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Senior Full-Stack Engineer

Objective Arts
Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 12/12/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/9/2026

We're looking for an engineer who is into AI coding tools


If you're using Claude Code or Cursor to 10x your output, building real AWS architectures (not just gluing services together), and you're tired of enterprise bureaucracy - keep reading.


Objective Arts - 23-year Chicago behavioral health analytics company. Small team. Real impact. No corporate nonsense.


The Unusual Part


80% of your time: Deep technical work with modern tools

20% of your time: Talking directly to the humans who use what you build


Yes, you'll be on customer calls. Yes, you'll explain technical concepts to healthcare providers.


If that sounds like a refreshing break from Sprint Planning Meeting #47 about the ticket backlog, we should talk.


The Stack


Java and Spring (all the flavors - Boot, Security, Data, Cloud)

AWS architecture - we mean real architecture decisions, not just "deploy to EC2"

Angular on the frontend

Modern tooling—we embrace Claude Code, Cursor, Warp, WindSurf; whatever makes you faster.


The Real Requirements


You use AI coding assistants, and you're eager to learn how to use them more effectively

You understand AWS at an architectural level—design patterns, trade-offs, and when NOT to use certain services. You use the CDK, for example.

You can context-switch between deep coding sessions and explaining "why the API is slow" to someone who doesn't know what an API is

You're allergic to corporate waste and love shipping actual working software


What You Won't Find Here


Scrum masters

Two-week sprint planning ceremonies

Layers of approval for a three-line code change

"That's not in the roadmap" as a conversation ender

Engineers who've never talked to a customer


What You Will Find


Direct impact - your code helps people recover from addiction and mental health challenges

Autonomy - we trust you to solve problems, not follow tickets

Modern tools - whatever makes you productive (Claude Code, Cursor, Zed, Warp - whatever)

Customer context - you'll actually understand why you're building what you're building


Compensation


$140K depending on experience

Education and certification bonuses

Full benefits package


The Dealbreakers


Remote-friendly (US-based); Chicago area a plus but not required

Full-time W-2 only (no contractors, no C2C, no staffing agencies)

Comfortable with customer interaction 4-6 hours/week (if this terrifies you, this isn't your role)

7 years of real engineering experience (we're not training juniors)


The Honest Truth


Most engineers bounce at "customer calls."


We need someone who sees customer interaction as context, not interruption. Someone who wants to understand the "why" behind what they're building.


If you're a senior engineer who's bored at BigCorp, tired of building features nobody uses, and curious about what it's like when customers actually talk to you about what you built - let's talk.


To Apply


Click "Apply" on this LinkedIn job posting. Include a GitHub profile or portfolio link if you have one.

Salary : $140,000

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