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Chicago · Software engineersLive roles today
  • INInfleqtion logo
    InfleqtionScale-up · 201-500 staff9 roles
  • DADatabricks logo
    DatabricksScale-up · 10,000+ staff7 roles
  • DTDV Trading logo
    DV TradingScale-up · Office-first6 roles
  • MAMaven logo
    MavenScale-up · Remote-first4 roles
  • COCoinflow logo
    CoinflowScale-up4 roles
  • OCOceanComm, Inc. logo
    OceanComm, Inc.Scale-up · Office-first3 roles

and 31 more companies on the list

37 companies hiring now

Ranked by live roles (backend, full-stack, frontend, mobile, DevOps, security and QA engineers, and engineering managers). Every company is a startup or scale-up; recruitment agencies are left out. Press Auto apply on any role and Haystack's AI agent fills in that employer's form for you.

The top 37 of 37 companies, most live roles first.

  1. INInfleqtion logo

    Infleqtion

    Scale-up201-500 staffTechnology & SoftwareHybrid

    9roles

    To commercialise atom-based quantum products and make quantum technologies accessible and practical for commercial and defence applications.

    All 9 roles at Infleqtion

  2. DADatabricks logo

    Databricks

    Scale-up10,000+ staffTechnology & SoftwareHybrid

    7roles

    Databricks empowers customers to solve data problems by providing a unified data and AI platform that supports analytical and operational workloads.

    Replied to 75% of the applications Haystack's agent sentAll 7 roles at Databricks

  3. DTDV Trading logo

    DV Trading

    Scale-upOffice-first

    6roles3 opened this month

    DV Trading is a proprietary trading firm that provides liquidity and executes financial instruments across global markets through technological innovation.

    All 6 roles at DV Trading

  4. MAMaven logo

    Maven

    Scale-upRemote-first

    4roles1 opened this month

    Maven empowers experts to democratise education by offering cohort-based courses directly to their audience, building the university of the future.

    All 4 roles at Maven

  5. COCoinflow logo

    Coinflow

    Scale-up

    4roles

    Coinflow aims to power the world's fastest-moving businesses with fast, global payments by building infrastructure for instant, secure, and frictionless payment acceptance and settlement.

    All 4 roles at Coinflow

  6. OCOceanComm, Inc. logo

    OceanComm, Inc.

    Scale-upOffice-first

    3roles

    OceanComm develops advanced sonar and acoustic technologies for reliable data transmission and precise positioning in challenging marine environments.

  7. SASageSure logo

    SageSure

    Scale-upHybrid

    2roles2 opened this month

    To help homeowners and businesses protect their futures by providing catastrophe-exposed property insurance in challenging markets.

  8. CSClear Street logo

    Clear Street

    Scale-up501-1,000 staffFinancial Services

    2roles1 opened this month

    Clear Street provides a unified, cloud-native platform for modern prime brokerage and clearing services, giving sophisticated investors access to every asset in every market.

  9. PRProlaio logo

    Prolaio

    Scale-upHybrid

    2roles1 opened this month

    Prolaio is a digital transformation partner that uses cloud solutions, data analytics, and AI to help clients optimise operations and unlock new opportunities, specifically in cardiovascular research

  10. ATAttain logo

    Attain

    Scale-upOffice-first

    2roles

    Attain empowers consumers to leverage their data for modern financial services, helping businesses use real-time purchase data to measure, understand, and drive sales outcomes.

  11. COColovore logo

    Colovore

    Scale-upHybrid

    2roles

    Colovore builds and operates ultra-high-density, low-latency Edge AI Colocation data centres to power AI, machine learning, and advanced computing.

  12. ENEnthuse-Marketing logo

    Enthuse-Marketing

    Scale-upOffice-first

    2roles

    Enthuse-Marketing teaches the world to love its clients' brands through dynamic and impactful marketing campaigns.

  13. FIFin logo

    Fin

    Scale-up1,001-5,000 staffOffice-first

    2roles

    Fin aims to deliver perfect customer experiences by providing an AI-powered customer agent across the entire customer journey.

    Replied to 100% of the applications Haystack's agent sent

  14. FLFleetpulse logo

    Fleetpulse

    Scale-upRemote-first

    2roles

    Fleetpulse provides advanced fleet management solutions to optimise operational efficiency and reduce costs for businesses with real-time tracking and predictive maintenance.

  15. FLFleetworks logo

    Fleetworks

    StartupOffice-first

    2roles

    FleetWorks aims to transform the freight booking process into a modern, intelligent marketplace using AI-powered solutions.

  16. PWParallel Works logo

    Parallel Works

    StartupRemote-first

    2roles

    Parallel Works provides an AI-powered control plane for high-performance computing, enabling data engineers and scientists to streamline complex data workflows.

  17. AVAvePoint logo

    AvePoint

    Scale-up1,001-5,000 staffTechnology & SoftwareHybrid

    1role1 opened this month

    AvePoint provides data management solutions for Microsoft 365, helping organisations protect, manage, and mobilise their data for security, compliance, and efficiency.

    Replied to 50% of the applications Haystack's agent sent

  18. CACarvana logo

    Carvana

    Scale-up10,000+ staffAutomotiveOffice-first

    1role1 opened this month

    Carvana is an online used car retailer that allows customers to buy, sell, or trade in used vehicles.

  19. CRContinuum Resource Network logo

    Continuum Resource Network

    StartupOffice-first

    1role1 opened this month

    Continuum Resource Network connects businesses with top-tier technology talent for contract and permanent IT staffing and consulting services.

  20. CRCrypto logo

    Crypto

    Scale-up

    1role1 opened this month

    To accelerate the world's transition to cryptocurrency.

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Which startups are hiring software engineers in Chicago?

As of October 2026, 37 startups and scale-ups in Chicago are hiring software engineers, with 74 live roles between them. The most are at Infleqtion, Databricks, DV Trading, Maven, Coinflow. The full list on this page is rebuilt every day from the employers' own careers sites.

How is this list made?

Haystack reads the careers sites of more than 30,000 employers every day. This list takes the live roles in Chicago for backend, full-stack, frontend, mobile, DevOps, security and QA engineers, and engineering managers at companies recorded as startups or scale-ups, leaves out recruitment agencies, and ranks the companies by how many of those roles they have open.

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