Senior Software Engineer, Studio at Vibes
Chicago, IL
$140,000–$150,000from the description
Jul 10, 2026
Chicago, IL
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior full-stack engineering role on a newly launched self-serve product called Studio, which allows businesses to provision and launch RCS messaging agents. The position involves owning significant portions of the system end-to-end — building APIs, backend services, and React/TypeScript front-end features on AWS — while also setting technical direction and leading projects from conception through release. Suits an experienced engineer comfortable with ambiguity who is looking to grow into a technical lead role.
Senior level · 5+ years · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 1,250 people in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 950–1,650
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
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 (5)
The JD accepts 'equivalent professional experience' in lieu of a formal CS/Engineering degree, so no minimum degree is hard-gated.
AWS is listed as 'preferred' within the requirements block ('cloud platforms (AWS preferred)'); it is treated as a hard gate on cloud experience with AWS as the named preferred option and alternatives populated accordingly.
The role is hybrid (Chicago office, two days/week) — not fully remote.
The posting mentions MCP server design and AI-assisted development as responsibilities/requirements, but these are framed as practices/approaches rather than named tools, so no specific tool skill is emitted for them.
The compensation range ($140,000–$150,000/year) is stated explicitly in the posting.
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