Staff Software Engineer

JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle)

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Work type
Remote
Location
Chicago, ILDallas, TXSan Francisco, CA
Employment
Full-time
Posted
27 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Dec 25, 2026

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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 · Staff Software Engineer

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will serve as a Forward Deployed Engineer, operating at the front lines of innovation to solve high-priority business problems. You will work across multiple teams to rapidly design, architect, prototype, and deploy production-ready solutions, moving from concept to working prototype in days. Your daily responsibilities include building custom plugins for AI coding assistants, redesigning data pipelines, and deploying agents via AWS Bedrock AgentCore. You will utilize technologies including AWS Bedrock AgentCore, Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, and AI coding assistants like Claude, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot. You must possess full-stack development proficiency and deep experience in data architecture. This role focuses on creating scalable, modular systems and reusable architecture patterns to automate complex workflows and integrate enterprise tools.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Illinois?

Median $162050 from 79 postings across 28 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design and architect scalable solutions for complex data and AI problems across multiple teams.
  • Build and deploy production-ready prototypes and full-stack applications in rapid development cycles.
  • Use AI coding assistants as the primary development environment to build custom plugins and skills.
  • Redesign and rebuild data pipelines and flows to unblock business use cases.
  • Develop, deploy, and monitor AI agents and multi-agent systems using AWS Bedrock AgentCore.
  • Implement Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers to connect agents with enterprise tools and APIs.
  • Establish reusable architecture patterns, playbooks, and technical documentation for other engineers.
  • Serve as the primary technical escalation point for high-stakes problems across the portfolio.

What we're looking for

  • Must have 8–12+ years of software engineering experience in customer-facing or embedded technical delivery roles.
  • Must possess a strong software architecture background to design and defend systems across various tools and platforms.
  • Must have direct, hands-on experience building and deploying AI agents on AWS Bedrock AgentCore.
  • Must have experience with Model Context Protocol (MCP) server/client implementation.
  • Must have data engineering experience building and redesigning data pipelines and flows from varied sources.
  • Must possess full-stack development proficiency including backend services, APIs, and front-end interfaces.
  • Must have experience mentoring engineers and defining technical standards adopted across the organization.

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