Lead Software Engineer jobs in Chicago — demand, required skills, and comparable metros (2026)
As of 2026-07-19, demand data for Lead Software Engineer in Chicago is still being collected.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-07-19
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+Which other cities are hiring Lead Software Engineer?
As of 2026-07-19, the metro areas posting the most Lead Software Engineer jobs outside Chicago are Singapore, Bengaluru, Jersey City, New York City, Bangkok, based on the Skillenai jobs index.
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Other top cities hiring Lead Software Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Singapore | 11 | 20.0% |
| Bengaluru | 10 | 18.2% |
| Jersey City | 8 | 14.5% |
| New York City | 7 | 12.7% |
| Bangkok | 4 | 7.3% |
| Atlanta | 3 | 5.5% |
| Hyderabad | 3 | 5.5% |
| London | 3 | 5.5% |
| Petaling Jaya | 3 | 5.5% |
| San Carlos | 3 | 5.5% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-19, filtered to postings whose canonical role is “Lead Software Engineer” and whose locationCity is “Chicago”.
- city
- Chicago
- role
- Lead Software Engineer
- source
- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-07-19
- window_days
- 90
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