Tech Jobs in North Suburbs
North Suburbs of Chicago—neighborhoods like Oak Park, Evanston, and Wilmette—are becoming a tech hub thanks to a dense network of data centers, a robust startup ecosystem, and a steady flow of talent from Northwestern University and the Illinois Institute of Technology. The area offers high-speed fiber connectivity, easy access to downtown via the CTA and commuter rail, and a collaborative environment that attracts both established firms and emerging ventures.
Prominent industries in the region include software development, fintech, health tech, and e‑commerce. Local leaders such as Google’s Chicago office, LinkedIn’s regional operations, FinTech Solutions in Oak Park, MedTech Innovators in Evanston, and DataWave Analytics in Wilmette provide roles ranging from software engineering and product management to data science and cybersecurity.
While housing costs—median home price around $380,000 and average rent near $1,800/month—are higher than the national average, they remain lower than downtown Chicago. With salaries for software engineers typically between $80,000 and $150,000, salary transparency offered by Job Transparency allows candidates to negotiate confidently and align their compensation expectations with living expenses.
IoT Solutions Architecture Manager
Company: Canonical
Location: North America,Latin America,EMEA,APAC
Posted Nov 14, 2025
Canonical promotes its open-source expertise, global impact, and remote work opportunities for an IoT Solutions Architecture Manager role with competitive benefits and professional growth prospects.
Sr. Software Engineer - Backend (Integration Quality)
Company: Zapier
Location: North America
Posted Nov 14, 2025
Zapier is hiring a Sr Backend Engineer to enhance integration quality and automation, emphasizing AI, remote work, and high-impact projects. The role involves improving reliability, mentoring, and collaborating across teams to scale quality improvements.
Continuous Improvement Lead
Company: EDCi
Location: North America
Posted Nov 13, 2025
EDCi is seeking a Continuous Improvement Lead Consultant to join their remote team. The role involves providing white glove support for strategic clients, performing project coordinator duties, leading continuous improvement initiatives, and providing in-depth analysis of complex technical and business issues. EDCi offers a flexible, family-oriented work environment with many perks.
Staff Product Manager - Machine Learning
Company: Runway
Location: North America,UK
Posted Nov 14, 2025
The role is for a passionate Product Manager to develop cutting-edge AI tools. The ideal candidate should have a strong technical or ML background and experience in product management. The role involves working with the research team, collaborating with engineering and design, and defining metrics to improve existing tools.
Software Engineer - AI Agents
Company: Hightouch
Location: North America
Posted Nov 13, 2025
This job posting seeks a senior product-minded AI engineer with strong technical skills and creativity in LLM applications. The role offers a competitive salary range of $180,000-$320,000 and focuses on impact over experience. The interview process evaluates product sense, system design, and alignment with company values through structured screens and interviews.
Product Manager - Zaps
Company: LI.FI
Location: North America,Latin America,EMEA,APAC
Posted Nov 15, 2025
The job posting is for a Product Manager to lead the development of a B2B new product suite for interacting with smart contracts on chain. The role involves defining product requirements, driving the MVP to market, collaborating with engineering and business development teams, and working with external protocols. The company culture emphasizes embracing differences, owning tasks end-to-end, failing forward, and having fun together. The company offers benefits such as annual team offsites, PTO, flexible remote days, equity participation, and a personal development budget.
Staff Engineer - Site Reliability
Company: Zapier
Location: North America
Posted Nov 12, 2025
Zapier is a company that builds automation and AI tools to help businesses scale. They value diversity, remote work, and a culture of learning and collaboration. The company is looking for a Staff Site Reliability Engineer with deep observability expertise to lead a multiyear reliability strategy and influence organizational culture and practice.
AI Strategy Consultant
Company: Hightouch
Location: North America
Posted Nov 13, 2025
The AI Strategy Consultant role involves driving marketing strategy and transformation in enterprise organizations using AI agents. The role requires working with a team to deploy new use cases, uncovering impactful use cases, and building relationships with key stakeholders. The position offers a competitive salary range of $170,000 to $200,000 per year.
Paid Search Manager
Company: Hostaway
Location: North America
Posted Nov 12, 2025
Hostaway is seeking a dynamic Paid Search Manager to own and lead their multimillion dollar program, driving measurable impact on growth and success. The role involves managing campaigns across multiple platforms, optimizing bids and budget, conducting keyword research, writing ad copy, designing AB tests, and staying current on PPC and SEM practices. The company offers competitive compensation, 100% remote work, equity, values-driven leadership, professional growth opportunities, annual paid leave, geographic-specific benefits, and a dynamic team culture.
Product & Research Communications
Company: Runway
Location: North America
Posted Nov 13, 2025
The role involves working closely with research, product, and executive teams to identify and communicate compelling stories related to AI and content creation. The ideal candidate should have excellent communication skills, experience in building relationships with media, and the ability to synthesize complex technical information for a mass audience.
Growth Marketing Manager - Acquisition
Company: Trafilea
Location: North America,Latin America,Europe
Posted Nov 13, 2025
Trafilea is a consumer tech platform that builds and scales AI-powered, digitally native brands with a global presence. They are seeking a data-driven Growth Marketing Manager to lead acquisition strategies and execution for their fast-growing brands.
Performance Marketing Manager
Company: Hightouch
Location: North America
Posted Nov 12, 2025
The role is for a Performance Marketing Manager to own and scale paid acquisition programs, driving qualified pipeline and revenue. The ideal candidate has 4+ years of experience in paid social and search campaigns, is analytical and creative, and can collaborate across teams. Hightouch offers a high-impact role, fast-paced startup environment, and competitive compensation.