Full Stack Engineer

This is a well -funded, early -stage startup <\/b> with a live product <\/b> , paying customers <\/b> , and fast access to capital <\/b> . The founding team has prior startup and successful exit experience <\/b> , and the engineering group is intentionally small, senior, and highly selective <\/b> .
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This is not an idea -stage company and not a consulting -driven organization. The product is in market, customers are actively using it, and the company is scaling deliberately with a strong focus on engineering quality.
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The client would prefer a local Chicago engineer but would relocate the right candidate for someone who wants to be in Chicago. 
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What the Company Is Building <\/b>
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The company is building a unified data platform <\/b> that makes it dramatically easier for mid -market businesses <\/b> to collect, organize, stream, and act on data <\/b>—without the complexity, cost, and operational overhead typically associated with enterprise -scale solutions.
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The platform brings together disparate data sources into a single system and enables:
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• Real -time data ingestion and event streaming <\/b>
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• Centralized organization and normalization of data
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• AI -powered insights, automation, and alerts <\/b>
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• Native Excel integration <\/b> for business users
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• Automated workflows driven by live data signals <\/b>
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  The product is positioned as a simpler, faster, mid -market alternative <\/b> to heavyweight platforms such as Databricks <\/span><\/span><\/b> , Palantir <\/span><\/span><\/b> , and large consulting -driven implementations, which are often expensive, slow to deploy, and overbuilt for this customer segment.
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  The focus is on practical, usable data intelligence <\/b> , not theoretical tooling or bloated enterprise architectures.
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  This role is a hands -on individual contributor position <\/b> . It is not <\/b> managerial, not <\/b> consultative, and not <\/b> an oversight role. You are expected to write production code regularly <\/b> and contribute directly to core product architecture and feature development.
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  Requirements <\/h3>

  • Strong, hands -on full stack software engineering experience <\/b>
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  • Proven ability to build and ship real production software <\/b>
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  • Experience working across frontend, backend, and application -layer systems <\/b>
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  • Comfort operating in early -stage, fast -moving, ambiguous environments <\/b>
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  • Startup experience strongly preferred <\/b>
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  • Strong engineering judgment and system -level thinking
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  • Engineers who still code day -to -day <\/b>
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  • Stable work history (this role is not <\/b> a fit for frequent job hoppers)
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    This role is NOT open to: <\/b>
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    • Contractors or consultants
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    • Agency developers
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    • Sales, marketing, product, or executive profiles
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    • Engineers who no longer code regularly
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      Benefits <\/h3>

  • Base salary: <\/b> Approximately $180,000 -$200,000 range
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  • Meaningful equity <\/b> with real upside (equity is a core part of compensation)
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  • Opportunity to join a company with live product and paying customers <\/b>
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  • Small, elite engineering team with real ownership and autonomy
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  • Direct impact on product direction and architecture
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  • Opportunity to build something genuinely useful at the intersection of AI and data <\/b>
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  • Long -term upside aligned with company growth and success
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    Relocation to Chicago for the right candidate
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    This is ONLY open to US Citizens or Green Card holders currently living in the United States. <\/div><\/span>