Robust Company Like Platinum Jobs in Chicago, IL

Junior – $90k–$120k, Mid – $120k–$160k, Senior – $160k–$210k, Lead – $210k–$250k, Principal – $250k–$300k, all including equity and bonus.

Proficiency in Go, Rust, or Python; hands‑on experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, Airflow, dbt, Snowflake, BigQuery; certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, GCP Professional Data Engineer, Azure Solutions Architect, and Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) are highly valued.

Most roles are fully remote or hybrid; teams operate across US, EMEA, and APAC with flexible schedules. Remote‑first culture allows developers to work from any major hub while maintaining synchronous collaboration.

Typical pathways include Engineer → Staff Engineer → Principal Engineer; Data Engineer → Lead Data Engineer → Head of Data Engineering; and Platform Architect → Senior Platform Architect → Chief Architect, with opportunities to transition into product or technical leadership.

Key trends include data lake modernization, serverless data pipelines, AI/ML ops, edge computing, low‑latency streaming with Kafka and Flink, and heightened security compliance (GDPR, CCPA) within cloud‑native environments.