Mon, Sep 28, 2026High software fit
HackerX Chicago
Twenty-plus employers, five minutes each, one Monday night in Chicago.
To be announced (sent to approved attendees) · Invite-only speed networking
Sponsorship varies by employerGuide
Hiring events · Chicago, IL
Software hiring events in Chicago, without the retail job fairs.
Software-specific hiring events, campus employer nights and developer mixers across Chicago, Evanston and Champaign-Urbana for fall 2026. Each page gives the verified date, venue, format, cost, who is actually hiring and a straight read on sponsorship.
Apply to the employers before the eventUpcoming
Tue, Sep 29, 2026High software fit
Expedia Information Session at Northwestern
Expedia recruiters on Northwestern's campus the night before the Tech Career Fair.
Technological Institute, Northwestern University · Campus employer info session
Known H-1B sponsorGuide
Wed, Sep 30, 2026High software fit
Northwestern 2026 Fall Tech Career Fair
Northwestern's tech-only fair: AI, ML, software and data employers under one roof.
Norris University Center, Louis Room · Campus career fair
Sponsorship varies by employerGuide
Thu, Oct 1, 2026High software fit
HackerX AI Chicago
An AI-focused HackerX in the Loop: ML engineers meet hiring teams in five-minute rounds.
To be announced (sent to approved attendees) · Invite-only speed networking
Sponsorship varies by employerGuide
Thu, Oct 1, 2026Medium software fit
UIC Fall Career & Internship Fair
UIC's all-majors fall fair, a second shot if you missed the September engineering fair.
Student Center East, Illinois Room · Campus career fair
Sponsorship varies by employerGuide
Tue, Oct 6, 2026High software fit
Motorola Solutions Pop-Up Table at Northwestern
Motorola Solutions recruiters set up in Tech for two hours, no line, no booth crowd.
Technological Institute, Northwestern University · Campus employer info session
Known H-1B sponsorGuide
Wed, Oct 7, 2026High software fit
Grainger Engineering Fall 2026 Virtual Career Fair
UIUC's virtual follow-up fair: book employer slots from anywhere, no Champaign trip needed.
Career Fair Plus virtual platform · Virtual career fair with scheduled video sessions
Sponsorship varies by employerGuide
Tue, Oct 13, 2026Medium software fit
Northwestern 2026 Engineering Career Fair
Northwestern's all-engineering fair, where industrial and hardware companies still hire coders.
Norris University Center, Louis Room · Campus career fair
Sponsorship varies by employerGuide
Tue, Oct 13, 2026Medium software fit
Women in Tech Chicago 2026
CTOs and hiring teams pitch to you for once, then you pick who to talk to.
To be announced · In-person recruiting mixer with hiring-team pitches
Sponsorship varies by employerGuide
Tue, Oct 20, 2026Medium software fit
SHPE Chicago × NSBE Professional Chapter CNE Career Fair & Networking Event
Hispanic and Black engineering pros meet employers at mHUB on a Tuesday night.
mHUB · In-person diversity-in-STEM career fair and networking night
Sponsorship varies by employerGuide
Wed, Oct 21, 2026High software fit
WomenHack Chicago
Fifteen to twenty employers, five-minute interviews, built for women in tech.
To be announced (sent to approved attendees) · Invite-only speed networking
Sponsorship varies by employerGuide
Thu, Oct 22, 2026Medium software fit
JobFairX Technology Chicago Virtual Job Fair
Upload a resume, get matched, interview by video: a tech job fair from your desk.
Online, video interviews · Virtual job fair with matched video interviews
Sponsorship varies by employerGuide
Thu, Oct 22 – Fri, Oct 23, 2026High software fit
Great Lakes Software Symposium (No Fluff Just Stuff)
Two days of Java, microservices and AI-agent sessions with Chicago's senior engineers.
To be announced (past editions held at the Westin Chicago Northwest, Itasca) · Developer conference
Sponsorship varies by employerGuide
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