Entry-level software engineer jobs in Chicago, IL

About the role

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship. This posting covers two levels: Associate Software Engineer and Senior Software Engineer. We’re looking for engineers who want to build real agentic systems, not tinker with demos. You’ll work under the direction of Staff-level engineers on live client engagements — writing the agent logic, the RAG pipeline, the eval harness — and growing steadily toward owning a workstream yourself. This is a highly technical, hands-on role in a high-velocity, client-facing environment: sprints are short, client expectations are high, and the work is real from week one. You’ll be expected to ship fast, learn quickly, and raise your own bar on what AI-assisted delivery looks like. If you’ve spent time in large enterprise engineering organizations where velocity is constrained by process, this will feel different. The people who thrive here are those who find the pace energizing, not exhausting, and are comfortable being early in their AI-native career while still moving at a fast clip. They treat AI tools as something to get genuinely good at using, communicate clearly with non-technical stakeholders, and course-correct quickly when something isn’t working.

What you'll bring

• Solid Python and/or TypeScript/React fundamentals — you write clean code and can reason about what a framework is doing underneath it
• strong coursework/side-project depth considered for Associate level)
• Genuine use of AI coding tools (Claude Code, Cursor, or similar) in your own workflow — you should be able to talk concretely about where they speed you up
• Comfort with ambiguity and a fast pace — you won’t always get a clean spec, and that’s the job
• Willingness and ability to learn quickly in a client-facing, consulting-style environment
• Any finance/PE domain exposure — FP&A, GL data, ERP systems (NetSuite, SAP)
• Familiarity with LangChain/LangGraph, AutoGen, DSPy, or similar orchestration frameworks
• Public work you can point to: a GitHub repo, a side project, a blog post — anything that shows how you think about building
• Any prior internship, co-op, or junior role with client- or user-facing exposure
• Actual compensation packages are determined by evaluating a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to level, geographic location, skill set, years and depth of experience, education, certifications, cost of labor and internal equity.
• THIS POSTING IS FOR A CURRENT VACANCY AND THE EMPLOYER INTENDS TO FILL THIS POSITION BY DECEMBER 9, 2026.
• We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.

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