Strategic Employment · Naperville, IL

Salary
$249,600
Posted
Jul 21, 2026
Location
Naperville, IL
Last confirmed open
Jul 22, 2026

What this job asks for AI summary

A senior desktop application developer role focused on building and maintaining election management software used by local and state governments. Day-to-day work centers on WPF/.NET/C# development, with integration work involving RESTful APIs and SQL-based databases. The role suits an experienced Windows application developer; familiarity with mobile, DevOps tooling, or Windows networking is considered a bonus.

Mid level · 5+ years · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI · Full-time

Pay in the description: $120,000

Advertised as Senior, but the requirements read as Mid.

Must have (6)
WPF · 5+ yrs.NETC#RESTSQLiteSQL Server
Nice to have (2)
DevOpsWindows networking

Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.

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How this req sits in the market our data

Roughly 260 people in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 140–340

Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.

What gives you an edge
WPF6%

Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.

What the occupation pays Median $137,335 (middle half $106,829–$171,337). This posting is about at that midpoint.

Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.

Why we read it this way (4)

The salary is stated as 'Up to 120K DOE' — the figure is treated as a ceiling; the actual offer may be lower depending on experience. Comp is captured as a single-point max.

The role is titled 'Senior WPF Developer' but gates on only 5+ years of WPF experience with no broader architectural or org-wide scope described — requirements support a Mid-level band.

Mobile tooling is explicitly called out as 'a plus, but not required'; DevOps tooling is grouped with it under the same optional framing.

Windows networking (LAN, peer-to-peer) is listed as 'a plus' and is marked preferred accordingly.

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