Senior Software Engineer

JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle)

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Work type: On-site
Location: Chicago, IL
Salary: $162,700–$199,300 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 1 day ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Closes: Dec 26, 2026
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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About JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle)

JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle) is a global professional services firm specializing in real estate and investment management, providing services to buyers, sellers, tenants, landlords, investors, and developers. Industry: Commercial Real Estate Services

JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle) currently has 41 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $168,500–$205,000 across 28 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer

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The Senior Software Engineer joins the central AI team to develop and deploy AI agents directly into HR functions, including recruiting, benefits, and payroll. Working within a small engineering team, you will own specific HR towers, translating complex workflows into shipped agents and MCP integrations. You will bootstrap skills and evaluations on an AI platform featuring an LLM gateway and shared RAG services. Key responsibilities include standing up MCP servers, running workshops with HR SMEs, and managing full-stack development. Required technical skills include Python, Node, or .NET, along with React, Angular, TypeScript, and REST APIs. You must possess experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP, Docker, Terraform, and various data stores like NoSQL and vector databases to solve internal HR automation problems.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Illinois?

Median $162050 from 79 postings across 28 companies.

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Skills

AI Agents MCP Python .NET React Angular TypeScript JavaScript REST APIs OAuth SSO JWT AWS Azure GCP Docker Terraform CloudFormation Bicep CI/CD GitHub Actions Azure DevOps RAG NoSQL

What you'll do

Build and ship AI agents for HR functions in partnership with HR SMEs and operators.
Stand up MCP servers and connectors from pre-production through to production environments.
Bootstrap skills, integrations, and evaluations on JLL’s AI platform including LLM gateways and RAG services.
Run workshops with HR teams to translate manual workflows into automated agent skills.
Provide feedback on patterns, anti-patterns, and platform gaps to the Center of Excellence.
Operate as a one-person team to design, ship, support, and hand off mature applications.

What we're looking for

Must have experience shipping production agents using Claude Agent SDK, MCP, or an equivalent stack.
Must have production experience in Python, Node, or .NET with the ability to work across all three.
Must possess full-stack engineering skills including React, Angular, TypeScript, JavaScript, REST APIs, and authentication protocols.
Must have experience deploying and operating production workloads on AWS, Azure, or GCP using containers, managed databases, and networking.
Must have experience with CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and infrastructure as code tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Bicep.
Must have experience working with diverse data stores including relational, NoSQL, object/blob, vector, and document databases.
Must be able to operate independently as a one-person team to design, ship, support, and hand off applications.
Knowledge of Workday or other HR systems is a plus (preferred).

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