Software engineer jobs in Chicago, IL

About the role

Loop is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to take meaningful ownership of complex, cross-functional work, from architecture and design through production. You'll build scalable solutions, influence technical direction, and make the engineers around you better.

What you'll bring

• 5+ years building web applications, backend services, and APIs.
• You use AI agents as your default starting point and can describe your actual workflow: how you plan, prompt, evaluate output, and decide where to spend your review time.
• You own what ships, regardless of how it was generated.
• You have a point of view on where AI helps and where it gets engineers into trouble, and you actively help your team navigate that line.
• You track how your code behaves in production, not because someone asks you to, but because you own the outcome.
• You've caught regressions before support tickets did.
• You can evaluate architectural trade-offs and make defensible decisions, not just implement what you're handed.
• You have examples of leading technical initiatives, mentoring engineers, and driving cross-functional alignment.
• You operate with intensity and hold a high bar for your own work and for the people around you.
• You give direct feedback, ask for help early, and respond to setbacks with ownership rather than withdrawal.
• You've worked closely with product managers and design teams, and you've had the hard conversations with peers, stakeholders, or leaders, with directness and care.
• We know that making decisions about your career and compensation is a huge deal.

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