/Java; cloud data warehousing (Azure/AWS/Snowflake); excellent communication and teamwork.
ETL tools, Python, Java, Azure, AWS, Snowflake
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Gravitee Developer/Lead - Senior Software Engineer (Chicago, IL, US)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
$73k-$174k/yr HybridFull Time
10+ YOE10+ years in API/cloud/integration engineering; strong AWS API Gateway and Gravitee; Kubernetes; Terraform; Java/JavaScript/Python/.NET; Cloud Run/Functions; Docker.
AWS API Gateway, Gravitee API Management, GCP Cloud Run, GCP Cloud Functions, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Java, JavaScript, Python, NET, Cloud Run, Cloud Functions
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Tech Lead
United States
RemoteFull Time
7+ YOE2+ Mgmt7+ years software development; 2+ years leadership; 3+ years Python; Django/Flask; REST APIs; cloud; English fluency.
Python, Django, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, ChromaDB, Couchbase, Gensim, Torch, Transformers, spaCy, Autogen, AWS, Windsurf, Cursor, Amazon Q, Claude, Git, CI/CD
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Lead Network Engineer
United States
$112k-$156k/yr RemoteFull Time
7+ YOE1+ Mgmt7+ years of hands-on network engineering in enterprise environments; 1-2 years of people leadership; strong enterprise networking, security, and vendor management.
Cisco, Aruba, Palo Alto, Meraki, SD-WAN, VPN, VLAN, AWS, Azure, Python, Ansible
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Lead Cybersecurity Engineer
Chicago, Illinois, United States
$115k-$175k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOETen+ years in cybersecurity engineering/architecture with strong Azure, identity and network security experience; proficient in IAM, EDR, SIEM, CASB, ZTNA, and secure IaC practices.
Azure, Active Directory, SQL, Office365, Windows Server, PowerShell, Python, Terraform, CloudFormation, EDR, IAM, SOAR, SIEM, DLP, ZTNA, NGFW
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Lead Security Engineer
United States
$135k-$288k/yr RemoteFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years in cybersecurity or security engineering; deep expertise in application and cloud security; experience with DevSecOps, secure design, risk assessments, and incident response.
AWS, GCP, JavaScript, CI/CD, SAML, Okta, SIEM, Kubernetes, Python, Go, Rust
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Lead Value Engineer
United States
RemoteFull Time
7+ YOE7+ years technical pre-sales/value engineering; Masters or MBA with relevant experience; strong comms for C-Suite; SQL, analytics tools; cloud platforms; large-scale DBs.
ANSI SQL, Excel, Python, AWS, Azure, GCP, VMware
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Lead DevOps Engineer
United States
$90k-$145k/yr RemoteFull Time
5+ YOEFive years in technology; four years with CI tools; three years Kubernetes; three years on AWS; scripting in Bash; on-call reliability experience; travel up to 10%.
GitLab, Bamboo, CI/CD tooling, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Python, Shell, JavaScript/Java
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Fullstack Engineer
United States
$150k-$225k/yr RemoteFull Time
Lead fullstack development with React/Next.js, Node.js/Python, REST APIs; cloud (AWS/GCP); fintech experience preferred; agile Design Sprint; leadership.
React, Next.js, Node.js, Python, REST APIs, AWS, Google Cloud, Figma, SQL, NoSQL
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Lead Developer - Data, AI, & Wealth Tech Platforms - Chicago, IL
Chicago or Lincolnshire or Rockford
$125k-$175k/yr HybridFull Time
7+ YOE7+ years data engineering; Bachelor's in CS/IS/Data Eng or equivalent; strong Microsoft Azure; production data pipelines; SQL & Python; experience with AI/ML data workflows and enterprise feeds.
Microsoft Azure, Azure Fabric, SQL, Python, PySpark, Spark
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Fullstack Engineer
United States
$150k-$225k/yr RemoteFull Time
Lead fullstack development with React/Next.js; backend Node.js/Python; REST APIs; SQL/NoSQL; cloud (AWS/GCP); fintech familiarity; agile Design Sprint.
React, Next.js, Node.js, Python, REST APIs, SQL, NoSQL, AWS, Google Cloud, Figma
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Principal Developer - IT
Chicago, Illinois, United States
$141k-$183k/yr OnsiteFull Time
7+ YOELead hands-on principal developer with 7-10+ years in IT solutions architecture; strong experience in CDP, identity graphs, AWS, Java/Python/.NET; design scalable, data-driven platforms with privacy compliance.
AWS, Java, Python, .NET, CDP, Identity Graph, Neptune Graph DB, Gremlin, Cypher
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Lead Data Engineer - Generative AI
Charlotte or Columbus or Chicago or Hartford
$135k-$203k/yr HybridFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years Python; 7+ years data engineering with SQL/NoSQL, Snowflake, ETL/ELT, CI/CD, Big Data; 3+ years GenAI; 2+ years production GenAI data solutions; 3+ years RAG pipelines; 3+ years vector and graph DBs; 3+ years unstructured data for GenAI; 3+ years AI data pipelines with structured/semi/unstructured data.
Python, SQL, NoSQL, Snowflake, ETL/ELT, CI/CD, Big Data, AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, Spark, Vertex AI, S3, Langchain, Langgraph
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Lead Engineer- Advanced Computational Methods for Power Systems (62577)
United States
$105k-$154k/yr RemoteFull Time
PhD or PhD candidate within 6 months; or Master's with 3 years experience; or Bachelor's with 5 years; strong Python/MATLAB and ML experience; no immigration sponsorship accepted.
Python, MATLAB, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Google Cloud, Docker, Kubernetes
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Senior Technical Lead/Software Engineer IV (CHICAGO, IL, US, 60654-4203)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
$146k-$244k/yr HybridFull Time
Experience leading software engineering in hybrid cloud, containerization, DevOps, architecture input, and team leadership.
Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, Azure, Terraform, CloudFormation, Jenkins, Git, Python, Go, Java, Ansible, Terraform, Docker, APIs, CI/CD
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Sr. Lead Software Engineer - 11282
United States
$149k-$194k/yr RemoteFull Time
10+ YOE8-10+ years in software/platform engineering; strong Python/SQL; data ingestion and pipelines; cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure); Databricks/BigQuery/Snowflake; Lakehouse; experience with Presto/Trino; Iceberg/Delta Lake.
Python, SQL, Databricks, BigQuery, Snowflake, Presto, Trino, Iceberg, Delta Lake, AWS, GCP, Azure
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Software Architect- Python
Chicago, Illinois, United States
$170k-$193k/yr HybridFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years Python software development; 2+ years in architect/tech lead; cloud-native Azure/AWS; design of scalable backend, microservices, APIs; stakeholder engagement; AI workflows.
FastAPI, Django, Flask, SQLAlchemy, Pydantic, Celery, pytest, React, Angular, Azure, AWS, Terraform, Bicep, CDK, Kafka, Azure Service Bus, SQS, Git, CI/CD, LangChain, LangGraph, OpenAI, LangChain
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AI Red Team Lead Engineer
Minneapolis or Atlanta or Cincinnati or New York or Chicago or Gresham or Charlotte or Irving or Earth City
$133k-$157k/yr HybridFull Time
8+ YOELead AI red team operations; design, execute, and report on AI/ML security testing; mentor engineers; strong cybersecurity and AI knowledge.
Python, PowerShell, Go, C++, Shell
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Lead Cloud Engineer (P486)
Cincinnati or Chicago
$125k-$207k/yr HybridFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years on Azure, IaC (Terraform/OpenTofu), SDLC with Agile; 4-year technology degree; Azure Administrator certification preferred; Docker/Kubernetes experience a plus.
Terraform, Spacelift, OpenTofu, Kubernetes, AKS, Docker, Helm, GitHub Actions, Datadog, Artifactory, Python
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Lead Infrastructure Engineer III
Boise or United States
$130k-$140k/yr RemoteFull Time
8+ YOEExtensive cloud infrastructure experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, IaC, automation, monitoring, security, and leadership.
Kubernetes, AKS, EKS, Terraform, Chef, Packer, Puppet, New Relic, Azure, AWS, GitLab, GitHub Actions, PowerShell, Python, YAML, Kafka, .NET, Node.js, Linux, IAM, REST, GraphQL
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Lead Software and Data Engineer
Chicago, Illinois, United States
$155k-$200k/yr HybridFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years software/data engineering; strong Python; Dagster; Azure Synapse; Kubernetes; data lake; PySpark; SQL; Azure cloud; Databricks; AI tool familiarity.
Dagster, Azure Synapse, PySpark, Kubernetes, Python, Dagster Cloud, Databricks, Spark, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code
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Staff Software Engineer - Back End (Remote)
United States
$125k-$145k/yr RemoteFull Time
9+ YOE9+ years of engineering; Python, Django; API integration; backend development; independently lead delivery.
Python, Django, APIs
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Sr. Software Engineer
United States
$100k-$160k/yr RemoteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years of software development; senior/lead experience; strong full-stack skills; React/Angular; C#, Python, JavaScript; SQL and microservices; remote-ready; excellent communication.
C#, Python, JavaScript, React, Angular, SQL, REST APIs, Microservices
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Tech Lead - Senior Software Engineer
New York or United States
$200k-$230k/yr RemoteFull Time
6+ YOE2+ Mgmt6+ years software development; 2+ years in technical leadership; shipped SaaS; strong system design; stack: Python, TypeScript/React, AWS; AI-native workflows; Bachelor's or Master's in CS or STEM.
Python, TypeScript, React, AWS, Databricks, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex
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Senior Software Engineer
United States
$94k-$179k/yr RemoteFull Time
5+ YOEBachelor’s degree in CS/IS or related field; 5+ years software development; 2+ years leading/mentoring teams; strong Java/Python/Go/JavaScript; AWS, Kafka are a plus; CI/CD experience; cloud familiarity.
Java, Python, Go, C++, JavaScript, Apache Kafka, AWS, S3, Docker, Kubernetes, NI Fi, SQS, REST, gRPC, CI/CD
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Lead AI & Data Infrastructure Engineer
United States
$140k-$175k/yr RemoteFull Time
6+ YOE6+ years in data engineering, ML or applied AI; proficient in Python, SQL, data stack; experience deploying ML models; familiarity with recommender systems/marketplace algorithms; distributed data systems; scalable data pipelines; startup environment.
Python, SQL, Cloud platforms, Data pipelines, Machine learning, Big data technologies
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Software Engineer, Growth
North America
$90k-$230k/yr RemoteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years software engineering; Python, TypeScript, React; lead complex projects; remote collaboration.
Python, TypeScript, React, A/B testing, Analytics
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Digital Technology Lead – Vin & Catalog Modernization
Lisle, Illinois, United States
$138k-$206k/yr OnsiteFull Time
7+ YOE1+ MgmtBachelor's or Master's in a related field with strong software engineering experience; 7+ years total, 3+ years leading; experience with modern backend languages, data-intensive apps, and microservices.
Node.js, TypeScript, Python, Java, Cloud-native databases, Elasticsearch, Algolia
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Sr. Staff AI/ML Engineer
Portland or San Francisco or Chicago or Boston or Seattle or Dallas
$220k-$256k/yr RemoteFull Time
12+ YOELead development of production AI systems; 12+ years in software/ML; Python, PyTorch/TF; cloud platforms; IaC; CI/CD; Bachelor's (Master preferred).
Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, NumPy, Pandas, scikit-learn, LangChain, ADK, AWS, Azure, GCP, Terraform, GitHub Actions
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