Associate Software Engineer / Software Engineer at Applied Systems, Inc.
Chicago, IL
$60,000–$125,000from the description
Jul 5, 2026
Chicago, IL
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
An entry-level engineering role focused on reducing technical debt and improving code quality within an established insurtech platform. Day-to-day work involves development tasks guided by senior engineers, participation in code reviews, and applying foundational practices around testing, debugging, and documentation. The role suits a early-career developer with a computer science background who is eager to grow alongside experienced teammates.
Junior level · Remote · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
Posted 3 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 127,500 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 76,500–191,000
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762). 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 (8)
The job title is 'Associate Software Engineer,' which Applied Systems uses as an entry-level/junior designation — requirements align with that band (no years demanded, foundational knowledge expected).
The degree requirement accepts 'equivalent combination of education and experience,' so no formal degree is hard-gated.
Location is ambiguous: the posting uses both '#LI-Hybrid' and '#LI-Remote' hashtags and mentions 'collaborating remotely and in-person.' No specific city or state is named. Remote is set to true given the explicit remote hashtag; no CBSA can be determined.
The compensation range ($60,000–$125,000/year) is unusually wide for a junior role; the posting notes it reflects 'depth, breadth, and variety of experience, skills, and responsibilities,' suggesting the band may cover multiple sub-levels.
Go, React, C#, Python, gRPC, SQL, and REST APIs are listed under 'Preferred Qualifications' as optional exposure items — none are hard gates.
GCP, Kubernetes, and Terraform appear under 'Preferred Qualifications' alongside general DevOps practices — treated as preferred accordingly.
CI/CD and Agile/Jira/Confluence appear in the required 'Qualifications' section but are framed as 'basic knowledge' — they are hard gates at a foundational level.
This posting reads as a fully-remote role, so it was scored against the national candidate pool rather than a single metro.
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