About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Professional Services (Accounting & Consulting).

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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What You’ll Do

• Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable software solutions that support tax innovation and automation initiatives for a Confidential Client.
• Partner closely with tax subject-matter experts, product managers, and cross-functional engineering teams to translate tax requirements into reliable technical solutions.
• Implement APIs, integrations, and data pipelines to move tax data between systems securely and efficiently.
• Write clean, well-tested code and participate in code reviews to maintain high engineering standards.
• Contribute to architecture and design discussions focused on performance, security, and maintainability.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies (sprints, standups, retrospectives) and help continuously improve delivery processes.
• Troubleshoot production issues and support deployments, monitoring, and incident response activities.

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Who We’re Looking For

• Early-to-mid career software engineer comfortable working in a client-facing, fast-moving tax technology environment.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to learn domain-specific (tax) concepts quickly.
• Experience delivering features end-to-end in a collaborative team setting.
• Ability to communicate technical ideas clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

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Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent practical experience — or commensurate work experience.
• 2+ years of professional software development experience (or demonstrable equivalent).
• Practical experience with modern software development practices (version control, unit/integration testing, CI/CD).
• Familiarity with building and consuming APIs and working with relational and/or NoSQL databases.
• Strong coding ability in at least one mainstream language (for example: Python, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, or C#).

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Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in tax, accounting, finance, or related regulated industries (helpful but not required).
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), or infrastructure-as-code.
• Familiarity with data transformation, ETL patterns, or analytics pipelines.
• Experience working in Agile teams and using modern tooling (CI/CD pipelines, observability/monitoring tools).
• Prior experience working on automation, platform integrations, or productized internal tools.

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What We Offer

• Opportunity to work on high-impact tax technology projects for a large, Confidential Client within the Professional Services industry.
• Support for professional growth, training, and career development.
• Collaborative, inclusive team environment focused on innovation and quality.

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Location & Work Arrangement

• This role is based in Chicago, IL. Specific remote/hybrid flexibility and work arrangement details will be provided by the Confidential Client during the interview process.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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