Top companies in Chicago

Find engineers and operators at companies in Chicago

Chicago is one of the densest markets for technology talent in the world. The list above ranks the largest companies headquartered in Chicago by current headcount, drawn from public LinkedIn and Crunchbase records. With 6,938 matching companies in our index, the depth of engineers, designers, product managers, and founders is broad across stages and industries.

Hiring in Chicago usually means hiring out of these companies. The biggest names anchor the talent pool — every senior engineer in Chicago likely has at least one of them on their resume — and the fast-growing ones generate the most movement.

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